Chapter 3 Review

Question 1

Each one of them had (his or her/their) own contribution to the project.

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his or her

Question 2

Before the Civil War, the Sea Islands were known for (her, their) rice and cotton plantations.

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their

Question 3

R or I? People with this condition sometimes isolate themselves from others.

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Reflexive

Question 4

Pronoun? It also led to new energy breakthroughs!

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It

Question 5

Carter began working in Egypt when (he, him) was only 17.

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he

Question 6

Possessive Pronoun? Its history dates all the way back to Leonardo da Vinci.

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Its

Question 7

Antecedent? Thomas Edison patented the first incandescent light bulb. He filed the patents in 1879 and 1880.

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Thomas Edison

Question 8

Do you know anyone who has built (his or her/their) own microscope?

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his or her

Question 9

Of course, there are always (those, these) who hate to handle worms.

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those

Question 10

Intensive Pronoun? The card itself continued to change.

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itself

Question 11

Reflexive Pronoun? Philo Farnsworth held 300 patents related to television by himself.

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himself

Question 12

Pronoun? Have you ever gone on a backpacking trip?

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you

Question 13

(This, These) devices were rudimentary.

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These

Question 14

The English were instrumental in bringing steam power to daily life. (He or She, They) invented many things.

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They

Question 15

(We, Us) especially enjoyed Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.

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We

Question 16

Object Pronoun? There is a lot of mystery surrounding him.

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him

Question 17

During the last century, millions of American bison roamed the Great Plains. (They, The Great Plains) stretched from the

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The Great Plains

Question 18

Tesla was famous and respected, but financial success eluded _________.

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him

Question 19

_________ was later sued by a calligrapher with whom he used to work.

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He

Question 20

To my friends and (l, me) the response of the Japanese people to the disaster was amazing.

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me

Question 21

Intensive Pronoun? Do you ever wonder how the bicycle itself was invented?

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itself

Question 22

Thomas Newcomen was an Englishmen. (He, She) made the steam engine more efficient.

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He

Question 23

Intensive Pronoun? This device itself was not a true bicycle

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itself

Question 24

Inventions are important to people, but we also see the historical changes (they, the inventions) cause.

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the inventions

Question 25

R or I? He suffers from Tourette’s syndrome, a nerve disease that causes him to twitch and shout in spite of himself.

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Reflexive

Question 26

Pronoun? Alexander Fleming discovered it by accident!

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it

Question 27

The lead-acid battery was invented in 1859. (It, He) is still used in most internal combustion engines today.

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It

Question 28

This seems a long time ago to (we, us) young people.

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us

Question 29

Possessive Pronoun? His vast body of work featured designs and models for transport vehicles.

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His

Question 30

(Whose, Who’s) was the face depicted on the giant figures?

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Whose

Question 31

R or I? Ancient Chinese scientists certainly gave themselves credit for the invention.

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Reflexive

Question 32

Nobody who cuts a Mobius strip in two lengthwise will end up with two rings. (He or she, They) will have only one ring!

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He or She

Question 33

Isaac Newton, while famous for many theories, deserves more credit for (his, their) work on telescopes.

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his

Question 34

Reflexive Pronoun? It’s unclear if he invented them by himself.

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himself

Question 35

Many people did not approve of __________ pacifist stance at the beginning of WWI.

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his

Question 36

R or I? She told me that the toy itself was developed in prehistoric times in the jungles of the Philippines.

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Intensive

Question 37

Subject Pronoun? He filed the patent for the device in 1876.

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He

Question 38

Subject Pronoun? He also made his own ink.

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He

Question 39

All of the astronomers worked to find better ways for (him or her/them) to study the night sky.

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them

Question 40

Imagine over a hundred people completely vanishing from (his, their) village.

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their

Question 41

(We, Us) mystery fans have started a club at our school.

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We

Question 42

Antecedent? Penicillin is a type of mold. It is a blue-green color.

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Penicillin

Question 43

Few people would be able to create (his or her/their) own.

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their

Question 44

Batteries are based on different chemistries. (They, It) change the power of the battery.

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They

Question 45

(What, who) were some of its other purposes?

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What

Question 46

Why would anybody want to study (your, you’re) garbage?

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your

Question 47

(These, That) is some fascinating information.

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That

Question 48

The exploration of caves has (it’s, its) own name- (it’s, its) called spelunking.

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its, it's

Question 49

Beryl is not terribly valuable by ______, but it is useful in aiding vision.

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itself

Question 50

He also may have invented the Calculus that (we, us) students study.

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we

Question 51

Subject Pronoun? He helped Bell with his invention.

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He

Question 52

Possessive Pronoun? He built his first automobile in a shed behind his house.

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his

Question 53

Object Pronoun? Other scientists saw them as a tool.

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them

Question 54

Reflexive Pronoun? The biggest problem was how to transmit image data by itself.

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itself

Question 55

Earhart would take with (she, her) a navigator, Fred Noonan.

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her

Question 56

Object Pronoun? He refined them further.

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them

Question 57

People taught (theyselves, themselves) how to make a type of weapon by tying a piece of cord around a grooved rock.

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themselves

Question 58

Many have written about (his, their) impressions of prehistoric paintings.

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their

Question 59

Antecedent? We know that in 1922 Carter’s crew uncovered a set of stairs in the sand.

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implied

Question 60

(Who, Whom) invented paper?

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Who

Chapter 3 Review

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Chapter 3 Review

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