Michael Buckhoff's Pronoun self-study quizzes

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1. That he didn't complete __________assignment resulted in a failure for the class.
   a. this
   b. these
   Answer a

    

2. A student should always complete all ____________assignments.
   a. their
   b. his/her
   Answer b

    

3. The patient was fully aware of all the risks that ____________was taking.
   a. they
   b. he or she
   Answer b

    

4. My teacher seems to point out every mistake and gives specific examples of____________.
   a. them
   b. it
   Answer b

    

5. Each student wants __________English to be high enough so that_________ can pass the TOEFL.
   a. their, they
   b. his, he
   Answer b

    

6. Most of the books__________good. I like__________contents immensely.
   a. is, its
   b. are, its
   c. are, their
   d. is, their
   Answer c

    

7. The ping pong tournament is a good opportunity for ____________to enjoy _________________.
   a. everyone, themselves
   b. students, theirselves
   c. students, themselves
   Answer c

    

8. The San Bernardino School District has a diversity of students in _________schools.
   a. its
   b. their
   Answer a

    

9. If John and his friend had thought about the cost of college sooner, ____________would have saved more money for tuition.
   a. them
   b. they
   c. he
   Answer b

    

10. Today, some people use marijuana or other drugs because of ________plummeting street prices.
    a. his
    b. its
    c. their
    Answer c

     

11. The boy to whom I talked lost ___________bicycle.
    a. her
    b. his
    c. its
    d. their
    Answer b

     

12. Many believe that a student must study __________English language materials everyday if ___________wants to learn English.
    a. their, they
    b. his, she
    c. his/her, he/she
    Answer c

     

13. Tob had the prettiest jet-black hair, ___________ was shoulder length just above the top of her back.
    a. that
    b. which
    Answer b

     

14. The American Culture and Language Program is a school __________teaches English for Academic Purposes.
    a. who
    b. that
    Answer b

     

15. Waiters always remember _________tips well and ________doesn't.
    a. who, who
    b. whom, whom
    c. who, whom
    d. whom, who
    Answer a

     

16. Randy Carr is a teacher __________I will always respect.
    a. who
    b. whom
    c. that
    Answer b

     

17. ___________is the President of Indonesia?
    a. Who
    b. Whom
    Answer a

     

18. This is a secret between _____________.
    a. you and I
    b. you and me
    Answer b

     

19. Even though Mariko and __________ are going to the store, we will not be able to take you.
    a. me
    b. I
    Answer b

     

20. I cleaned the house __________________.
    a. mine
    b. myself
    c. me
    Answer b

 

1. His race car was still faster than_____________.
   a. her
   b. hers
   c. him
   Answer b

    

2. John is taller than _________.
   a. he
   b. him
   Answer a

    

3. Only two students, Akira and _________, qualified for the TOEFL waiver at CSUSB.
   a. me
   b. I
   Answer b

    

4. The flight attendant waited for the two passengers left on the plane, _______________.
   a. Steve and me
   b. Steve and I
   Answer a

    

5. The elderly and young children can be victims during a heat wave, especially if no one bothers to check on ___________.
   a. him
   b. them
   c. themselves
   d. theirselves
   e. theirs
   Answer b

    

6. The San Bernardino Animal Shelter gets most of_________cats and dogs from irresponsible owners who cannot keep___________pets.
   a. its, its
   b. their, their
   c. its, their
   d. it's, their
   Answer c

    

7. I brought my camera so we could take some cool pictures. Did you remember to bring __________?
   a. your
   b. yours
   Answer b

    

8. Takahiro purchased __________TOEFL book.
   a. his
   b. these
   c. other
   Answer a

    

9. Because you remembered to bring your camera, I remembered to bring ___________.
   a. my
   b. mine
   Answer b

    

10. I dashed down the stairs and passed my mom like a tornado sweeping through open land. As I dropped the application into the mail box, I thought to ___________: "What if my dream comes true?
    a. mine
    b. my
    c. myself
    Answer c

     

11. The rest of the letter told about Adelaide, ______________three daughter's and a brief description of each family member, including their dog.
    a. theirs
    b. their
    Answer b

     

12. My mom and ____________ had many talks and tears about me going away and how the separation would be so hard, but it always came down to chasing after __________ dreams and achieving my goals.
    a. me, my
    b. I, mine
    c. I, my
    Answer c

     

13. I spoke with Dione, _____________was closest to my age; we were fairly similar except our taste of music.
    a. whom
    b. who
    c. whose
    Answer b

     

14. As I sat down on the stiff mattress and looked into the man's saddened eyes, I knew that something was bothering ____________.
    a. it
    b. her
    c. him
    d. his
    Answer c

     

15. Neither of us was very communicative about the longevity of our relationship, but we both implicitly knew that we could make ___________if we would believe and remain true to one another.
    a. it
    b. that
    c. nothing
    d. them
    Answer a

     

16. For the first time, ______________came to the understanding that our love would prevail.
    a. me and Jerry
    b. Jerry and I
    Answer b

     

17. Sorting through all of his things, ______________________
    a. I came across a box filled with all of the letters and cards that I had given him.
    b. a box was discovered with all of the letters and cards that I had given him
    c. all of the letters and cards that I had given him was found by me.
    Answer a

     

18. It was as if with every eye contact, our hearts were speaking to each other. One was comforting the other, reassuring ____________that the pain and emptiness wouldn't last forever.
    a. them
    b. him
    c. it
    d. her
    Answer c

     

19. I met the three other girls going over with me. Only one was from California, and ______________ was a friend _______________ I introduced to the program.
    a. her, whom
    b. she, whom
    c. she, who
    Answer b

     

20. As I began to get some control and was able to breathe again, I noticed a card in my bag. ___________ read: "______________ now time for me to let you go and grow."
    a. it, it's
    b. it, its
    c. she, it's
    Answer a