Cohesion 2: Pronouns and Anaphora

Questions

1. MultiChoice

   Which pronoun correctly replaces 'the giant sea turtle' in the second paragraph?

2. WordsBox

   Sarah loves playing tennis. ____ practices every afternoon with ____ brother.

3. MultiChoice

   Why do writers use pronouns across paragraphs?

4. MultiChoice

   Identify the pronoun that refers back to 'the young scientists' in a previous sentence.

5. WordsBox

   The boys built a treehouse in the garden. ____ painted ____ bright blue.

6. MultiChoice

   Which possessive pronoun creates cohesion here? 'The dog found a bone. It was ...'

7. MultiChoice

   Which word is an example of anaphoric reference?

8. WordsBox

   Lucy dropped her phone on the floor. Luckily, ____ did not ____

9. MultiChoice

   Choose the pronoun that maintains cohesion: 'The mountain peak was high. ... was covered in snow.'

10. MultiChoice

    What risk occurs when using too many pronouns without clear nouns?

11. WordsBox

    The firefighters arrived quickly. ____ put out the ____ in minutes.

12. MultiChoice

    Which demonstrative pronoun links to 'the old books mentioned earlier'?

13. MultiChoice

    Replace the underlined phrase for cohesion: 'The owl flew silently. The owl hunted mice.'

14. WordsBox

    Tom lost his boots near the river. ____ looked for ____ for hours.

15. MultiChoice

    Which relative pronoun links clauses for cohesion?