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

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Pronoun: Nothing changes the people's minds.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sentence #6: Everyone wishes those would last forever.	

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Pronoun: Everyone wishes those would last forever.

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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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Sentence #8: For whom does Sheila bake cookies?	

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Pronoun: For whom does Sheila bake cookies?

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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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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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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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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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Sentence #13: With whom does your brother work?	

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Pronoun: With whom does your brother work?

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Sentence #14: To whom does Marcus send letters?

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Pronoun: To whom does Marcus send letters?

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

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Pronoun: This was my mother’s ring.

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

NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR SCORE?

Grammar 2.7: Possessive and Indefinite Pronouns

PART 1 of 3

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

Pronoun: Everyone runs when the coach blows the whistle.

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

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

Pronoun: Chad wants a video game like hers.

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

Pronoun: Most of the students pass the tests easily.

Pronoun: Nothing changes the people's minds.

Pronoun: My drawing won an award in the contest.

Pronoun: The keys on the table are yours.

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

Pronoun: One gets goosebumps thinking about that scary movie.

Pronoun: The dog wagged its tail at dinnertime.

Pronoun: Someone turns off the television at bedtime.

Grammar 2.8: Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

PART 2 of 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pronoun: 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

Pronoun: Who is the girl in the blue dress?

Pronoun: Take these to the laboratory on Clifford Street.

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

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

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

Pronoun: Everyone wishes those would last forever.

Pronoun: Who likes to play pinball at the arcade?

Pronoun: For whom does Sheila bake cookies?

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

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

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

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

Pronoun: With whom does your brother work?

Pronoun: To whom does Marcus send letters?

Pronoun: This was my mother’s ring.

NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR SCORE?

Grammar 2.7: Possessive and Indefinite Pronouns

PART 1 of 3

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

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

Pronoun: Everyone runs when the coach blows the whistle.

Type: Everyone runs when the coach blows the whistle.

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

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

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

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

Pronoun: Chad wants a video game like hers.

Type: Chad wants a video game like hers.

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

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

Pronoun: Most of the students pass the tests easily.

Type: Most of the students pass the tests easily.

Pronoun: Nothing changes the people's minds.

Type: Nothing changes the people's minds.

Pronoun: My drawing won an award in the contest.

Type: My drawing won an award in the contest.

Pronoun: The keys on the table are yours.

Type: The keys on the table are yours.

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

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

Pronoun: One gets goosebumps thinking about that scary movie.

Type: One gets goosebumps thinking about that scary movie.