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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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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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!
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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!
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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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  1. Sam told Leo that Leo had won the prize.
  2. Gran baked a pie. She cut it into eight slices for us.
  3. We can't tell whether 'he' means Sam or Leo.
  4. Sam told Leo that Leo had won the prize.
  5. Leo and Omar built a raft. They tested it on the pond, and it floated!
  6. We can't tell whose book it is.
  7. When the dog chased the cat, the cat ran up a tree.
  8. Leo and Omar built a raft. They tested it on the pond, and it floated!
  9. 'It' could be the dog or the cat.
  10. Mia gave Ella's book back to her.
  11. Mia found a shell. She washed it and put it on her shelf.
  12. We can't tell whose book it is.
  13. When the dog chased the cat, the cat ran up a tree.
  14. Gran baked a pie. She cut it into eight slices for us.
  15. 'It' could be the dog or the cat.
  16. When the dog chased the cat, the cat ran up a tree.