Pronoun
Practice
Test Review
1. Which sentence is vague in
pronoun reference?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bernard’s hair is so long that he really needs to
visit a barber before his interview at the bank.
Calm Cassie never gets nervous before making a
speech in Mrs. Hatchett’s social studies class, and
she is so relaxed that she can fall asleep in the
dentist’s chair.
Mrs. Olsen told her neighbor Marge that she was
going to win the baking contest at the county
fair since she made the best apple pie in the
county.
The New York Times reported that the candidates
are scheduled to debate each other next
Tuesday which means each candidate must be
prepared to defend his or her beliefs.
1. Answer…C
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bernard’s hair is so long that he really needs to
visit a barber before his interview at the bank.
Calm Cassie never gets nervous before making a
speech in Mrs. Hatchett’s social studies class, and
she is so relaxed that she can fall asleep in the
dentist’s chair.
Mrs. Olsen told her neighbor Marge that she was
going to win the baking contest at the county
fair since she made the best apple pie in the
county. Who is she, Mrs. Olsen or Marge?
The New York Times reported that the
candidates are scheduled to debate each other
next Tuesday which means each candidate
must be prepared to defend his or her beliefs.
2.
Which of the following has no
mistake in pronoun reference?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Shirley finds her science textbook to be
thoroughly written because the author always
clearly explains difficult concepts to you.
Julie sat down to a huge bowl of tuna-broccoli
puffs for breakfast and ate every spoonful, and
they say that broccoli isn’t a morning food!
As Mrs. Autrey discussed pronoun reference for
the tenth time, a spider crawled into Madison’s
hair. This really distressed her.
Jeb told Marco that Mrs. Autrey had assigned
ten additional chapters in The Westing Game,
so both boys picked up the novel and started
reading.
2. Answer…D has the clearest
pronoun reference.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Shirley finds her science textbook to be
thoroughly written because the author
always clearly explains difficult concepts to
you. (you should be her)
Julie sat down to a huge bowl of tunabroccoli puffs for breakfast and ate every
spoonful, and they say that broccoli isn’t a
morning food! (to whom is “they” referring?)
As Mrs. Autrey discussed pronoun reference
for the tenth time, a spider crawled into
Madison’s hair. This really distressed her. (to
whom is “her” referring?)
Jeb told Marco that Mrs. Autrey had
assigned ten additional chapters in The
Westing Game, so both boys picked up the
novel and started reading.
3. Which of the following sentences contains a
demonstrative word as an adjective and a
pronoun?
a. “That is an amazing piece of art,” my mother
exclaimed as she pointed to that painting on the
wall.
b. “That painting is the work of Monet,” I explained
to my mother. “In addition, these sculptures are
the work of Remington.”
c. “These are difficult times in which we live,”
stated a candidate during last night’s debate,
“and this is the election in which we must take
our government back,” she continued.
d. “That is the root cause of America’s debt,” one
candidate remarked. “This is an opportunity to
change our future.”
3. Answer…A has both a demonstrative
adjective and a demonstrative pronoun.
a.
b.
c.
d.
“That is an amazing piece of art,” my mother
exclaimed as she pointed to that painting on the
wall.
“That painting is the work of Monet,” I explained
to my mother. “In addition, these sculptures are
the work of Remington.” (adj/adj)
“These are difficult times in which we live,” stated
a candidate during last night’s debate, “and this
is the election in which we must take our
government back,” she continued. (prn/prn)
“That is the root cause of America’s debt,” one
candidate remarked. “This is an opportunity to
change our future.” (prn/prn)
4. Which sentence is complex
and has a relative clause?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mark said that he forgot his homework,
and he asked if he could make it up
later.
The Cleveland Indians, who have rebuilt
themselves in the off season, have lost
their home opener this year.
Although he was very intelligent, Mario
could not figure out how to solve the
Rubik’s Cube.
Whose mother drove the group of girls to
the dance yesterday?
4. Answer…B Complex…who
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mark said that he forgot his homework, and
he asked if he could make it up later.
Compound/Complex (that – noun clause)
The Cleveland Indians, who have rebuilt
themselves in the off season, have lost their
home opener this year.
Although he was very intelligent, Mario could
not figure out how to solve the Rubik’s Cube.
Complex w/ subord. clause
Whose mother drove the group of girls to the
dance yesterday? simple
5. Which of the following sentences is compound
AND contains a first person singular subjective
pronoun?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The circus, with its crazy clowns and brave
lion tamers, is in town this week.
My favorite sport to watch in the fall is
football, so I clear my schedule to watch
the Browns.
Joan loves shopping, but she doesn’t
have enough money to shop.
In the middle of the night, a loud noise
from my neighbor’s house startled me.
5. Answer…B
a.
b.
c.
d.
The circus, with its crazy clowns and
brave lion tamers, is in town this week.
My favorite sport to watch in the fall is
football, so I clear my schedule to watch
the Browns.
Joan loves shopping, but she doesn’t
have enough money to shop.
In the middle of the night, a loud noise
from my neighbor’s house startled me.
6. Who or Whom?
Mr. Martinez decided to fire
Roseanne since she is the
worker ______ could never
make correct change.
6. Answer…who
 Mr.
Martinez decided to fire Roseanne
since she is the worker ______ could never
make correct change.
 Who
could never make change/she
could never make change, not her could
never make change.
7. Who or Whom?
____________ did you find to
keep your noisy, smelly,
annoying pit bull while you
are on vacation?
7. Answer…whom
____________ did you find to keep your noisy,
smelly, annoying pit bull while you are on
vacation?
Answer the question. You did find him (whom)
to keep your noisy, smelly, annoying pit bull
while you are on vacation.
8. Who or whom?
When you are walking at the
park, do not try to stand your
ground against Mrs. Smith,
__________ will run you over with
the baby carriage and then
allow Killer, her poodle, to nip
your heels.
8. Answer…who
When you are walking at the park, do not
try to stand your ground against Mrs. Smith,
__________ will run you over with the baby
carriage and then allow Killer, her poodle,
to nip your heels.
She (who) will run you over with the baby
carriage and then allow…
9. Who or whom?
To ____________ it may concern:
When Isabella sat down at the
computer, she crushed the
keyboard with her overstuffed
book bag and then blamed the
damage on Harriet.
9. Answer…whom
To ____________ it may concern:
When Isabella sat down at the computer,
she crushed the keyboard with her
overstuffed book bag and then blamed the
damage on Harriet.
To whom (object of the preposition)
10. What type of pronoun is
the underlined word?
Some of the cookies were made by
my grandmother who is a fantastic
baker.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Singular indefinite…singular possessive…interrogative
Plural Indefinite…singular subjective…relative
Flexible indefinite…singular possessive…relative
Personal possessive…singular possessive…interrogative
10. Answer…C
Some of the cookies were made by
my grandmother who is a fantastic
baker.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Singular indefinite…singular
possessive…interrogative
Plural Indefinite…singular subjective…relative
Flexible indefinite…singular possessive…relative
Personal possessive…singular
possessive…interrogative
Flexible means that the indefinite pronoun could be
either singular or plural indefinite and depends on the
object of the preposition.
11. Identify the underlined
pronouns.
That is the house that my father built when he was a
young man.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Relative…relative…personal subjective
Demonstrative…relative…personal subjective
Relative…demonstrative…personal objective
Demonstrative…demonstrative…personal
objective
11. Answer…B
That is the house that my father built when he
was a young man.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Relative…relative…personal subjective
Demonstrative…relative…personal
subjective
Relative…demonstrative…personal
objective
Demonstrative…demonstrative…personal
objective
Choose the word in parenthesis.
12.Each
of the girls (has, have)
(her, their) own uniform.
12. Answer
Each of the girls (has, have) (her, their) own
uniform.
Choose the word in parenthesis
13. Several of the peanuts
(is, are) rotten, but most of
them (tastes, taste) good.
Answer
13. Several of the peanuts (is, are) rotten,
but most of them (tastes, taste) good.
14. Choose the correct word
in parenthesis.
Nothing (captures, capture) a
child’s attention like a good story
at bedtime.
14. Answer
Nothing (captures, capture) a child’s
attention like a good story at bedtime.
15. Which of the following sentences is written
with no error in pronoun usage?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The men theirselves have paved
our road to freedom.
He hisself is misunderstood by
society.
She herself is the mother of
invention.
The zoo it’self recruited volunteers
to feed the animals.
15. Answer…C
a.
b.
c.
d.
The men theirselves have paved our
road to freedom.
He hisself is misunderstood by society.
She herself is the mother of invention.
The zoo it’self recruited volunteers to
feed the animals.