Pa Agreement SAT 3

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    After the fight, the boys didn't want to be held responsible for there actions

    • They're
    • No error
    • Our
    • Their
    • Boys's
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This quiz, titled 'PA Agreement SAT 3', tests knowledge on common grammatical errors in English, focusing on subject-verb agreement and pronoun usage.

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  • 2. 

    The students really looked up to they're teacher, he was one of the best.

    • Their

    • No error

    • His or her

    • Our

    • There

    Correct Answer
    A. Their
    Explanation
    the antecedent is "the students', so the proper pronoun that agrees (and is correctly spelled) is "their".

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  • 3. 

    The members of the jury could not make up its minds to render a verdict.

    • Their

    • His or her

    • There

    • They're

    • No error

    Correct Answer
    A. Their
    Explanation
    if 'jury' were there alone, then its would be correct; however, the antecedent is 'members of the jury' so we need plural pronoun "their"

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  • 4. 

    I asked if my partner and me could get an extension on our term paper.

    • He

    • No error

    • It

    • I

    • She

    Correct Answer
    A. I
    Explanation
    If the subject is I, you could use either I or me- to determine which is correct, delete everything else from the sentence except where the second pronoun operates- "me could get an extension of my paper' is clearly incorrect, so use "I"

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  • 5. 

    No mother should have to bury their child

    • No error

    • Her

    • They're

    • There

    • His

    Correct Answer
    A. Her
    Explanation
    'mother' is a singular feminine noun, so the proper pronoun is 'her"

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  • 6. 

    No parent should have to bury their child; the loss of a young loved one is very often too much to bear.

    • No parent should have to bury there child

    • No error

    • No parent should have to bury his or her child

    • No parent should have to bury they're child

    Correct Answer
    A. No parent should have to bury his or her child
    Explanation
    "no parent' does no match in agreement with "their"- it concerns individual parents, so it needs singulary pronoun. (the semicolon correctly separates two independent clauses in this sentence, not a colon)

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  • 7. 

    Each person should know their place, especially when addressing a monarch as important as Frederick.

    • One should know their place,

    • Each person should know his or her place,

    • Everyones should know their place,

    • No error

    • Each person should know their place:

    Correct Answer
    A. Each person should know his or her place,
    Explanation
    'each person' does not match up with 'their', so it creates an agreement problem. 'their' is a plural possesive pronoun, and only used to connote possession for unified groups, not large groups that are individualized and not gender specific.

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  • 8. 

    Everyone must do their part, or the project will never be finished on time.

    • They're

    • His or her

    • There

    • No error

    • Theirs

    Correct Answer
    A. His or her
    Explanation
    "everyone" is treated as a singular noun, so the proper pronoun would be "his or her"

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  • 9. 

    Angel did his best to put out the blaze, but even an experienced firefighter like her couldn't keep the house from collapsing.

    • Angel did her best to put out the blaze;

    • Angel did her best to put out the blaze:

    • No error

    • Angel did his best to put out the blaze;

    • Angel did her best to put out the blaze,

    Correct Answer
    A. Angel did her best to put out the blaze,
    Explanation
    Angel is later referred to as a feminine name, so 'his' in the first part of the sentence doesn't agree in gender. The other corrections incorrectly use punctuation- semicolons don't precede a coordinating conjunction like 'but', and colons indicate upcoming items in a series, which we do not see.

    Tip- consider the underlined portion of the sentence with the full context of the sentence, since the unchangeable parts of the sentence (the non- underlined parts) are correct.

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  • 10. 

    The crowd was electric, their volume magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voices. 

    • Their volume magnified by the many microphones boom

    • Its volume magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voices

    • Their volume is magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voices

    • No error

    • Their volume was magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voices

    Correct Answer
    A. Its volume magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voices
    Explanation
    'the crowd' is a collective noun, and as such, refers to a singular, unified entity. Thus, pronouns that refer to it must be singular 'its' not plural 'their'

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  • 11. 

    You should fill this in with your name if you want credit

    Correct Answer
    Your full name should appear above

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