Select the pronoun below that correctly refers to the antecedent(s) in the following sentence:
My father and I are going on a trip. My mother will drop ______ off at the airport tonight.
(1 point)
Responses
them
them
we
we
us
us
him
7 answers
us
Which sentence explains the function of possessive pronouns in a sentence?(1 point)
Responses
They receive the action of a verb.
They receive the action of a verb.
They are used as the subject.
They are used as the subject.
They show ownership.
They show ownership.
They come between the verb and the direct object.
Responses
They receive the action of a verb.
They receive the action of a verb.
They are used as the subject.
They are used as the subject.
They show ownership.
They show ownership.
They come between the verb and the direct object.
They show ownership.
Which word in the following sentence is used incorrectly?
Eddie and Sandra are champion snowboarders. Their starring in an upcoming commercial for a national sporting goods store.
(1 point)
Responses
are
are
champion
champion
Their
Their
goods
Eddie and Sandra are champion snowboarders. Their starring in an upcoming commercial for a national sporting goods store.
(1 point)
Responses
are
are
champion
champion
Their
Their
goods
The word "Their" is used incorrectly. The correct word to use in this context is "They're" which is a contraction of "they are".
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
Most people think that Johann Sebastian Bach played the piano, but this is not true. The piano was not invented until just two years before he died. Bach's main instrument was the organ. He was a great organist. He wrote a lot of wonderful music for that instrument. He also played other keyboard instruments that were ancestors of the piano. Among these instruments was the harpsichord. Along with Mozart, Bach is considered to be one of the all-time great composers.
(1 point)
Responses
Mozart and Bach did not compose music for the piano.
Mozart and Bach did not compose music for the piano.
The harpsichord was a keyboard instrument before the piano.
The harpsichord was a keyboard instrument before the piano.
The piano had not been invented three hundred years ago.
The piano had not been invented three hundred years ago.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a great organist and writer.
Most people think that Johann Sebastian Bach played the piano, but this is not true. The piano was not invented until just two years before he died. Bach's main instrument was the organ. He was a great organist. He wrote a lot of wonderful music for that instrument. He also played other keyboard instruments that were ancestors of the piano. Among these instruments was the harpsichord. Along with Mozart, Bach is considered to be one of the all-time great composers.
(1 point)
Responses
Mozart and Bach did not compose music for the piano.
Mozart and Bach did not compose music for the piano.
The harpsichord was a keyboard instrument before the piano.
The harpsichord was a keyboard instrument before the piano.
The piano had not been invented three hundred years ago.
The piano had not been invented three hundred years ago.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a great organist and writer.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a great organist and writer.