Pronouns and Antecendents

Read the sentences. Pick the choice that does not have a pronoun-antecedent agreement. 

• Dave and I like Sundays because we can watch football.
  
• The police officers arrested the suspect and put it in jail.
  
•  The old wooden bed creaked when the child sat on it.
  
• Kyle wasn’t surprised when he saw the bus waiting at the curb. 

Read the sentences. Pick the choice that does not have a pronoun-antecedent agreement. 

• Ana likes to listen to music; she wants to be a singer. 
• The group did well in the competition, so it won easily. 
• Dolphins are smart, and they communicate well.
  
• I had fun with Heather. He was funny. 

Read each sentence. Choose a pronoun to replace the red word or words.
                                                                      We will carry the box down the stairs for you. 

• her
• it
• he
• him

Read the sentence. Choose a pronoun to replace the red word or words.
                                                                      Do you want me to unload all of the items in this truck? 

• someone
• it 
• the
• everything

Read the sentence. Choose a pronoun to replace the red word or words.
                                                                       My dog and I went for a short walk around the block. 

• it
• we
• they
• them

Read the sentence. Choose a pronoun to replace the red word or words.
                                                                       Do you know if a person was here earlier? 

• he
• she
• they 
• someone

Read the sentence. Choose a pronoun to replace the red word or words.
                                                                       My grandmother came to see me perform in the school play. 

• it
• he
• she
• her

Read the sentence. Choose a pronoun to replace the red word or words.
                                                                          I watched as the ants marched toward the picnic table. 

• them
• they
• thier
• there