GRAMMAR REVIEW: REFERENTS BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SUPPORTING SKILLS GRAMMAR REVIEW: REFERENTS

 

Pronouns and demonstrative adjectives can be used to refer to other words in a sentence. These forms are called referents and they agree with the word they refer to. Pronouns Pronouns have different forms depending on their use, as shown in the chart below. A possessive pronoun or adjective must agree with the word it refers to:   Demonstrative adjectives Demonstratives are the only adjectives that agree in number with their nouns: When there is the idea of selection, the pronoun one (or ones) often follows the demonstrative: If the demonstrative is followed by another adjective, one (or ones) must be used:   EXERCISE G18 Use Exercise G18 to practice your skills in understanding referents EXERCISE G18 Understanding referents Write the word or phrase that the underlined words refer to. 1 The dogs must be loyal, intelligent, and calm; these qualities are what make them suitable for training to lead the blind. these qualities _________________________________ them _________________________________ 2 To understand ancient Egypt, scholars study its hieroglyphics and try to interpret them. its _________________________________ them _________________________________ 3 When Caesar and his troops invaded Britain, they anchored their transports above an area they erroneously thought was the high tidemark. his _________________________________ they _________________________________ their _________________________________ they _________________________________

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