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PROBLEMS WITH PRONOUNS

1.1. Tito
Titowas
wasthetheonly
onlyforeign.
foreign.I I 8.8.AAfewfewofof
are areplanning
planningtotodrive
drive
saw
sawatatthe
theconvention.
convention. totoFlorida
Floridaduring
duringspring
springbreak.
break.
(A)
(A)which
which (A)
(A)wewegirls
girls
(B)
(B)who
who (B)
(B)ususgirls
girls
(C)
(C)what
what (C)
(C)girls
girlswewe
(D)
(D)whom
whom (D)
(D)girls
girls
2.2.They
Theyforgot
forgotabout..them
about..themtoto 9.9.This
Thisisisaawomanthe
womantheartist artistsaid
said
join
joinus
usfor
forlunch.
lunch. totopose
poseasasaamodel
modelfor
forthe
thepainting.
painting.
(A)
(A)us
ustotoask
ask (A)
(A)who
who
(B)
(B)us
usasking
asking (B)
(B)whom
whom
(C)
(C)our
ourasking
asking (C)
(C)which
which
(D)
(D)weweask
ask (D)
(D)whose
whose
3.3.Our
Ourhost
hostfamily
familyalways
alwaysinvites
invitesmy
my 10.
10.OfOfthose
thosewho
whotook tookthe
theexam
examwith
withJane
Jane
roommate
roommateand.
and.tototheir
theirhouse
houseon
on and..,
and..,I Iam
amthe theonly
onlyone
onewho
who
(A)
(A)meme studied
studiedfor
forit.it.
(B)
(B)my
my (A)
(A)his
his
(C)
(C)I I (B)
(B)him
him
(D)
(D)mine
mine (C)
(C)himself
himself
(D) he
4.4.Because
Becausetheytheyusually
usuallyreceive
receivethe
thesame
same 11.
11.Let
Letyouyouand
andagree
agreetotosettle
settleour
our
score
scoreononstandardized
standardizedexamination,
examination, differences
differenceswithout
withoutinvolving
involvinganyany
there
thereisisoften
oftendisagreement
disagreementasasto.
to. ofofthe
theother
otherstudents.
students.
isisthe
thebetter
betterstudent,
student,Bob
Bobor
orHelen.
Helen. (A)
(A)I I
(A)
(A)which
which (B)
(B)myself
myself
(B)
(B)whom
whom (C)
(C)me me
(C)
(C)whose
whose (D)
(D)mymy
(D)
(D)who
who
5.5.I Ireally
reallyappreciate..to
appreciate..tohelp helpme,
me, 12.
12.IfIfyou
youhad
hadtold
toldus
usearlier.he
earlier.he
but
butI Iam
amsure
surethat
thatI Iwill
willbe
beable
abletoto was,
was,wewecould
couldhave
haveintroduced
introduced
him
him
manage
manageby bymyself.
myself. At
Atthe
themeeting.
meeting.
(A)
(A)youyoutotoorder
order (A)
(A)who
who
(B)
(B)your
youroffering
offering (B)
(B)which
which
(C)
(C)that
thatyou
youoffer
offer (C)
(C)whom
whom
(D)
(D)that
thatyou
youare
areoffering
offering (D)
(D)whoever
whoever
6.6.Are
Areyou
youthe
thewoman..was
woman..washurt
hurtinin 13.
13.I Ialways
alwaysask
askmy
mysister
sisterand.for
and.for
the
theaccident
accident?? advice.
advice.
(A)
(A)which
which (A)
(A)her
her
(B)
(B)who
who (B)
(B)she
she
(C)
(C)whom
whom (C)
(C)hers
hers
(D)
(D)whose
whose (D)
(D)herself
herself
7.7.I Iwould
wouldlikeliketotoleave
leaveaamessage
messagefor
for 14.
14.Two
Twoofofthe
thenotebooks..Tom
notebooks..Tomhad had
IfIfI Imay.
may. lost
loston
onthe
thebus
buswere
werereturned
returnedtotothe
the
(A)
(A)they
they main
maindeskdeskatatthe
thehis
hisdormitory.
dormitory.
(B)
(B)them
them (A)
(A)what
what
(C)
(C)their
their (B)
(B)who
who
(D)
(D)theirs
theirs (C)
(C)which
which
(D)
(D)whose
whose
15.
15.He Hedidnt
didntseem
seemtotomind.Tv
mind.Tvwhile
while 16.
16.Sports
Sportsmedicine
medicineexperts
expertsagree
agreethat
that
hehewas
wastrying
tryingtotostudy.
study. Ice
Iceshould
shouldbe beapplied
appliedimmediately
immediately
(A)
(A)their
theirwatching
watching when
whenan anathlete
athletesuffers
suffersananinjure
injure
(B)
(B)that
thatthey
theywatch
watch to.
to.leg.
leg.
(C)
(C)them
themwatching
watching (A)
(A)its
its
(D)
(D)them
themwatch
watch (B)
(B)anan
(C)
(C)the
the
(D)
(D)his
his
17.
17.According
Accordingtotothe theChristian
ChristianBible,
Bible,when
when 18.
18.Charlie
CharlieChaplin
Chaplinwas
wasaacomedian
comedian
the
thedisciples
disciplessawsawJesus
Jesusafter
afterhehe .was
.wasbest
bestknown
knownfor
forhis
his
had
hadrisen
risenfrom
fromthe
thedeath
death, ,they
theysaid,
said, work
workininsilent
silentmovies.
movies.
..
.. (A)
(A)who
who
(A)
(A)it
itisishim.
him. (B)
(B)which
which
(B)
(B)it
itisishe.
he. (C)
(C)whose
whose
(C)
(C)it
itisishis.
his. (D)
(D)whom
whom
(D)
(D)isisherself.
herself.
CHOOSE
CHOOSETHE
THEONE
ONEUNDERLINED
UNDERLINEDWORD
WORDOR
ORPHRASE
PHRASETHAT
THATMUST
MUSTBE
BE
CHANGE
CHANGEIN
INORDER
ORDERFOR
FORTHE
THESENTENCE
SENTENCETO
TOBE
BECORRECT
CORRECT
19.
19.We
Weknow
knowthat
thatinin100
100A.D
A.DLeif
LeifEriksson
Erikssonlanded
landedon
onthe
theNorth
NorthAmerican
Americancoast,
coast,
AA
and
andthat
thathim
himand
andhis
hisNorwegian
Norwegiancompanions
companionswere
werethe
thefirst
firstwhite
whitemen
mentotosee
see
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the
theNew
NewWorld.
World.
20.
20.ItItwas
washer,
her,Elizabeth
ElizabethI,I,not
nother
herfather,
father,King
KingHenry,
Henry,who
wholed
ledEngland
Englandinto
intothe
the
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age
ageofofEmpire.
Empire.
21.
21.According
Accordingtotolegend,
legend,because
becausethe
theIndian
IndianPrincess
PrincessPocahontas
Pocahontassaid
saidthat
thatshe
she
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loved
lovedhe,
he,Captain
CaptainJohn
JohnSmith
Smithwas
wasset
setfree.
free.
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22.
22.According
AccordingtotoAmazon
Amazonlegends,
legends,men
menwere
wereforced
forcedtotodo
doall
allofofthe
thehousehold
householdtasks
tasks
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for
forthe
thewomen
womenwarriors
warriorswho
whogoverned
governedand
andprotected
protectedthe
thecities
citiesfor
forthey.
they.
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23.
23.Although
AlthoughBarney
BarneyClark
Clarklived
livedonly
onlyaafew
fewmonths
monthswith
withthe
theartificial
artificialheart,
heart,
AA
doctors
doctorswere
wereable
abletotolearn
learnaagreat
greatdeal
dealfrom
fromhim
himhaving
havingused
usedit.it.
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24.
24.Absolute
AbsoluteZero,
Zero,the
thetemperature
temperatureatatwhom
whomall
allsubstance
substancehave
havezero
zerothermal
thermal
AA BB
energy
energyand
andthus,
thus,the
thelowest
lowestpossible
possibletemperatures,
temperatures,isisunattainable
unattainableininpractice.
practice.
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25.
25.According
Accordingtotothe
thetheory
theoryofofnatural
naturalselections,
selections,the
theman
manwho
whowas
wasable
abletotouse
use
the
thehands
handsand
andfeet
feetmost
mostfreely
freelytotowalk
walkand
andgrasp
graspwas
wasthe
theone
onewhom
whomsurvived
survived
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and
andevolved.
evolved.
26.
26.The
Thepilgrims
pilgrimswere
were102
102English
Englishemigrants
emigrantswhom,
whom,after
afterarriving
arrivingon
onthe
theMay
May
AA BB
flower,
flower,became
becamethe
thefirst
firstEuropean
Europeansettlers
settlersininNew
NewEngland.
England.
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27.
27.According
Accordingtotothe
theFifth
FifthAmendment
Amendmenttotothe
theU.S.
U.S.constitution,
constitution,no
noperson
person
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should
shouldbe
becompelled
compelledtotobebeaawitness
witnessagainst
againsthim
himown.
own.
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28.
28.The
Thetwinkling
twinklinglights
lightsofofthe
thefirefly
fireflyare
aresignals
signalssosothat
thatthe
themale
maleand
andfemale
femaleofofthe
the
AA BB
species
speciescan
canfind
findeach
eachtotothe
theother.
other.
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