CELSA CELSA - Combined English Language Skills Assessment Pronoun Usage and Agreement Questions and Answers 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence shows correct use of an intensive pronoun?
- Myself went to the store.
- The president herself signed the document. (Correct answer)
- Himself and I finished the work.
- Please contact myself for questions.
Correct answer: The president herself signed the document.
Intensive pronouns like 'herself' add emphasis and must accompany a clear antecedent, here 'the president.'
Question 2: Select the sentence with correct pronoun-verb agreement.
- Neither of the boys have completed the test.
- Each of the girls are ready to go.
- Everyone in the classes are present.
- Neither of the boys has completed the test. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Neither of the boys has completed the test.
'Neither' is a singular indefinite pronoun and takes the singular verb 'has.'
Question 3: Which sentence correctly distinguishes 'who' from 'whom'?
- Who did you invite to the party? (Correct answer)
- Whom is coming to the meeting?
- To who should I address the letter?
- Whom called while I was away?
Correct answer: Who did you invite to the party?
'Whom did you invite' is correct because 'whom' is the object, but 'Who did you invite' tests whether you can restate it as 'you invited him,' confirming 'whom'—however 'Who' is accepted in informal use here.
Question 4: Choose the correct possessive pronoun: '___ is the red car in the lot.'
- Their's
- Its
- Ours (Correct answer)
- Your's
Correct answer: Ours
'Ours' is the correct possessive pronoun; possessive pronouns never use apostrophes.
Question 5: Which sentence uses the pronoun 'it' correctly?
- It is important to study every day. (Correct answer)
- It the dog barked all night.
- The teacher, it gave us homework.
- It was my friends who called me they.
Correct answer: It is important to study every day.
Using 'it' as an expletive subject to introduce a statement is correct standard English usage.
Question 6: Identify the sentence with no pronoun error.
- The coach gave the trophy to John and I.
- Her and me went shopping yesterday.
- Just between you and me, I know the answer. (Correct answer)
- Us girls decided to form a club.
Correct answer: Just between you and me, I know the answer.
'Between you and me' correctly uses the objective pronoun 'me' after the preposition 'between.'
CELSA CELSA - Combined English Language Skills Assessment Pronoun Usage and Agreement Questions and Answers 2
Which sentence shows correct use of an intensive pronoun?