Vague Pronouns

 Which pronoun belongs in the blank in this sentence?
Although Jordan was not very fond of sporting events, her mother often forced her to attend _______ on a regular basis.

• it
  
• that
  
• them
  
• they

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Miss Havisham lives with Estella in HER mansion. (This is vague. Who could her refer to in this sentence?)

• Miss Havisham
• Estella
• Miss Havisham and Estella
• mansion

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which contains a vague pronoun reference?

• Dad yelled at Rick, but he was just being silly.
•  Dad was just being silly when he yelled at Rick.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which contains a vague pronoun reference?

• In California, you can go surfing.
• In California, people can go surfing

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the pronoun:
A man had to use all his skills just to survive.

• survive
• all
• had
• his

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the antecedent of the pronoun:
The first colonists thought they would find gold.

• first
• colonists
• find
• gold

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the pronoun and its antecedent: Amanda woke up late, and she missed her first class. 

• Pronoun: she 
  Antecedent: Amanda
• Pronoun: woke
  Antecedent: Amanda
• Pronoun: her
  Antecedent: late
• Pronoun: class
  Antecedent: first

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

 Which sentence has a vague pronoun error?

• Armand visited George after his graduation ceremony had ended.
  
• The puppet show performed by Henry was undoubtedly his best creation yet.
  
• The dog ate all the food in its bowl and all the food in the kitty's bowl too.
  
• My dad spent the entire afternoon raking up all the leaves in our front and backyard.
  

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Which one does NOT contain a vague pronoun?

• Although the bike hit the tree, it was not damaged.

• The pirates left their gold in a hidden cave.

• Even though Jane invited Sue to the party, she was still upset.

• My aunt visited Paula; it was the first time she had ever left the state.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

The students made ______  own costumes for the play.

• Her
• Their 
• My
• Our

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D