Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 :Recognize And Correct Incorrect Shifts In Pronoun Number And Person: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.C

Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion of the following sentence.

When you think about children,we should always considerthe importance of education.

Possible Answers:

they should always

NO CHANGE

you should always consider

we should never consider

Correct answer:

you should always consider

Explanation:

Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and person. This sentence starts off in the second-person (“when you think about children,”), then shifts to first-person “we”. “we” should be replaced by “you” so the sentence maintains the second-person.

Example Question #11 :Recognize And Correct Incorrect Shifts In Pronoun Number And Person: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.C

Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion of the following sentence.

When people play team sports,youget exercise and learn teamwork.

Possible Answers:

they

we

NO CHANGE

he or she

Correct answer:

they

Explanation:

Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and person. This sentence begins in the third-person with “when people play team sports,” then shifts to the second-person “you”. “you” should be replaced with the third person “they”.

Example Question #11 :Recognize And Correct Incorrect Shifts In Pronoun Number And Person: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.C

Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion of the following sentence.

When David’s family arrived at the hotel,he wasexhausted.

Possible Answers:

she was

he were

NO CHANGE

they were

Correct answer:

they were

Explanation:

Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and person. In this case, the antecedent is plural (David’s family), so the pronoun needs to be plural as well.

Example Question #41 :Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts

Select the vague pronoun:

A virus is an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat. They can proscribe antibiotics to help fight the virus.

Possible Answers:

virus

They

agent

a

Correct answer:

They

Explanation:

A vague pronoun reference occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent, thus making it unclear who is being referred to. In this example, it's unclear who "They" are. We can assume based on the context that "They" might be a doctor, but we can't be sure.

Example Question #42 :Language

Select the vague pronoun:

When Melissa and Ali finally graduated, she celebrated with a big party!

Possible Answers:

Melissa

party

Ali

she

Correct answer:

she

Explanation:

A vague pronoun reference occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent, thus making it unclear who is being referred to. In this example, it's unclear who "she" is. Is "she" Ali or Melissa? "She" needs to be replaced with one of the names.

Example Question #3 :Recognize And Correct Vague Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.D

Select the vague pronoun:

They say that the delivery time is always under 30 minutes.

Possible Answers:

They

always

say

time

Correct answer:

They

Explanation:

A vague pronoun reference occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent, thus making it unclear who is being referred to. In this example,

Example Question #4 :Recognize And Correct Vague Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.D

Select the vague pronoun:

When Adley and her sister flew to Chicago, the airline lost her luggage.

Possible Answers:

her

airline

Adley

sister

Correct answer:

her

Explanation:

A vague pronoun reference occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent, thus making it unclear who is being referred to. In this example, it's unclear who "her" is.

Example Question #2 :Recognize And Correct Vague Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.D

Which word in the following passage is a vague pronoun?

The coach had to choose between kicking the extra point and going for the two-point conversion. It was clearly the better option.

Possible Answers:

coach

choose

option

It

Correct answer:

It

Explanation:

Correct Answer: It

解释:一个模糊的pronoun occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent, thus making it unclear what is being referred to. In this example, it is unclear which option “It” is. In this case, “It” seems to be referring to either kicking the extra point or going for the two-point conversion, but we can’t be sure.

Example Question #3 :Recognize And Correct Vague Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.D

Which word in the following passage is a vague pronoun?

In the championship game, the Eagles took on the Bobcats. In the end, we won!

Possible Answers:

Eagles

we

Bobcats

championship

Correct answer:

we

Explanation:

Correct Answer: we

解释:一个模糊的pronoun occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent, thus making it unclear who is being referred to. In this example, it is unclear who “we” refers to. “we” seems to refer to either the Eagles or the Bobcats, but we have no way of determining which one.

Example Question #4 :Recognize And Correct Vague Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.D

Which word in the following passage is a vague pronoun?

The girl and her mother both knew she was in big trouble.

Possible Answers:

trouble

girl

mother

she

Correct answer:

she

Explanation:

Correct Answer: she

解释:一个模糊的pronoun occurs when a pronoun could refer to more than one possible antecedent, thus making it unclear what is being referred to. In this example, it is unclear who “she” is referring to. “she” seems to refer to either the girl or her mother, but it is unclear.

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