Personal Pronouns And Antecedents

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For the following sentences, choose the antecedent(s) that agree with the personal pronoun in brackets [ ].

1. The orchestra was looking forward to performing its[1] rendition of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.

1. orchestra

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In the summer of 2005, the NCAA banned the use of mascots that could be considered offensive to American Indians at any of their [1] championship games. In order to understand this, it is important to consider that movies and television programs for years portrayed them as savage warriors that were feared and misunderstood. That is why some schools have chosen to use Indians as their mascot, a role typically played by wild animals or fictional beasts. You would not tolerate derogatory terms for other ethnic groups being used for school mascots. In the NCAA's new ruling, they ask schools to eliminate mascots that may be hurtful or offensive to America's Indian population.
- A.
  
  NCAA
- B.
  
  Mascots
- C.
  
  American Indians
- D.
  
  Games
Correct Answer
A. NCAA

Explanation
The personal pronoun "their" refers to the NCAA, the organization in charge of the games.

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In the summer of 2005, the NCAA banned the use of mascots that could be considered offensive to American Indians at any of their championship games. In order to understand this, it is important to consider that movies and television programs for years portrayed them [2] as savage warriors that were feared and misunderstood. That is why some schools have chosen to use Indians as their mascot, a role typically played by wild animals or fictional beasts. You would not tolerate derogatory terms for other ethnic groups being used for school mascots. In the NCAA's new ruling, they ask schools to eliminate mascots that may be hurtful or offensive to America's Indian population.
- A.
  
  NCAA
- B.
  
  Mascots
- C.
  
  American Indians
- D.
  
  Programs
Correct Answer
C. American Indians

Explanation
The antecedent of "them" is dollars. This is what was rejected.

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In the summer of 2005, the NCAA banned the use of mascots that could be considered offensive to American Indians at any of their championship games. In order to understand this, it is important to consider that movies and television programs for years portrayed them as savage warriors that were feared and misunderstood. That is why some schools have chosen to use Indians as their [3] mascot, a role typically played by wild animals or fictional beasts. You would not tolerate derogatory terms for other ethnic groups being used for school mascots. In the NCAA's new ruling, they ask schools to eliminate mascots that may be hurtful or offensive to America's Indian population.
- A.
  
  NCAA
- B.
  
  Schools
- C.
  
  Indians
- D.
  
  Beasts
Correct Answer
B. Schools

Explanation
The antecedent of "their" is schools. The schools are in charge of selecting the mascot.

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In the summer of 2005, the NCAA banned the use of mascots that could be considered offensive to American Indians at any of their championship games. In order to understand this, it is important to consider that movies and television programs for years portrayed them as savage warriors that were feared and misunderstood. That is why some schools have chosen to use Indians as their mascot, a role typically played by wild animals or fictional beasts. You would not tolerate derogatory terms for other ethnic groups being used for school mascots. In the NCAA's new ruling, they [4] ask schools to eliminate mascots that may be hurtful or offensive to America's Indian population.
- A.
  
  Indians
- B.
  
  Groups
- C.
  
  Mascots
- D.
  
  NCAA
Correct Answer
D. NCAA

Explanation
The antecedent for "they" is NCAA, the organization which runs the games and the one who can ask schools to conform to their rules.

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5.

Which of the following pronouns in the answers below is in the possessive case?
- A.
  
  Us
- B.
  
  Mine
- C.
  
  You
- D.
  
  Our
Correct Answer
D. Our

Explanation
The only possessive pronoun is "our". The others are in the nominative (us, you) case and the absolute (mine) case.

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6.

Which of the following pronouns in the answers below is in the objective case?
- A.
  
  My
- B.
  
  His
- C.
  
  Me
- D.
  
  Her
Correct Answer
C. Me

Explanation
The pronoun "me" is the only one in the objective case. The other pronouns are possessive case.

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Personal Pronouns And Antecedents

Which of the following pronouns in the answers below is in the possessive case?

Which of the following pronouns in the answers below is in the objective case?