Question 1
Residents in Sai Kung were warned on Monday. A typhoon arrived that night. It broke many windows and brought down trees, and firefighters worked until morning. What does "It" refer to?
Work out what a pronoun refers to in a short article
Questions in this subject are always in English
The text is what is being learned, so translating it would change the exercise. Explanations still follow your chosen language.
Follow this one with me, a step at a time. Try to guess each step first.
Common mistakes
- This is mentioned after the pronoun. A pronoun usually points back to something already named.
- This does not match the pronoun in number. Check whether the pronoun means one or more than one.
- This is a person, but the pronoun here refers to a thing.
One at a time. A wrong answer gets a second try, so have a go.
Question 2
Last term, two S2 students built a small robot. It can sort rubbish into three bins. Their teacher entered the project in a city contest. What does "It" refer to?
Question 3
Kei's grandparents live in Cheung Chau. Every summer he visits them for two weeks and learns how to fish. What does "them" refer to?
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