Pronoun Reference Quiz

Frankie fell asleep on the living room sofa where his snoring distracted us from the movie. This suggests that the snoring belonged to Frankie, as indicated by the possessive pronoun "his".

In this sentence, "Each of the students" is a singular subject, which means the pronoun referring back to it must also be singular. Although "students" is plural, the word "Each" makes it singular. Therefore, the correct pronoun should be his or her, since "their" is a plural pronoun. Using his or her ensures grammatical agreement when referring to an indefinite subject.

The given sentence does not contain a pronoun reference error. The pronoun "his" correctly refers to "Nick's" in the previous clause, indicating that it is Nick who needs to visit a barber before his interview at the bank. There is clear antecedent-pronoun agreement, making the sentence grammatically correct.

The correct answer is "them" because the sentence is referring to the sisters, indicating that mom and dad love James more than the sisters. "Them" is the appropriate pronoun to use when referring to multiple people.

So, the sentence should be: "Look at the pink frosting under McKenzie's nail! It was she who dragged her fingers across the top of Caitlin's cake!"

In this context, "she" is used to refer to the person who dragged her fingers across the cake, and it functions as the subject of the clause.

Taylor, Larissa, and I have become fast friends this year; us three do everything together, including visits to the restroom to fix our hair.