Pronouns

8 Grade 10 English questions on Pronouns, with worked marking schemes. 8 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   4 marks

   State the type of pronoun each of the following is: (a) themselves (b) who, in 'the farmer who won the prize' (c) somebody (d) those, in 'Those are my books'.

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2. Question 2

   3 marks

   Explain why the sentence 'The head teacher gave the certificates to Wekesa and I' is incorrect, then rewrite it correctly.

   (3 marks)

   Marking scheme

   1 mark per point, maximum 3. - 'I' is the subject form of the pronoun, but here the pronoun is the object of the preposition 'to'. - After a preposition (or as the object of a verb) the object form 'me' is required; the test is to drop 'Wekesa and' – 'gave the certificates to I' is clearly wrong. - Correct version: 'The head teacher gave the certificates to Wekesa and me.' The rewrite must be exact for its mark.

3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Which one of the following sentences contains a possessive pronoun rather than a possessive determiner?

   A. The pupils swept their classroom before lunch.

   B. Her green sweater is on the desk.

   C. The green sweater on the desk is hers.

   D. Our bus leaves the stage at noon.

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4. Question 4

   2 marks

   Distinguish between 'its' and 'it's', giving one example sentence for each.

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   In which one of the following sentences is the pronoun reference ambiguous?

   A. When the driver parked the lorry, he switched off the engine.

   B. When Amina told Nasra that she had won the debate, she burst into tears.

   C. Juma lent Otieno a pen, and Otieno returned it after the lesson.

   D. The pupils collected their books before the bell rang.

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Choose the pronoun that correctly completes the sentence: The nurse ______ treated my young brother at the dispensary comes from Bungoma.

   A. which

   B. who

   C. whom

   D. what

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   The indefinite pronoun 'neither' is the subject of the sentence below. Choose the verb form that agrees with it: Neither of the goalkeepers ______ fit to play in the county final today.

   A. are

   B. were

   C. is

   D. have been

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8. Question 8

   4 marks

   Distinguish between a reflexive pronoun and an emphatic pronoun, giving one example sentence of each.

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   Marking scheme

   1 mark per point, maximum 4. - A reflexive pronoun is the object of the verb or preposition and refers back to the subject, showing that the doer and the receiver of the action are the same. - Example: 'The toddler burnt herself on the jiko.' - An emphatic (intensive) pronoun adds stress to a noun or pronoun already in the sentence and can be removed without spoiling the grammar. - Example: 'The governor himself opened the milk cooling plant.' Accept any correct original examples; the forms are the same, so the explanation of function carries the marks.

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