Grammar Flashcards

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Your sister and ___ should try to bathe more often if you want to have friends.

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You

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My friend and ___ go to every junior hockey game in our area.

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I

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His behaviour toward Mark and ____ was despicable.

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Me

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The firemen found bobby and ___ under the stairwell.

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Her

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To give ____ a mental lift, everyone ahold occasionally splurge.

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Herself

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Mr Johnson’s wife owned a lot of jewellery, and on her death, he gave it to my mother and ___.

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Me

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We, my husband and ____, avail ourselves of every opportunity to travel.

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I

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Everyone should make ___ comfortable before trying to relax; it is difficult to relax if some muscle are tense.

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Himself

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Yesterday, each person in church was asked to remind ___about what it means to be a Christian.

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Himself or herself

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You, your brother and ____ must seethe new play at the Citadel.

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Yourself

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My wife and ___ are going to the theatre tonight.

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I

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Everybody, ____ with problems, was very willing to help others with problems.

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Himself

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That person would like to make ____ attractive.

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Herself

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Many dishonest people think of ____ as honest.

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Themselves

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Knowing that she ___ has much talent allows the ballerina to be very positive about the talent of others.

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Herself

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That person, who considers ____ an artist, has a different world view from ours.

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Herself

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Each, ___ with problems, was very willing to help others with problems.

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Himself or herself

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We should be proud of ___ for our efforts in peacekeeping.

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Ourselves

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But the changing of man ____ has not yet been completed. Men have to be changed.

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Himself

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Almost everyone think of ____ as basically good.

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Himself or herself

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By using this machine, somebody has given ____ a major problem.

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Himself

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Nobody should feel bad if he made a fool of ____ at the party.

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Himself

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Six thousand people, ____ not rich, donated a total of sixty thousand dollars during the telethon.

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Themselves

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Having gone ____, she recommended the play to everyone.

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Herself

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A person who thinks little of ___ lacks self-confidence.
Herself
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Although now attending university, Glen and ____ are ex-motorcycle gang members.
I
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Those boys are building ___ a deceptively run-down looking hideout.
Themselves
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Including ____, we all decided to make a party for New Year's Eve.
Me
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Members of the gang, ____ not expert carpenters, contracted the building of the special doors and windows.
Themselves
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The crew, aware of the danger to ___ , take every safety precaution imaginable.
Themselves
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The committee, unanimous in ___ decision, acted immediately.
Its
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | Mark and Bob like to go to hockey games, but often he cannot go.
He
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | The debutante and her companion left her luggage on the yacht.
Second "her"
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | As she found her cupboard, Mother Hubbard discovered her to be shallow and empty.
Her
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | Since they were restless, he and his brother took both boys to the park.
They
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | Because of the impending war, each citizen had their interests at stake.
Their
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | Jack told his friend that he had seen them only yesterday.
He
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | Your computer and modem are packed, but it will not fit in your car.
It
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | Jill asked Mary if she had gotten paid.
She
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | Hank took the paper from his briefcase and put it in his car.
It
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Identify the unclear pronoun: | Either Jack or Jill dropped their pail of water.
Their
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Identify the vague or confusing pronoun: | She is studying history and economics this term, but she is not finding it difficult.
It
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Identify the vague or confusing pronoun: | Mark is an excellent pianist, which he practises every day.
Which
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Identify the vague or confusing pronoun: | After everything, Bob went with Jim to his house for coffee.
His
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Identify the vague or confusing pronoun: | Every good student should have his accomplishments recorded so they will hire home when he graduates.
They
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Identify the vague or confusing pronoun: | If anyone dares voice his opinion, they will have transfer for it.
They
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Who, which, that: | Your wife, ___ is pretty, has a twisted way of looking at the world.
Who
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That which or who: | The cat___ ate the canary was covered with little yellow feathers.
That
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That who or which: | In the north country, a cabin ____ has smoke coming from the chimney is a welcome sight.
That
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Who which or that: | The community newspaper prints only articles ____ deal with local events.
That
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Who or that: | In the eight years we have been married, he has never said anything ____ would hurt my feelings.
That
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Which who or that: | Only those four people, ___ have not contacted us for ages, heard about our divorce.
Who
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Who which or that: | The dog, ___ barked continuously, finally had her pups.
Which
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Which who or that: | The truck, ___ had been so necessary where we lived, is finally falling apart.
Which
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Who or which: | Despite the women ____ insist on bringing their small children, the shower was a success.
Who
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Who that or which: | That phone, ___i got for my lasts birthday, does not work any more.
Which
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Says, said or has said: | Heintzman ___ that the issue of censorship is not dead.
Says
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Refutes, will refute or refuted: | At the beginning of his arguments, Heintman ____ what he considers to be non-issues.
Refutes
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Having suggested, suggesting, suggested: | Heintman cites Northrup Frye as ____ that literature does well in difficult circumstances.
Having suggested
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Said or says: | Heintman ___ that those who oppose censorship are in favour of legislation against hate literature.
Says
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Explained or explains: | In his essay, Heintzman ____ the relation between hate literature and censorship.
Explains
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Was or is: | That we must determine the place of sexuality in society ___ one of Heintzman's premises.
Is
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Insisted or insists: | Modern thinking "considers the passions with less awe" than traditional thinking does, ____ Heintzman.
Insists
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States or stated: | Heintzman ____ that passions have historically been regarded with caution and reverence.
States
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Is or was: | It ____ Heintzman's idea that we need rules to govern man's behaviour.
Is
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Base or based: | The liberals ___ their ideology on the Freudian idea of the mind being comparable to a steam engine.
Base
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Phrase, independent clause, or dependent clause: | The ducks are flying south
Independent clause.
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Phrase, dependent or independent clause. | Since the ducks are flying south
Dependent
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Dependent, independent clause or phrase: | Although the boys were late
Dependent
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Independent clause, dependent or phrase: | The meeting will be over by 11:00.
Independent
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I or D clause or phrase: | The pretty yellow ribbon
Phrase
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Phrases dependent or independent: | Are good places to study
Phrase
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I or d or phrase: | The worst, some say, of the wars.
Dependent
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I or d or phrase: | Personal computers, once though of as the epitome of personal computing,
Phrase
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I or d or phrase : | Children are learning touch typing as early as grade four.
Independent clause
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I or d or phrase: | So that they will be able to use computers with ease.
Dependent