Quiz 1

Identify the sentence with INCORRECT pronoun case.

• The contract dispute was settled between the landlord and her.

• It was they who filed the original injunction.

• The settlement was awarded to the claimant and he.

• Neither he nor the legal team was informed of the ruling.

The board presented ______ an insurmountable conflict of interest given the existing shareholding structure.

• itself with

• themselves

• itself

• them

Identify the sentence with CORRECT pronoun case.

• The merger was brokered between he and the investment firm.

• Us finalised the acquisition terms last Friday.

• The licensing deal was negotiated between him and the consortium.

• Between you and I, the projections seem inflated.

The regulations enforced in coastal regions are far stricter than ______ applied inland.

• it

• those

• which

• them

Identify the sentence with INCORRECT reflexive pronoun usage.

• The director herself approved the final budget allocation.

• The delegates convinced themselves that the resolution was achievable.

• Please forward all billing enquiries to myself in the finance office.

• The inspector himself uncovered the procedural breach.

The two competing airlines agreed to honour ______ loyalty programmes after the alliance was announced.

• themselves

• their own

• one another

• each other's

Identify the sentence with CORRECT reflexive pronoun usage.

• The senior counsel and myself drafted the appeal overnight.

• Submit the completed waiver to either the registrar or myself.

• It was myself who raised the procedural objection.

• The junior associates prepared the case summary by themselves.

______ did the parliamentary subcommittee summon as the lead expert witness?

• Who

• Whom

• Whoever

• Whomever

Identify the sentence with INCORRECT adverb placement.

• The compliance officer carefully reviewed each disclosure form.

• Carefully, the compliance officer reviewed each disclosure form.

• The compliance officer reviewed carefully each disclosure form.

• The compliance officer reviewed each disclosure form carefully.

Identify the sentence where the frequency adverb is placed CORRECTLY.

• The procurement director always has reviewed supplier contracts annually.

• Always the procurement director has reviewed supplier contracts annually.

• The procurement director has always reviewed supplier contracts annually.

• The procurement director has reviewed always supplier contracts annually.