1) What is the antecedent of the pronoun her in this sentence? "The author reread a book by Shel Silverstein with her mother." a) author b) book c) Shel Silverstein d) mother 2) Which sentence illustrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement? a) People who are creative need to use your imagination all the time. b) People who are creative need to use their imagination all the time. c) People who are creative need to use our imagination all the time. d) People who are creative need to use his imagination all the time. 3) In which way, if any, should the following sentence be changed to correct errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement? "From an early age I wanted to be an artist, but her doodles were not very good." a) Make no change. b) Change her to my. c) Change her to our. d) Change her to your. 4) Which of these sentences avoids using any pronouns with unclear antecedents? a) The job applicant gave his application to the office manager and asked if he could call back. b) The author told her mother that she could still take pleasure in children’s books. c) A teacher in the author’s high school shared her enthusiasm with the author. d) Mark asked Barry when his biology report on sustainable fuels was due.

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