Q1. A pronoun refers to an antecedent, a noun or another pronoun,…

Question Answered step-by-step Q1. A pronoun refers to an antecedent, a noun or another pronoun,… Q1. A pronoun refers to an antecedent, a noun or another pronoun, that was stated earlier. In which one of the following sentences does each pronoun refer clearly to one antecedent? Mia and her sister Beata wanted to take their mother on a vacation, and she said she would make the arrangements.For dinner, Liam had shrimp cocktail as an appetizer and then fried fish, and it was delicious.When Ahmed and Matt got to the theater, they realized that the movie had already started, but they decided to see it anyway.Natasha has two roommates, but they don’t get along well so they don’t think they will room together next year.Q2. Which of the options below could correct the unclear pronoun reference in the following sentence?Luis told Jason that he had heard that his roommate had been able to get extra tickets for the concert Friday night. Check all that apply. Omit both of the occurrences of “that.”Replace the pronoun “he” with the noun “Luis.”Rewrite the indirect speech as a quotation, changing pronouns as needed.Replace the pronoun “his” with the noun “Jason’s.”Q3. Read the following sentence. Which one of the options below would correct the pronoun reference problem in the sentence?Maya was genuinely surprised and delighted by the surprise party at Sofia’s house that her friends threw her. Change the first occurrence of “her” to “Maya’s.”Revise the sentence to make it a quotation from Maya.Replace “that” with “which.”Move “that her friends threw her” to come after “surprise party.”Change the second occurrence of “her” to “Maya.”Q4. In which one of the following sentences does the boldface pronoun have a clear, stated antecedent? Funding for projects isn’t equitable, and our district will have a shortfall for next year. This is precisely the problem.Documentaries today are breaking new ground; they often focus on the lives of people who had previously been neglected.We saw a documentary on the problem of racism in America. You should see it—he is truly a great director.In the review of our proposal, it states that we have not provided all of the necessary documentation.Q5. In which of the following sentences is there a problem with pronoun reference? Check all that apply. The quality of empathy, which humans long thought was characteristic only of humans, in fact is far from limited to humans; it occurs in many species.Languages have always been changing, and these changes will continue no matter how much purists object to them.Different parts of the brain control different functions, as is clear when they are affected by an injury, but this has helped scientists to understand it better.At the time of the Civil War, developments in weaponry outpaced developments in medicine, so they faced much greater risks than in previous wars. Q6. You are combining simple sentences for sentence variety. The one idea you want to emphasize is that Joel went to bed early. Which revision would best accomplish your purposes?Joel went to sleep early. He wasn’t tired. He wanted to get an early start the next day. Joel went to sleep early, but he wasn’t tired. He wanted to get an early start the next day.Even though he wasn’t tired, Joel wanted to get an early start the next day, so he went to bed early.Although he wasn’t tired, Joel went to bed early because he wanted to get an early start the next day.Because Joel wanted to get an early start the next day, he went to sleep early. He wasn’t tired.Q7. Which revisions combine the sentences in a way that expresses cause?The cat refused to go outside. It was snowing. Check all that apply. It was snowing; as a result, the cat refused to go outside.Because it was snowing, the cat refused to go outside.The cat refused to go outside, yet it was snowing.It was snowing, so the cat refused to go outside, but she curled up by the fireplace instead.Q8. Choose the revisions that give the two ideas equal emphasis.The team lost the final game. They vowed to come back stronger next year. Check all that apply. The team lost the final game; however, they vowed to come back stronger next year.Since the team lost the final game of the season, they vowed to come back stronger next year.Because they lost the final game, the team vowed to come back stronger next year.The team lost the final game, but they vowed to come back stronger next year.Q9. Which sentence makes it easiest for the reader to understand both the order and the causes of the events?The storm was coming in fast.The plane was delayed.Amanda was stuck at the airport overnight. Amanda was stuck in the airport overnight; the storm was coming in fast, and the plane was delayed.Because the storm was coming in fast, the plane was delayed, and Amanda was stuck in the airport overnight.The storm was coming in fast, the plane was delayed, and Amanda was stuck in the airport overnight.With the storm coming in fast, Amanda was stuck in the airport overnight, and the plane was delayed.Q10. Which revisions of these sentences improve sentence variety and avoid a dangling modifier error?I got to the right platform. The train pulled away. Check all that apply. While getting to the right platform, the train pulled away.As I got to the right platform, the train pulled away.Getting to the right platform, I saw the train pull away.Getting to the right platform, the train pulled away. Q11. Which sentence has only the basic words the sentence requires and has not been expanded with any information? A wicked wolf had arrived at Grandma’s house some time earlier.Unaware of the wolf, she knocked on the door.Red Riding Hood was carrying a basket.The basket had lots of tasty goodies for Grandma.Q12. You want to expand the first sentence by adding the information in the second sentence. Which options expand the sentence by adding the information as phrases?The students wrote a letter to the administration. They were upset by the news of a tuition increase. Check all that apply. On hearing the news of a tuition increase, the students, feeling upset, wrote a letter to the administration.Upset by the news of a tuition increase, the students wrote a letter to the administration.The students were upset by the news of a tuition increase, and they wrote a letter to the administration.Because they were upset by the news of a tuition increase, the students wrote a letter to the administration.Q13. In which sentences has the phrase with the added information in boldface been punctuated correctly?  Check all that apply. Hoping to find a job working with young children, I put in an application at every day care center in driving distance.I have two sisters; my sister, Jasmine, is two years older than me, and my sister, Michela, is a year younger.The first performance was sold out, but I bought tickets for the second performance, at 8:00 tonight.Among the great low-budget movies of all time is my favorite horror movie, George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead.I like lots of contemporary Japanese novelists. The Japanese novelist, Haruki Murakami, is my favorite writer.Q14. Read the following sentence. Which of the expansions below add more information about nouns in the sentence?It was an apartment, and Will and Zara decided to take it. Check all that apply. It was an apartment, and Will and Zara, exhausted by their search, decided to take it.It was an apartment, and Will and Zara decided at that moment to take it.It was an apartment with a great view, and Will and Zara decided to take it.It was a beautiful apartment, and Will and Zara decided to take it.Q15. Read the following sentence. Which of the expansions below are correct ways of adding information?Everyone arrived early. Check all that apply. Everyone arrived early; to get a good seat.Everyone arrived early, hoping for a good seat.To get a good seat, everyone arrived early.Seats being hard to get, everyone arrived early. Q16. Which sentence has only the basic words the sentence requires and has not been expanded with any information? Unaware of the wolf, she knocked on the door.Red Riding Hood was carrying a basket.The basket had lots of tasty goodies for Grandma.A wicked wolf had arrived at Grandma’s house some time earlier.Q17. You want to expand the first sentence by adding the information in the second sentence. Which options expand the sentence by adding the information as phrases?The students wrote a letter to the administration. They were upset by the news of a tuition increase. Check all that apply. On hearing the news of a tuition increase, the students, feeling upset, wrote a letter to the administration.Because they were upset by the news of a tuition increase, the students wrote a letter to the administration.Upset by the news of a tuition increase, the students wrote a letter to the administration.The students were upset by the news of a tuition increase, and they wrote a letter to the administration.Q18. In which sentences has the phrase with the added information in boldface been punctuated correctly? Check all that apply. I have two sisters; my sister, Jasmine, is two years older than me, and my sister, Michela, is a year younger.Hoping to find a job working with young children, I put in an application at every day care center in driving distance.Among the great low-budget movies of all time is my favorite horror movie, George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead.The first performance was sold out, but I bought tickets for the second performance, at 8:00 tonight.I like lots of contemporary Japanese novelists. The Japanese novelist, Haruki Murakami, is my favorite writer.Q19. Read the following sentence. Which of the expansions below add more information about nouns in the sentence?It was an apartment, and Will and Zara decided to take it. Check all that apply. It was an apartment, and Will and Zara decided at that moment to take it.It was a beautiful apartment, and Will and Zara decided to take it.It was an apartment with a great view, and Will and Zara decided to take it.It was an apartment, and Will and Zara, exhausted by their search, decided to take it.Q20. Read the following sentence. Which of the expansions below are correct ways of adding information?Everyone arrived early. Check all that apply. To get a good seat, everyone arrived early.Seats being hard to get, everyone arrived early.Everyone arrived early; to get a good seat.Everyone arrived early, hoping for a good seat. Q21. Choose the more appropriate word to fill in the blank. After the storm, the mayor declared that the local park would require all of its to repair the damage. manpowerpersonnelQ22. Which of the sentences have the problem of including sexist language? Check all that apply. More must be done to ensure that technological advances that could benefit all mankind do not wind up benefiting only relatively few people.Aisha does not mind going to a single-sex middle school because she feels a girl has more opportunities to develop her leadership abilities there.Some children want to be astronauts when they grow up; others aspire to becoming firefighters, doctors, or professional athletes.These days it is all too common for a kindergarten teacher to have to buy supplies for her class.Jaylin said most of the salespeople she works with enjoy interacting with their customers and helping them out. Q23. Choose the revision that effectively avoids the use of a cliché. Donna’s thought process was all over the map, which made it difficult to follow along. was clear as mudbounced around like a Ping-Pong ballwas far from well organizedwas like a train off its railsQ24. Choose the most appropriate phrase to fill in the blank. Thomas was _____ after the loss of his favorite dog. bent out of shapefeeling truly distressedbummed outdown in the dumps Arts & Humanities Writing ENG MISC Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)