0999 - Assessment 06

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This assessment focuses our attention on the use of pronouns in sentences.

Please enter your full name, LAST NAME FIRST (see the example): *

EX: Hamon, Keith

Select your class section: *

Section E-2 of "Little Seagull Handbook" explores which common pronoun issues? *

Select all that apply.

0 points

proper spelling

pronoun reference

pronoun and antecedent agreement

pronoun case

Required

The "Little Seagull Handbook" says that "unclear pronoun reference occurs when readers can't be certain what a pronoun refers to. Which of the following sentences contain unclear pronoun references? *

Check all that apply.

2 points

My grandparents ordered pancakes because they weren't very expensive.

My grandparents like playing cards with their neighbors because they aren't very competitive.

A temperature inversion happens when a layer of warmer air is positioned above a layer of cooler air, which is not how it usually occurs.

Keith often writes his blog posts on his Mac computer.

Required

According to "The Little Seagull Handbook," in what ways should pronouns agree with their antecedents? *

2 points

The pronoun should refer to a clear, unambiguous antecedent.

The pronoun should be the same gender as the antecedent: Sally > she, or John > he

The pronoun should be the same number as the antecedent: Sally > her, or Sally and John > them

Required

What are the different cases of English pronouns? *

2 points

open and closed

singular and plural

subject, object, and possessive

masculine, feminine, and neutral

Copy and paste your last blog post here, underline all pronouns in the post, and correct any pronoun issues. *

4 points

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