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My mother and father took _______________ to the movies.
a) you and him
b) you and he
c) you and I
d) his and hers

___________ think they've finally found a piece of Amelia Earhart's lost plane.
a) They
b) Researchers
c) A researcher
d) Each

If the equities held by an investor have performed better than __________ expected and more money is desired for living expense, slightly more than four percent may be withdrawn.
a) him or her
b) they
c) them
d) he or she

He was someone _______ everyone admired and liked.
a) who
b) whom
c) whose
d) which

It was only when ________ talked later that he told me he had begun to feel disenchanted with the Maharishi's behavior.
a) John and I
b) John and me
c) me and John
d) you and me

The files arranged by the temporary workers were badly out of order, so we sent _______ back to the main office.
a) them
b) it
c) they
d) all the files

__________ says that sharks must move in order to breathe.
a) In the book it
b) Scientists
c) The book
d) The man who

_______ do you honestly feel is the most deserving?______ or ____?
a) Whom.....Him....me
b) Who.....Him....me
c) Whom.....He....I
d) Who.....He....I

Some of ______ coin collectors wanted to see more commemorative coins.
a) we
b) us
c) him
d) he

The woman _____ wrote that book is a reporter for The New York Times.
a) who
b) whose
c) whom
d) she

Kim observed the moon through the telescope until it was covered with clouds.
a) Correct
b) Pronoun Case Error
c) Pronoun Reference Error
d)

Al is interested in stamp collecting, so he wants to learn all he can about them.
a) Correct
b) Pronoun Case Error
c) Pronoun Reference Error
d)

Originally, fairy tales did not always end “happily ever after;” rather, they were often extremely violent.
a) Correct
b) Pronoun Case Error
c) Pronoun Reference Error
d)

In the original version of “Cinderella,” for example, after the marriage between she and the prince, Cinderella has her step-sisters placed in spiked coffins and dragged around the city behind the wedding procession.
a) Correct
b) Pronoun Case Error
c) Pronoun Reference Error
d)

Similarly, at the end of the authentic version of “Little Red Riding Hood,” the wolf attacks and kills the little girl who was visiting her grandmother.
a) Correct
b) Pronoun Case Error
c) Pronoun Reference Error
d)

Some nineteenth-century artists were offended by the violence and refused to illustrate the tale; it was them, not the publisher, who believed that a story for children should have a happier ending.
a) Correct
b) Pronoun Case Error
c) Pronoun Reference Error
d)

Stephen W. Hawking' s a988 book A Brief History of Time became an immediate best seller, which was surprising.
a) Correct
b) Pronoun Case Error
c) Pronoun Reference Error
d)

Even though Hawking carefully explains his theories, they still confuse some readers
a) Correct
b) Pronoun Case Error
c) Pronoun Reference Error
d)

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