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Advanced Practice Exercises - Pronoun Reference
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1
Choose the item that has no problems with pronoun reference.
A)Women who play golf with men carry their clubs.
B)Women who play golf with men carry their own clubs.
2
Choose the item that has no problems with pronoun reference.
A)Samantha placed the flowers in some old pots; they were beautiful.
B)Samantha placed the beautiful flowers in some old pots.
3
Choose the item that has no problems with pronoun reference.
A)On Thanksgiving Day, the restaurant served undercooked turkey and watery cranberry sauce. This resulted in the illness of several patrons.
B)On Thanksgiving Day, the restaurant served undercooked turkey and watery cranberry sauce. The turkey caused the illness of several patrons.
4
Choose the item that has no problems with pronoun reference.
A)The hockey team lost the game and got into a fight, which caused their fans to riot.
B)When the hockey team lost the game, several team members got into a fight, causing their fans to riot.
5
Choose the item that has no problems with pronoun reference.
A)Prices of jewellery were cut at the mall and the premier declared a tax-free weekend; that caused a mob scene.
B)A cut in jewellery prices at the mall and a tax-free weekend caused a mob scene.
6
Choose the item that has no problems with pronoun reference.
A)The cat bit the dog, but it was not hurt.
B)The cat bit the dog, but the dog was not hurt.
7
Choose the item that has no problems with pronoun reference.
A)My sister told her friend Anne she needed to go on a vacation.
B)"Anne, you need to go on vacation," my sister told her friend.
8
Choose the item that has no problems with pronoun reference.
A)Our house, which was built in the forest, was very cold.
B)Our house was built in the forest, and it was very cold.
9
Choose the item that has no problems with pronoun reference.
A)We didn't give the spoiled hamburgers to the children.
B)We didn't give the hamburgers to the children because they were spoiled.







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