Read the sentence.
Leonie jogged through the cool morning mist.
What type of pronoun should the writer replace Leonie with?
objective
reciprocal
reflexive
subjective
answer
subjective
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An intensive pronoun
shows ownership or possession.
acts as the object of the sentence.
emphasizes the noun it references.
looks similar to a subjective pronoun.
answer
emphasizes the noun it references.
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Read the sentence.
They asked about the bike, and I told them it was mine.
Which pronoun did the writer use to show possession?
They
I
it
mine
answer
mine
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Read the sentence.
We decided to audition for the television show.
How should the writer revise the sentence to correctly include a reflexive pronoun?
We decided to audition for the television show itself.
We ourself decided to audition for the television show.
We decided to audition for the television show ourselves.
We ourselves decided to audition for the television show.
answer
We decided to audition for the television show ourselves.
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Read the sentence.
Nikita would like to know which car belongs to Yosef and Taiga.
Which sentence revision correctly uses a possessive pronoun?
Nikita would like to know which car is theirs.
Nikita would like to know which is him or her car.
Nikita would like to know which car belongs to them.
Nikita would like to know which car belongs to he or she.
answer
Nikita would like to know which car is theirs.
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Which pronouns act as the object in a sentence? Check all that apply.
her
me
he
they
us
answer
her
me
us
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The reciprocal pronouns each other and one another are used when two or more subjects in a sentence are also
verbs.
objects.
antecedents.
adjectives.
answer
objects
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Read the sentence.
The band members came to the hospital to visit a sick fan.
Which intensive pronoun would emphasize the subject band members in the sentence?
himself
itself
theirselves
themselves
answer
themselves
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When a pronoun does not agree in number or person with an antecedent that appears earlier in the sentence, what kind of error occurs?
a pronoun case error
a pronoun shift error
a reciprocal pronoun error
a vague pronoun error
answer
a pronoun shift error
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A(n)________ pronoun does not clearly refer to a specific antecedent.
answer
vague
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