Identifying Vague Pronouns

Which has a vague pronoun?

• Despite the heat wave, they say Seattle is a cool city.

• Don't forget to say your prayers.

• The survivors were all lucky to be alive.

• His mother told him another story.

Which of the following sentences contains a vague pronoun reference?

• In the sixth grade, they learned about pronouns.

• Even though Joe liked Brian, he was still mad at Brian

• Mrs. Thompson was very proud of her tomatoes.

• Karen loved to complain every time she went to Kroger.

Which sentence has a vague pronoun error?

• Every Sunday, my mother spends her entire afternoon ironing clothes.
  

• All of the clowns in the circus are asking for a raise next season.
  

• Eli is always thinking about computers; it seems to be his only interest.
  

• The loggers chopped down every tree with their machines--except for one ash.
  

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

• The supervisors told the workers that the workers would get a bonus.

• The supervisors told them that they would get a bonus.

• The supervisors and the workers got bonuses.

• The workers god a bonus.

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning? In the magazine, they mentioned the importance of eating a well-balanced diet.

• The author of the article mentioned the importance of eating a well-balanced diet.

• In the text it said to eat a balanced diet.

• It mentioned the importance of eating a well-balanced diet.

• In the article, eating a well-balanced diet is what it says.

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

• Mark spent all day trying to get in touch with Tom.

• All day Mark called Tom because he wasn't home.

• Tom told Mark he wasn't home.

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

• The average television show is false.

• The average television show presents a false idea of real life.

• This is a false idea of real life.

• In the average television show, it is a false idea of real life.

Which sentence contains a vague pronoun?

• A) The teacher gave the students their assignments.

• B) The teacher gave them their assignments.

• C) The teacher gave the students the assignments.

• D) The teacher gave the assignments to the students.

Identify the sentence with a vague pronoun reference.

• A) When the car hit the tree, it was damaged.

• B) The car hit the tree and the tree was damaged.

• C) The car was damaged when it hit the tree.

• D) The tree was damaged when the car hit it.

Which sentence has a vague pronoun error?

• A) The dog chased the cat because it was scared.

• B) The dog chased the cat because the cat was scared.

• C) The cat was scared, so the dog chased it.

• D) The dog was scared, so it chased the cat.