Vague Pronouns - Identifying and Correcting PRACTICE

What is a vague pronoun?

• A blurry image

• A pronoun that is confusing because it could refer to more than one person or thing

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• An adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the below sentences contains a vague pronoun?

• Sasha handed her phone to her dad.

• Kelly dropped the glass goblet onto the glass table and it shattered.

• Did you see the Eagles game last night, Jacob?

• Sarah and Julia both played well in their orchestra concert.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the below sentences contains a vague pronoun?

• "Did you.get to school on time?" asked Chris's mom.

• Look at this mess! Your room looks atrocious, Mason!

• Josh is smiling.

• I know that this is the correct answer because it says so in the book.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the sentences below contains a vague pronoun?

• Mom and Lauren ate dinner together.

• Mom gave Lauren her dinner.

• Mom ate Lauren's dinner.

• Mom and Lauren love Mexican food.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

How would you correct the below sentence to fix the vague pronoun without changing the meaning of the sentence?

Julie told Emily to make the call on her cell phone.

• Julie handed her cell phone to Emily so that Emily could make the call.

• Julie gave Emily her cell phone.

• Emily gave her cell phone to Julia.

• Julia called Emily.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

Keagan's paper showed little revision between drafts. It lowered his grade.

• Keagan didn't write a paper.

• Keagan's paper showed little revision between drafts, and this lack of effort lowered his grade.

• Keagan's paper showed little revision. This was bad for his grade.

• Keagan's paper showed little revision, which this was not good.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

The supervisors told the workers that they would get a bonus.

• The supervisors told the workers that the workers would get a bonus.

• The supervisors told them that they would get a bonus.

• The supervisors and the workers got bonuses.

• The workers god a bonus.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

In the magazine, they mentioned the importance of eating a well-balanced diet.

• The author of the article mentioned the importance of eating a well-balanced diet.

• In the text it said to eat a balanced diet.

• It mentioned the importance of eating a well-balanced diet.

• In the article, eating a well-balanced diet is what it says.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

Mark called Tom's house all day because he wasn't home.

• Mark spent all day trying to get in touch with Tom.

• All day Mark called Tom because he wasn't home.

• Tom told Mark he wasn't home.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which choice best fixes the vague pronoun issue in the sentence below without changing the sentence's meaning?

In the average television show, it presents a false idea of real life.

• The average television show is false.

• The average television show presents a false idea of real life.

• This is a false idea of real life.

• In the average television show, it is a false idea of real life.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D