Badge Test - Vague Pronouns

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

Tags

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 Jenny.

• 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.

Tags

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.

Tags

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.

Tags

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?

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 got a bonus.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.
• A word that takes the place of verbs.
• A word that takes the place of adjectives.
• A word that takes the place of adverbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

The musicians asked me to help put instruments back on the buses, but I can't find THEM. (This is vague. Who could them refer to in this sentence?)

• musicians, instruments, or the buses

• musicians

• musicians and instruments

• instruments and buses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Find the vague pronoun: Sally realized she forgot her wallet and ID. She will have to drive back to get it.

• work

• she

• it

• Sally

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Find the vague pronoun: I watched a spooky show last night with Sid and Travis. He was so scared!

• I

• Sid

• and

• He

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Miss Havisham lives with Estella in HER mansion. (This is vague. Who could "her" refer to in this sentence?)

• Miss Havisham

• Estella

• Miss Havisham or Estella

• mansion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D