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Pronoun Usage

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Frenchmen would be delighted if someone served ___ a good liver pate with truffles.

a)

he

b)

him

c)

his

2.

For a typical dinner, ___ would start with an appetizer or soup, proceed to a main course, continue with a salad, and finish with cheese or fruit.

a)

he

b)

him

c)

his

3.

Bread is very important to ___, whether as a main meal, part of a meal, or a snack between meals.

a)

he

b)

him

c)

his

4.

___ of different backgrounds like to know how our friends in other countries live.

a)

We

b)

Us

c)

Our

5.

French workers get five weeks of vacation every year, and many of them spend ___ vacations in the mountains or on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

they

b)

them

c)

their

6.

___ and foreign visitors also enjoy watching the Tour de France, the country's annual bicycle race.

a)

They

b)

Them

c)

Their

7.

___ residents of the Western Hemisphere may not know much about the Far East.

a)

We

b)

Us

c)

Who

d)

Whom

8.

___ would not be surprised by skyscrapers and traffic jams on one city street but a peaceful garden on another?

a)

We

b)

Us

c)

Who

d)

Whom

9.

___ do you know well enough to take off your shoes in his home, as the Japanese custom is?

a)

We

b)

Us

c)

Who

d)

Whom

10.

___ likes to move things around in the house?

a)

We

b)

Us

c)

Who

d)

Whom

11.

___ children might enjoy making our bedrooms just the shape we want them to be.

a)

We

b)

Us

c)

Who

d)

Whom

12.

More likely, though, you would encounter a farming village with ___ stone or mud brick houses.

a)

its

b)

it's

13.

However, alongside of those modern sections are enough narrow streets and noisy marketplaces to remind you that ___ in an ancient city.

a)

your

b)

you're

14.

Some Syrian people still wear traditional long clothing and headgear, although in the cities ___ more likely to dress like westerners.

a)

their

b)

they're

c)

there

15.

Bread, cheese, fresh fruits or vegetables, and lamb, served with strong coffee, might be ___ meal in a Syrian home.

a)

your

b)

you're

16.

Syrian families are generally close-knit, as is demonstrated by parents ___ sons and families all live together with them.

a)

whose

b)

who's

17.

Thousands of miles from Syria, the country of Australia hides ITSELF almost at the bottom of the world.

Itself is _____

a)

intensive

b)

reflexive

18.

The Australians THEMSELVES, although living "down under," reflect a good deal of European influence.

Themselves is _____

a)

intensive

b)

reflexive

19.

Many reveal THEMSELVES as British in origin by their word choice and speech patterns.

Themselves is _____

a)

intensive

b)

reflexive

20.

The culture of Australia, like the language, shows ITSELF as a combination of European and distinctly American elements.

Itself is _____

a)

intensive

b)

reflexive

21.

What is an INTENSIVE pronoun?

a)

a pronoun that ends in self/selves and emphasizes its antecedent

b)

a pronoun that ends in self/selves and refers back to the subject

c)

a word that replaces a noun

22.

What is a REFLEXIVE pronoun?

a)

a pronoun that ends in self/selves and reflects back on the subject

b)

a pronoun that ends in self/selves and emphasizes the antecedent

c)

a word that replaces a noun

23.

He himself bought the jersey.

a)

Reflexive

b)

Intensive

24.

What is NOT true of REFLEXIVE pronouns

a)

they can be taken out of the sentence and it will still make sense

b)

they end in -self or -selves

c)

they reflect back on the subject

25.

I want to do the homework by myself.

a)

Reflexive

b)

Intensive

26.

Which is an indefinite pronoun?

a)

He

b)

Themselves

c)

Everybody

d)

It

27.

Is "each" singular or plural?

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

both

28.

Is "both" singular or plural?

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

both

29.

Is "nobody" singular or plural?

a)

singular

b)

plural

c)

both

30.

What is the indefinite pronoun in the following sentence?

"I brought several cookies to eat for lunch."

a)

I

b)

brought

c)

several

d)

cookies

31.
The teacher asked _________ students to pick up the trash.
a)
them
b)
we
c)
us
d)
she
32.
I wonder ______ dog that is.
a)
whose
b)
who's
33.
Jane gave a package to my bother and ________.
a)
she
b)
they
c)
me
d)
I
34.
______ been three years since our team won ______ last championship.
a)
Its, its
b)
It's, it's
c)
Its, it's
d)
It's, its
35.
_______ lunch is in _______ backpack.
a)
You're, your
b)
Your, your
c)
You're, you're
d)
Your, you're
36.
_________ putting _________ suitcases over _________.
a)
Their, there, they're
b)
They're, there, their
c)
They're, their, there
d)
Their, they're, there
37.
He and _______ collect seashells.
a)
she
b)
me
c)
them
d)
her
38.
Did Sally or ________ answer the phone?
a)
he
b)
them
c)
me
d)
we
39.
_______ kids should help Dad with the yard work.
a)
Us
b)
They
c)
Them
d)
We
40.
Neither Kati nor Shelby turned in _______ homework today.
a)
her
b)
she
c)
their
d)
his
41.
Johnna and Peyton deliver _______ newspapers each morning.
a)
his or her
b)
his
c)
her
d)
their
42.
All of the astronauts take ______ training seriously.
a)
his
b)
their
c)
her
d)
his or her
43.
Did either of the boys turn in ______ money?
a)
their
b)
his or her
c)
his
d)
he
44.
What is the direct object in this sentence:
We sent a package to our relatives in Iowa.
a)
We
b)
Iowa
c)
package
d)
relatives 
45.
What is the direct object?
John paid the bill for us.
a)
John
b)
paid
c)
bill
d)
us
46.
What is the direct object:
Helene wrote a story about a pioneer town in Nebraska.
a)
Helene
b)
town
c)
story
d)
Nebraska
47.

A predicate nominative follows a(n) . . .

a)

noun

b)

action verb

c)

pronoun

d)

adverb

e)

linking verb

48.

A predicate nominative . . .

a)

does the action

b)

renames the subject

c)

receives the action

d)

comes before a direct object

49.

The official language of the country is Japanese.


What is the predicate nominative?

a)

Japanese

b)

country

c)

language

d)

official

50.

Rice is an important crop in Japan.


What is the predicate nominative?

a)

Japan

b)

Rice

c)

crop

d)

important

51.
A predicate nominative pronoun uses subject pronouns.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
It could have been (them, they). 
a)
them
b)
they
53.
Yes, it was (us, we) who won the game.
a)
us
b)
we
54.
The runaway girl was (her, she). 
a)
her
b)
she
55.
This is (him, he). 
a)
him
b)
he