All Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #51 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Which word in the following passage is a vague pronoun?
Emily’s father told her to take his car out of the garage and clean it out.
his
garage
her
it
it
Correct Answer: it
Explanation: A vague 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, there are three pronouns to deal with: her, his, and it. “her” clearly refers to Emily, while “his” refers to the father. “it”, however, could be referring to the car or the garage. It is unclear.
Example Question #52 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Which word in the passage is a vague pronoun?
The managers told their employees that they would have to work over the weekend.
employees
they
managers
their
they
Correct Answer: they
Explanation: A vague 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, there are two pronouns to deal with: their and they. “their” clearly refers to the managers, while “they” could refer to either the managers or the employees. Who has to work over the weekend? It is unclear.
Example Question #53 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Which word in the passage is a vague pronoun?
“Take your socks off your feet and wash them,” his mother said to him.
your
him
his
them
them
Correct Answer: them
Explanation: A vague 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, there are four pronouns to deal with: your, them, his and him. Your, his and him all clearly refer to the boy. Them, however, could be referring to the boy’s socks or his feet. It is unclear which.
Example Question #54 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Which word in the passage is a vague pronoun?
Samantha told her coach that she was wrong.
Samantha
she
coach
her
she
Correct Answer: she
Explanation: A vague 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, there are two pronouns: her and she. “her” refers to Samantha, but “she” could be referring to Samantha or her coach. It is unclear.
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