Pronoun or noun? Make it clear who is meant
4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.4.3.A, L.6.1.D · England: Y4 GPS (choosing nouns or pronouns for clarity and cohesion)
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Question 1
Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? Sam told Leo that he had won the prize. (Leo won.)
- A. Sam told Leo that he had won the prize.
- B. He told him that he had won the prize.
- C. Sam told Leo that Leo had won the prize.
- D. Sam told Leo that Sam had won the prize.
Question 2
Which version is clearest and reads best?
- A. Gran baked a pie. It cut her into eight slices for us.
- B. Gran baked a pie. She cut it into eight slices for us.
- C. Gran baked a pie. Gran cut the pie into eight slices for us.
- D. She baked it. She cut it into eight slices for us.
Question 3
Sam told Leo that he had won the prize. Why is this sentence unclear?
- A. It should be a question.
- B. It uses too many nouns.
- C. It has no verb.
- D. We can't tell whether 'he' means Sam or Leo.
Question 4
Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? Sam told Leo that he had won the prize. (Leo won.)
- A. He told him that he had won the prize.
- B. Sam told Leo that Leo had won the prize.
- C. Sam told Leo that he had won the prize.
- D. Sam told Leo that Sam had won the prize.
Question 5
Which version is clearest and reads best?
- A. Leo and Omar built a raft. They tested it on the pond, and it floated!
- B. They built it. They tested it on it, and it floated!
- C. Leo and Omar built a raft. Leo and Omar tested the raft on the pond, and the raft floated!
- D. Leo and Omar built a raft. He tested them on the pond, and they floated!
Question 6
Mia gave Ella her book back. Why is this sentence unclear?
- A. It has no subject.
- B. We can't tell whose book it is.
- C. It is too short.
- D. 'gave' is the wrong verb.
Question 7
Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? When the dog chased the cat, it ran up a tree. (The cat ran up the tree.)
- A. When it chased it, it ran up a tree.
- B. When the dog chased the cat, it ran up a tree.
- C. When the dog chased the cat, the cat ran up a tree.
- D. When the dog chased the cat, the dog ran up a tree.
Question 8
Which version is clearest and reads best?
- A. Leo and Omar built a raft. They tested it on the pond, and it floated!
- B. Leo and Omar built a raft. Leo and Omar tested the raft on the pond, and the raft floated!
- C. Leo and Omar built a raft. He tested them on the pond, and they floated!
- D. They built it. They tested it on it, and it floated!
Question 9
When the dog chased the cat, it ran up a tree. Why is this sentence unclear?
- A. Dogs cannot chase cats.
- B. It needs a full stop in the middle.
- C. 'It' could be the dog or the cat.
- D. It is in the wrong tense.
Question 10
Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? Mia gave Ella her book back. (The book is Ella's.)
- A. Mia gave Ella her book back.
- B. She gave her her book back.
- C. Mia gave Ella's book back to her.
- D. Mia gave Mia's book back to Ella.
Question 11
Which version is clearest and reads best?
- A. She found it. She washed it and put it on her shelf.
- B. Mia found a shell. It washed her and put her on its shelf.
- C. Mia found a shell. She washed it and put it on her shelf.
- D. Mia found a shell. Mia washed the shell and Mia put the shell on Mia's shelf.
Question 12
Mia gave Ella her book back. Why is this sentence unclear?
- A. It is too short.
- B. It has no subject.
- C. 'gave' is the wrong verb.
- D. We can't tell whose book it is.
Question 13
Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? When the dog chased the cat, it ran up a tree. (The cat ran up the tree.)
- A. When it chased it, it ran up a tree.
- B. When the dog chased the cat, the dog ran up a tree.
- C. When the dog chased the cat, the cat ran up a tree.
- D. When the dog chased the cat, it ran up a tree.
Question 14
Which version is clearest and reads best?
- A. Gran baked a pie. Gran cut the pie into eight slices for us.
- B. Gran baked a pie. It cut her into eight slices for us.
- C. She baked it. She cut it into eight slices for us.
- D. Gran baked a pie. She cut it into eight slices for us.
Question 15
When the dog chased the cat, it ran up a tree. Why is this sentence unclear?
- A. 'It' could be the dog or the cat.
- B. It is in the wrong tense.
- C. It needs a full stop in the middle.
- D. Dogs cannot chase cats.
Question 16
Rewrite the sentence so it matches the meaning in brackets. Which is best? When the dog chased the cat, it ran up a tree. (The cat ran up the tree.)
- A. When the dog chased the cat, the dog ran up a tree.
- B. When it chased it, it ran up a tree.
- C. When the dog chased the cat, the cat ran up a tree.
- D. When the dog chased the cat, it ran up a tree.
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