Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

In order to understand pronoun – antecedent agreement, you must first understand pronouns. 

A pronoun is a word used to stand for (or take the place of) a noun.

Below are the personal pronouns. They are called “personal” because they usually refer to persons (except for it, which refers to things).

Example:

John saw a man.

He saw a man.

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Q1. Neither Clarissa nor Aleah wore ________ own dresses to the prom.

• her

• their

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Q2. Someone in your class called and left _______ phone number.

• his

• their

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Q3. McDonnell-Douglas recently published _______ report on the newly improved Tomahawk missile.

• its

• their

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4. One of the cashiers thinks that ________ boss has been transferred to a different location.

• her

• their

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5. many of the students at the college find that school pressures affect ___________ relationships at home.

• his or her

• their

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6. Each of the candidates gave ________ speech at the Civic Center.

• his or her

• their

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7. Having an obsessive-compulsive personality, Laura likes to have everything in ________ place before she goes to sleep at night.

• its

• their

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8. Either of the women who parked illegally will soon find that ________ car has been towed.

• her

• their

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9. Either of my brothers or my uncle will fail to purchase _______ tickets in time to receive a discount.

• his

• their

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10. Either my sister or my aunts will buy (her, their) gifts at that store.

• her

• their