Chapter 4 Grammar Skills

For (me, I), the situation could only be improved by (him, his) resigning from the company. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns.

7. She left many unfinished projects that were (her, their) works-in-progress. Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

• her

• their

• its

• his

Their reference can be found on the same page as (you, yours) can be found. Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

• yours

• you

• your

• you're

He and Mehdi made every effort to get different color shirts from (us, ours). Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

• us

• ours

• them

• their

10. The children played hard and (them, they) soon grew tired. Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun.

• them

• they

• us

• we

Read the following scenario. Then, in the space provided, complete the tasks that follow. Today in class, your teacher talked about conjunctions. Lizza still does not understand, so she has come to you for help. Which of the following best explains the differences between coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and correlative conjunctions?

• Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance; subordinating conjunctions connect a dependent clause to an independent clause; correlative conjunctions work in pairs to join equal elements.

• Coordinating conjunctions connect a dependent clause to an independent clause; subordinating conjunctions work in pairs to join equal elements; correlative conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance.

• Coordinating conjunctions work in pairs to join equal elements; subordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance; correlative conjunctions connect a dependent clause to an independent clause.

Read the following scenario. Then, in the space provided, complete the tasks that follow. Today in class, your teacher talked about conjunctions. Lizza still does not understand, so she has come to you for help. Which of the following is an example of a coordinating conjunction?

• and

• because

• although

• if