Pa Agreement SAT 3
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You should fill this in with your name if you want credit
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The members of the jury could not make up its minds to render a verdict.
- A.
Their
- B.
His or her
- C.
There
- D.
They're
- E.
No error
Correct Answer
A. TheirExplanation
if 'jury' were there alone, then its would be correct; however, the antecedent is 'members of the jury' so we need plural pronoun "their"Rate this question:
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I asked if my partner and me could get an extension on our term paper.
- A.
He
- B.
No error
- C.
It
- D.
I
- E.
She
Correct Answer
D. IExplanation
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"Rate this question:
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Everyone must do their part, or the project will never be finished on time.
- A.
They're
- B.
His or her
- C.
There
- D.
No error
- E.
Theirs
Correct Answer
B. His or herExplanation
"everyone" is treated as a singular noun, so the proper pronoun would be "his or her"Rate this question:
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No mother should have to bury their child
- A.
No error
- B.
Her
- C.
They're
- D.
There
- E.
His
Correct Answer
B. HerExplanation
'mother' is a singular feminine noun, so the proper pronoun is 'her"Rate this question:
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- 6.
The students really looked up to they're teacher, he was one of the best.
- A.
Their
- B.
No error
- C.
His or her
- D.
Our
- E.
There
Correct Answer
A. TheirExplanation
the antecedent is "the students', so the proper pronoun that agrees (and is correctly spelled) is "their".Rate this question:
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- 7.
After the fight, the boys didn't want to be held responsible for there actions
- A.
They're
- B.
No error
- C.
Our
- D.
Their
- E.
Boys's
Correct Answer
D. TheirExplanation
the proper possessive pronoun for the antecedent 'the boys' is 'their"Rate this question:
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- 8.
The crowd was electric, their volume magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voices.
- A.
Their volume magnified by the many microphones boom
- B.
Its volume magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voices
- C.
Their volume is magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voices
- D.
No error
- E.
Their volume was magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voices
Correct Answer
B. Its volume magnified by the many microphones' booming of their voicesExplanation
'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'Rate this question:
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No parent should have to bury their child; the loss of a young loved one is very often too much to bear.
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No parent should have to bury there child
- B.
No error
- C.
No parent should have to bury his or her child
- D.
No parent should have to bury they're child
Correct Answer
C. No parent should have to bury his or her childExplanation
"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)Rate this question:
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- 10.
Each person should know their place, especially when addressing a monarch as important as Frederick.
- A.
One should know their place,
- B.
Each person should know his or her place,
- C.
Everyones should know their place,
- D.
No error
- E.
Each person should know their place:
Correct Answer
B. 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.Rate this question:
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Angel did his best to put out the blaze, but even an experienced firefighter like her couldn't keep the house from collapsing.
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Angel did her best to put out the blaze;
- B.
Angel did her best to put out the blaze:
- C.
No error
- D.
Angel did his best to put out the blaze;
- E.
Angel did her best to put out the blaze,
Correct Answer
E. 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.Rate this question:
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