#GRAMMAR 2.7-2.9 TEST REVIEW (due date: Tuesday, December 20)

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Grammar 2.7: Possessive and Indefinite Pronouns

PART 1 of 3

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the possessive or indefinite pronoun in each sentence. (14 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer.

2. Determine if the pronoun is possessive or indefinite. (14 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Sentence #1: Some of the students make no effort to pay attention.
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Pronoun: Some of the students make no effort to pay attention.

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Type: Some of the students make no effort to pay attention.

Sentence #2: Everyone runs when the coach blows the whistle.
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Pronoun: Everyone runs when the coach blows the whistle.

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Type: Everyone runs when the coach blows the whistle.

Sentence #3: Her diary was ruined when she dropped it in the mud.
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Pronoun: Her diary was ruined when she dropped it in the mud.

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Type: Her diary was ruined when she dropped it in the mud.

Sentence #4: Both worry that the levy won’t pass.
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Pronoun: Both worry that the levy won’t pass.

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Type: Both worry that the levy won’t pass.

Sentence #5: Chad wants a video game like hers.
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Pronoun: Chad wants a video game like hers.

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Type: Chad wants a video game like hers.

Sentence #6: Are these the team's baseballs or theirs?
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Pronoun: Are these the team's baseballs or theirs?

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Type: Are these the team's baseballs or theirs?

Sentence #7: Most of the students pass the tests easily.
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Pronoun: Most of the students pass the tests easily.

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Type: Most of the students pass the tests easily.

Sentence #8: Nothing changes the people's minds.
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Pronoun: Nothing changes the people's minds.

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Type: Nothing changes the people's minds.

Sentence #9: My drawing won an award in the contest.
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Pronoun: My drawing won an award in the contest.

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Type: My drawing won an award in the contest.

Sentence #10: The keys on the table are yours.
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Pronoun: The keys on the table are yours.

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Type: The keys on the table are yours.

Sentence #11: Our favorite place to drive is in the country.
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Pronoun: Our favorite place to drive is in the country.

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Type: Our favorite place to drive is in the country.

Sentence #12: One gets goosebumps thinking about that scary movie.
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Pronoun: One gets goosebumps thinking about that scary movie.

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Type: One gets goosebumps thinking about that scary movie.

Sentence #13: The dog wagged its tail at dinnertime.
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Pronoun: The dog wagged its tail at dinnertime.

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Type: The dog wagged its tail at dinnertime.

Sentence #14: Someone turns off the television at bedtime.
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Pronoun: Someone turns off the television at bedtime.

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Type: Someone turns off the television at bedtime.

Grammar 2.8: Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

PART 2 of 3

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the reflexive or intensive pronoun in each sentence. (15 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer.

2. Determine if the pronoun is reflexive or intensive. (15 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Sentence #1: One person who made herself a career based on the sea was Rachel Carson.
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Pronoun: One person who made herself a career based on the sea was Rachel Carson.

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Type: One person who made herself a career based on the sea was Rachel Carson.

Sentence #2: Carson didn’t see the ocean for herself until after college.
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Pronoun: Carson didn’t see the ocean for herself until after college.

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Type: Carson didn’t see the ocean for herself until after college.

Sentence #3: However, the sea itself fascinated Carson at a young age.
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Pronoun: However, the sea itself fascinated Carson at a young age.

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Type: However, the sea itself fascinated Carson at a young age.

Sentence #4: She earned a degree for herself in marine zoology from Johns Hopkins University in 1932.
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Pronoun: She earned a degree for herself in marine zoology from Johns Hopkins University in 1932.

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Type: She earned a degree for herself in marine zoology from Johns Hopkins University in 1932.

Sentence #5: In that era, there were few jobs for scientists themselves and even fewer for women scientists.
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Pronoun: In that era, there were few jobs for scientists themselves and even fewer for women scientists.

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Type: In that era, there were few jobs for scientists themselves and even fewer for women scientists.

Sentence #6: Carson found work for herself as a writer for a radio show about the sea.
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Pronoun: Carson found work for herself as a writer for a radio show about the sea.

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Type: Carson found work for herself as a writer for a radio show about the sea.

Sentence #7: Later she became an aquatic biologist with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, no small feat in itself.
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Pronoun: Later she became an aquatic biologist with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, no small feat in itself.

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Type: Later she became an aquatic biologist with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, no small feat in itself.

Sentence #8: A conflict between science and writing resolved itself when she realized she could do both.
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Pronoun: A conflict between science and writing resolved itself when she realized she could do both.

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Type: A conflict between science and writing resolved itself when she realized she could do both.

Sentence #9: Her first book, Under the Sea-Wind, described struggles sea creatures find themselves facing.
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Pronoun: Her first book, Under the Sea-Wind, described struggles sea creatures find themselves facing.

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Type: Her first book, Under the Sea-Wind, described struggles sea creatures find themselves facing.

Sentence #10: In 1949 Carson herself was finally able to visit the deep.
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Pronoun: In 1949 Carson herself was finally able to visit the deep.

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Type: In 1949 Carson herself was finally able to visit the deep.

Sentence #11: Carson put on a diver’s helmet and explored the reefs of the Florida Keys for herself.
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Pronoun: Carson put on a diver’s helmet and explored the reefs of the Florida Keys for herself.

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Type: Carson put on a diver’s helmet and explored the reefs of the Florida Keys for herself.

Sentence #12: Her later life was marked with conservation efforts that we ourselves can learn from.
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Pronoun: Her later life was marked with conservation efforts that we ourselves can learn from.

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Type: Her later life was marked with conservation efforts that we ourselves can learn from.

Sentence #13: Another book that Rachel Carson herself wrote was called Silent Spring.
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Pronoun: Another book that Rachel Carson herself wrote was called Silent Spring.

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Type: Another book that Rachel Carson herself wrote was called Silent Spring.

Sentence #14: Silent Spring took four and a half years to write, much longer than Carson herself had anticipated.
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Pronoun: Silent Spring took four and a half years to write, much longer than Carson herself had anticipated.

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Type: Silent Spring took four and a half years to write, much longer than Carson herself had anticipated.

Sentence #15: Carson wrote chemicals in the book and they themselves were some of the most toxic the planet had ever seen.
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Pronoun: Carson wrote chemicals in the book and they themselves were some of the most toxic the planet had ever seen.

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Type: Carson wrote chemicals in the book and they themselves were some of the most toxic the planet had ever seen.

Grammar 2.9: Interrogative and Demonstrative Pronouns

PART 3 of 3

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the interrogative or demonstrative pronoun in each sentence. (15 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer.

2. Determine if the pronoun is interrogative or demonstrative. (15 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Sentence #1: Who is the girl in the blue dress?
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Pronoun: Who is the girl in the blue dress?

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Type: Who is the girl in the blue dress?

Sentence #2: Take these to the laboratory on Clifford Street.
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Pronoun: Take these to the laboratory on Clifford Street.

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Type: Take these to the laboratory on Clifford Street.

Sentence #3: This certainly tastes delicious on top of a bed of lettuce.
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Pronoun: This certainly tastes delicious on top of a bed of lettuce.

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Type: This certainly tastes delicious on top of a bed of lettuce.

Sentence #4: Which of the names did you choose for the puppy?
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Pronoun: Which of the names did you choose for the puppy?

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Type: Which of the names did you choose for the puppy?

Sentence #5: What is the name of the team in red?
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Pronoun: What is the name of the team in red?

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Type: What is the name of the team in red?

Sentence #6: Everyone wishes those would last forever.
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Pronoun: Everyone wishes those would last forever.

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Type: Everyone wishes those would last forever.

Sentence #7: Who likes to play pinball at the arcade?
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Pronoun: Who likes to play pinball at the arcade?

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Type: Who likes to play pinball at the arcade?

Sentence #8: For whom does Sheila bake cookies?
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Pronoun: For whom does Sheila bake cookies?

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Type: For whom does Sheila bake cookies?

Sentence #9: That looks like the car I used to drive.
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Pronoun: That looks like the car I used to drive.

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Type: That looks like the car I used to drive.

Sentence #10: These are nice shoes, but they look uncomfortable.
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Pronoun: These are nice shoes, but they look uncomfortable.

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Type: These are nice shoes, but they look uncomfortable.

Sentence #11: Which is the story about the future of the planet?
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Pronoun: Which is the story about the future of the planet?

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Type: Which is the story about the future of the planet?

Sentence #12: Those look riper than the apples on my tree.
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Pronoun: Those look riper than the apples on my tree.

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Type: Those look riper than the apples on my tree.

Sentence #13: With whom does your brother work?
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Pronoun: With whom does your brother work?

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Type: With whom does your brother work?

Sentence #14: To whom does Marcus send letters?
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Pronoun: To whom does Marcus send letters?

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Type: To whom does Marcus send letters?

Sentence #15: This was my mother’s ring.
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Pronoun: This was my mother’s ring.

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Type: This was my mother’s ring.