Pronoun Problems

Both of the boys inherited _________________ mother's red hair.

• his

• their

Sooner or later, everyone must make ______________ own decisions.

• his or her

• their

I keep telling my brother that he needs to believe in hisself if he plans on succeeding in life.

• NO CHANGE

• yourself

• himself

• theirselves

The coach told the players that they would have to pick themselves up in the next half.

• NO CHANGE

• theirselves

• yourselves

• oneselves

Michael Jackson encourages us in the song "Man in the Mirror" to take a look at yourself and make a change.

• NO CHANGE

• ourselves

• theirselves

• themselves

The computer was unable to send print jobs to the copy machine because someone had unplugged it.Which of the following alternatives would NOT be acceptable to the highlighted portion?

• the computer

• the copy machine

• the machine

• them

Them boys over there are going to get into trouble.

• NO CHANGE

• Us

• They

• Those

I keep telling myself that I can do it.

• NO CHANGE

• mineself

• yourself

• one's self

Each of these are situations which make pronoun usage difficult EXCEPT

• compound constructions

• who vs. whom

• subordinate clauses

• vague or unclear reference

A vague or unclear pronoun reference occurs when the pronoun is not clearly linked to the ____________.

• possession

• antecedent

• comparison

• compound construction