Unit 6 Review

Question 1

word that takes the place of a noun

Answer 1

pronoun

Question 2

word for which a pronoun stands

Answer 2

antecedent

Question 3

pronoun that does not refer to a specific person or thing and usually does not have an antecedent

Answer 3

indefinite pronoun

Question 4

pronoun used to refer to the speaker, the person spoken to, or the person spoken about

Answer 4

personal pronoun

Question 5

pronoun used to ask a question

Answer 5

interrogative

Question 6

pronoun used to point out the person or thing referred to

Answer 6

demonstrative pronouns

Question 7

pronoun used with -selves or -self

Answer 7

compound pronouns

Question 8

object pronouns used when the subject and object are the same noun

Answer 8

reflexive pronouns

Question 8

type of compound pronoun that emphasize a noun or pronoun

Answer 8

intensive pronouns

Question 9

type of compound pronoun used to introduce dependent adjective clauses

Answer 9

relative pronouns

Question 10

what type of pronoun would a singular verb take

Answer 10

singular verb ( and vice versa for plural)

Question 11

can indefinite pronouns be singular or plural

Answer 11

both

Question 12

name the plural indefinite nouns

Answer 12

both, few, several,many

Question 13

name the indefinite pronouns that can be used as singular or plural depending on the object of the prep following them

Answer 13

some, any, none, all, most

Question 14

the verb always agrees with the subject or the predicate nominative

Answer 14

subject

Question 15

a pronoun must agree with its antecedent in ____?

Answer 15

number (singular to singular, plural to plural)

Question 16

name the singular pronouns used to refer to the singular indefinite pronouns

Answer 16

each either neither one everyone everybody no one nobody anyone anybody someone somebody

Question 17

name the plural pronouns used to refer to the plural indefinite nouns

Answer 17

both few several many

Question 18

what do pronouns that are joined by the conjunctions or nor either neither nor usually agree with

Answer 18

the antecedent closest to the pronoun

Question 19

pronouns that refer to compound antecedents joined by AND are usually singular or plural

Answer 19

plural

Question 20

a relative pronoun agrees with its antecedent in number : true or false

Answer 20

true

Question 21

antecendents of an unknown gender are usually referred to by

Answer 21

he, him, his (masculine pronouns)

Question 22

references having two or more meanings you should avoid

Answer 22

ambiguous reference

Question 23

reference that you should avoid where the antecedent must be inferred from the context

Answer 23

implied reference

Question 24

true or false ; you should avoid the indefinite used of it, you, and they

Answer 24

true

Question 25

which pronoun functions as subjects or predicate nominatives

Answer 25

nominative case pronoun

Question 26

pronoun that functions as a direct object

Answer 26

objective case pronoun

Question 27

pronoun that shows ownership or relationship

Answer 27

possessive case pronouns

Question 28

when a pronoun is a part of a compound, what should you do to decide the correct one to use

Answer 28

try it out alone in the sentence

Question 29

what should you do when the pronoun is followed by an appositive and you need to decide on the correct one to use

Answer 29

try the pronoun alone and apart from the appositive

Question 30

true or false; a pronoun appositive cannot be in the same case as the word to which it refers

Answer 30

false

Question 31

when should you use who or whoever

Answer 31

if the pronoun functions as a subject or predicate nominative

Question 32

when should you used whom or whomever

Answer 32

when the pronoun is used as a direct object or as an object or preposition

Question 33

what pronoun would you used for an incomplete clause beginning with than or as

Answer 33

the same pronouns that you would se if the clause were completed with the same verb as the independent clause example : Jake can dribble as well as he, him Jake can dribble as well as HE (can dribble)

Question 34

true or false : hisself and theirselves are actual words

Answer 34

false

Question 35

true or false: you should use a double subject

Answer 35

false

Question 36

name what these pronouns refer to: 1. who or whom 2. which 3. that

Answer 36

1. people 2. things 3. people and things

Question 37

what case pronoun should you sue before a gerund

Answer 37

possessive case example: My meeting Mrs. Gaffigan at the donut shop was funny.

Question 38

what case pronouns will direct and indirect objects use

Answer 38

objective case pronouns

Question 39

what 3 steps should you use to determine which pronoun to use

Answer 39

1. identify the function 2. determine the case 3. choose the pronouns

Question 40

what case pronouns with PNs use

Answer 40

nominative case