Question 1

What is point of view?

Accepted Answer

A)  Point of view is the writer's attitude about the subject matter. 
B)  Point of view is the reader's perception of the writer's intended meaning. 
C)  Point of view refers to whether a statement is made in the first, second, or third person. 
D)  Point of view refers to the background of the writer. 
A)  Point of view is the writer's attitude about the subject matter. 
B)  Point of view is the reader's perception of the writer's intended meaning. 
C)  Point of view refers to whether a statement is made in the first, second, or third person. 
D)  Point of view refers to the background of the writer.

Question 2

Which one of the following sentences has a missing or unclear antecedent?

Accepted Answer

A)  I painted both the door and the trim, but the door looked better. 
B)  The poll showed that most people now have computers in their homes. 
C)  Tamara and Miranda plan to go to the opening, but she has to leave early. 
D)  Garth and his mother disagreed on his curfew. 
A)  I painted both the door and the trim, but the door looked better. 
B)  The poll showed that most people now have computers in their homes. 
C)  Tamara and Miranda plan to go to the opening, but she has to leave early. 
D)  Garth and his mother disagreed on his curfew.

Question 3

Which one of the following sentences has a pronoun-antecedent agreement problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neither of the girls felt that she should go first. 
B)  The managers and the customer service representative decided to hold their staff meetings every other Monday. 
C)  One of the clowns left his red nose in the makeup room. 
D)  None of the women wanted her hair colored. 
A)  Neither of the girls felt that she should go first. 
B)  The managers and the customer service representative decided to hold their staff meetings every other Monday. 
C)  One of the clowns left his red nose in the makeup room. 
D)  None of the women wanted her hair colored.

Question 4

Which one of the following pronouns would best complete the sentence below?
All must have __________ permission slips signed.

Accepted Answer

A)  their 
B)  your 
C)  his 
D)  its 
A)  their 
B)  your 
C)  his 
D)  its

Question 5

Choose the correct pronouns from the choices provided in the following sentence.
The chemists keep a fire extinguisher ready since (they, you) never know when one of them might spill (their, his or her, his) solution and start a fire.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Choose the correct pronouns from the choices...

Exam 44: Pronouns

What is point of view?

Which one of the following sentences has a missing or unclear antecedent?

Which one of the following sentences has a pronoun-antecedent agreement problem?

Which one of the following pronouns would best complete the sentence below? All must have __________ permission slips signed.

Choose the correct pronouns from the choices provided in the following sentence. The chemists keep a fire extinguisher ready since (they, you) never know when one of them might spill (their, his or her, his) solution and start a fire.

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