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Pronoun Antecedent AgreementSet 17

1"A young goat wanders through the open front doorA to B, observing the event in fascination:What do you think it's lookingfor?"What is the referent of "it" in the utterance?
2True or False:The pronoun 'it' correctly replaces the noun 'dog' in the sentence, 'The dog wagged its tail.'
3Circle the incorrect pronoun shift. Rewrite the sentence correctly: "I applied ointment to my cuts so it would heal."
4Thinking about pronoun-antecedent agreement, is this sentence is written correctly?If any one of the students wants to study, have him or her set up an appointment with me.
5I take the place of a noun.
6The word "them" refers to
7Whose is that man? I like ..... eyes.
8In paragraph 2, the word they refers to .....
9Either the dog or the cats needed to eat [ ..... ] dinner soon.
10Choose the correct pronoun for the antecedent in the following sentence. The committee finished ..... report on time.
11A pronoun must be in agreement with the word it replaces, the .....
12Pronoun-Antecedent AgreementSam and Lovely planned ..... wedding.
13Company representatives spend the whole day answering phones and emails ..... are always busy at work.
14Beth's mother has three daughters. One is called Laura, and one is called Sarah. What's the name of the third daughter?
15Molly fixed her bike while the three cats watched idly.
16The original sentence is: "Every member of the team must bring their own equipment." Choose the option that best corrects the faulty pronoun number.
17What is the pronoun that refers to the noun "teacher"?The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class.
18Select the correct pronoun to agree with the antecedent: "Neither of the options seems to have ..... advantages."
19What change should be made in the sentences below?The other animals chased the workers. The workers tried to protect herself.
20"They haven't been here for ages." Who haven't been there?
21The politicians are holding a rally with Princess Leia's assistants this weekend. I asked them to save some posters for me.What is the antecedent of them?
22"Finally, she chose the game", Here "She" refers to a
23Elsa has a robot. ..... looks like a man
24The meaning of sentence 21 is unclear. Which word should replace 'They' in this sentence?
25Which is an example of a pronoun?
26What is the antecedent to the pronoun her in the following sentence: Susan left her makeup at home on the big trip.
27Identify the sentence using the pronouns in a wrong way
28Jay and I went to the sale, but we could not find any bargains. What is the antecedent of the pronoun we?
29There are four J-girls in my apartment. Two are called Jane and Joy. ..... are Joom and Jim.
30PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENTThe noun in which a pronoun refers to is called a .....
31Identify the antecedent of the pronoun in the following sentence:Sarah and her friends went to the movies, and they all had a great time.
32The ..... had to wash his shirt after spilling coffee all over it.
33What are antecedents?
34Who does 'I' refer to in the story,'A Triumph of Surgery'?
35Chemistry, Sambo's favorite subject, this is easy for him.
36In the sentence, "The cat sat on the mat. It looked comfortable". The word "it" is an example of:
37Is a word used in place of a noun. They are usually substituted for a specific noun, which is called its antecedent.
38A word which replaces a noun
39Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun:Each of the players has ..... own locker in the changing room.
40Which pronoun best completes the sentence:*Neither John nor Mark has brought ..... laptop.*
41A referent is:
42In the sentence, 'My dad fixed my bike, and I really appreciated that, ' what does 'that' refer to?
43Even though many of the other teams are strong competitors, the players always step onto the field confident and ready to perform (their, his or her) best.
44Which word or words in each sentence does the pronoun replace?Jack and Dad read the card together. They
45True or False:When two nouns are joined by "and, " like in "Leo and Sam, " you should almost always use a plural pronoun like "they" or "their."
46Which pronoun would I use to replace the antecedent?Carlos is my friend, but ..... is a bad student.
47Pronoun-Antecedent AgreementBoth of them turned in ..... research papers to Dr. Jerry Junio.
48Identify the antecedent in the sentence:'Maria lost her book.'
49Traditional coreference methods in the slides eliminate candidates using properties such as what?
50My grandmother, as well as too many other Americans, believes every silly word that they reads in trashy supermarket tabloids.
51Luis and Robert robbed a bank but ..... of them was captured by the police.
52The peanuts are crispy said Rene
53What pronoun should be in the sentence?Those kids did a great job! ..... were working very hard.
54In the sentence "And I thought a few drinks, they might help", The word "they" is a .....
55What is the reference word?Travis loves to draw pictures. This is why Travis is always doodling.
56Pairwise scoring uses both gi and gj as well as an interaction term. Which pair would most benefit from including distance and speaker/gender features in phi(i, j)?
57..... belongs to the most intelligent group of boys in the school.
58Choose the pronoun that correctly matches its antecedent: "The girls will play ..... first game on Saturday."
59Let me look. Oh ..... $ 35.99
60What is (are) the pronoun(s) in this sentence?The cat went to play with her toy, but she couldn't find it.
61Choose the correct pronoun that agrees with the antecedent: The girls said that ..... were going to the park.