Monica was late for school, but she could not find her socks. She asked her mom about the socks, and her mom said that they were kept in the closet. While rushing into her room, Monica accidentally hit her foot on a nearby table and scratched it.
Which underlined pronoun is vague or unclear and should be changed?
The underlined pronoun "they" is vague and unclear.
Mr. Kent was proud that Emma herself created a working model of a steam engine for the science experiment.
In the sentence, what is the purpose of the intensive pronoun?
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to emphasize that Emma created the working model on her own
to emphasize that Mr. Kent created the working model on his own
to emphasize that Emma created the working model with Mr. Kent's help
to emphasize that Mr. Kent created the working model with Emma's help
The purpose of the intensive pronoun "herself" in the sentence is to emphasize that Emma created the working model on her own.
Katy told her friends, "The umbrella near the window is _______."
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their's
mine
their
its
The correct answer is "theirs".
Jenna and __________ watched a movie last evening.
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her
mine
me
I
The correct answer is "I".
Could you share with _______ the tip for baking a perfect cake?
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we
they
us
she
The correct answer is "us".
What is the function of the pronoun "their" in the sentence?
As the eagle chased the rabbits, the mice also got scared, and ran into their holes.
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to replace the antecedent "mice" in the sentence
to emphasize that the noun "mice" should be singular
to help describe the action that the noun "mice" is making
to describe the antecedent "mice" in the sentence