Personal Pronouns And Antecedents
For the following sentences, choose the antecedent(s) that agree with the personal pronoun in brackets [ ].
1. The orchestra was looking forward to performing its[1] rendition of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
1. orchestra
Questions and Answers
- 1.
In the summer of 2005, the NCAA banned the use of mascots that could be considered offensive to American Indians at any of their [1] championship games. In order to understand this, it is important to consider that movies and television programs for years portrayed them as savage warriors that were feared and misunderstood. That is why some schools have chosen to use Indians as their mascot, a role typically played by wild animals or fictional beasts. You would not tolerate derogatory terms for other ethnic groups being used for school mascots. In the NCAA's new ruling, they ask schools to eliminate mascots that may be hurtful or offensive to America's Indian population.
- A.
NCAA
- B.
Mascots
- C.
American Indians
- D.
Games
Correct Answer
A. NCAAExplanation
The personal pronoun "their" refers to the NCAA, the organization in charge of the games.Rate this question:
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- 2.
In the summer of 2005, the NCAA banned the use of mascots that could be considered offensive to American Indians at any of their championship games. In order to understand this, it is important to consider that movies and television programs for years portrayed them [2] as savage warriors that were feared and misunderstood. That is why some schools have chosen to use Indians as their mascot, a role typically played by wild animals or fictional beasts. You would not tolerate derogatory terms for other ethnic groups being used for school mascots. In the NCAA's new ruling, they ask schools to eliminate mascots that may be hurtful or offensive to America's Indian population.
- A.
NCAA
- B.
Mascots
- C.
American Indians
- D.
Programs
Correct Answer
C. American IndiansExplanation
The antecedent of "them" is dollars. This is what was rejected.Rate this question:
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- 3.
In the summer of 2005, the NCAA banned the use of mascots that could be considered offensive to American Indians at any of their championship games. In order to understand this, it is important to consider that movies and television programs for years portrayed them as savage warriors that were feared and misunderstood. That is why some schools have chosen to use Indians as their [3] mascot, a role typically played by wild animals or fictional beasts. You would not tolerate derogatory terms for other ethnic groups being used for school mascots. In the NCAA's new ruling, they ask schools to eliminate mascots that may be hurtful or offensive to America's Indian population.
- A.
NCAA
- B.
Schools
- C.
Indians
- D.
Beasts
Correct Answer
B. SchoolsExplanation
The antecedent of "their" is schools. The schools are in charge of selecting the mascot.Rate this question:
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- 4.
In the summer of 2005, the NCAA banned the use of mascots that could be considered offensive to American Indians at any of their championship games. In order to understand this, it is important to consider that movies and television programs for years portrayed them as savage warriors that were feared and misunderstood. That is why some schools have chosen to use Indians as their mascot, a role typically played by wild animals or fictional beasts. You would not tolerate derogatory terms for other ethnic groups being used for school mascots. In the NCAA's new ruling, they [4] ask schools to eliminate mascots that may be hurtful or offensive to America's Indian population.
- A.
Indians
- B.
Groups
- C.
Mascots
- D.
NCAA
Correct Answer
D. NCAAExplanation
The antecedent for "they" is NCAA, the organization which runs the games and the one who can ask schools to conform to their rules.Rate this question:
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- 5.
Which of the following pronouns in the answers below is in the possessive case?
- A.
Us
- B.
Mine
- C.
You
- D.
Our
Correct Answer
D. OurExplanation
The only possessive pronoun is "our". The others are in the nominative (us, you) case and the absolute (mine) case.Rate this question:
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- 6.
Which of the following pronouns in the answers below is in the objective case?
- A.
My
- B.
His
- C.
Me
- D.
Her
Correct Answer
C. MeExplanation
The pronoun "me" is the only one in the objective case. The other pronouns are possessive case.Rate this question:
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