Quiz 5

ESL Pronouns

Self-Study Quiz: Quiz 5

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This activity contains 10 questions.

Identify the sentence that includes a demonstrative pronoun.

Shelagh dumped Josh and kept the snakes.Shelagh owns pet snakes named Romeo and Juliet.Josh exclaimed, "Those are the most disgusting creatures I have ever seen!"She showed them to her new boyfriend, Josh.

Identify the sentence that includes a plural indefinite pronoun.

The sound of the leaf blower gave me a migraine.During rush hour, the California freeways are very busy.In Florida, a boy went too close to a swamp and was eaten by an alligator. There were several people at the party, but many left before midnight.

Identify the sentence that includes a subject pronoun.

My winter jacket was stolen from the cafeteria.We broke my neighbor's window by accident.The manager of the diner refused to seat them.The cook took her job very seriously.

Which relative pronouns cannot refer to people?

whowhosewhichwhomever

Which statement is true?

Indefinite pronouns is another term for demonstrative pronouns.Indefinite pronouns refer only to people.Indefinite pronouns refer only to things.Indefinite pronouns refer to someone or something general, not specific.

In the sentence The band marched while playing music which pronoun should replace the noun band?

thosethemitthey

The possessive pronoun is

we.my.it.she.

The word that is both a subject and object pronoun is

them.you.me.their.

Which sentence uses this as a demonstrative pronoun?

I like all of the sweaters in the store, but this blue sweater is my favorite.I like all of the sweaters in the store, but this is my favorite.I like all of the sweaters in the store, but this sweater is my favorite.I like all of the sweaters in the store, but this one is my favorite.

Relative pronouns

refer only to people.show a relationship to a group of words that has a subject and verb.show emphasis.refer to things close by or far away.

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