EXERCISE 23–5 Pronoun reference
Select the correct word or phrase in each sentence. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.
1 of 10
In my hometown, (we / you) “wait on” the bus and “fix” dinner and go to the store for “light bread.”
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2 of 10
The transportation specialist reviews the airlines’ tariffs to determine whether (the airlines / they) have added any new fares applicable to government employees.
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3 of 10
We are proud of our children, three of (whom / which) have become legislators.
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4 of 10
The thief stole the woman’s purse and her car and then destroyed (it / the purse).
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5 of 10
Prince George’s County is bordered on three sides by the Patuxent, Potomac, and Anacostia Rivers. Because (this is / the rivers are) a likely place for criminals to hide evidence, the police department has created a special aquatic search team.
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6 of 10
The players’ publicist spoke at a press conference, but (they / the players) were nowhere to be found.
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7 of 10
I knew that the magician had marked the cards, but (I / you) couldn’t see how he had done it.
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8 of 10
The identical twins (who / that) shared the role of the television family’s youngest child could not get any acting roles after the show ended.
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9 of 10
Some people who use products for chapped lips claim that lip balm is addictive, (which / a claim that) the manufacturers dispute.
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10 of 10
The gulls fought over the oyster on the pier until (the oyster / it) plummeted into the ocean.
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