Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

My grandmother, as well as many other older women, believes that _____ should wait until a man calls her, rather than calling the man first.

• she

• their

• they

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Every piece of Debra’s jewelry glittered in the light; ______ gave the impression that Debra had been dipped in gold.

• it

• they

• her

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Neither the crew members nor the manager will open _____ register to refund your money for that half-eaten hamburger.

• its

• his

• their

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

If Tito’s Taco Palace continues to increase _____ prices, Samantha won't be able to afford the cheapest lunch burrito

• their

• its

• his or her

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Each of these computers has _____ own technical glitch that can frustrate the user.

• their

• its

• they

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Not only the crickets but also a frog chirped outside David's window for so long last night that _____ kept the poor boy from getting any rest before his important pronoun agreement quiz

• they

• it

• he or she

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Someone in the apartment needs to remember to buy shampoo unless everyone wants to wash _____ hair tomorrow morning with dish soap.

• its

• his or her

• their

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Mrs. Carson, like most American literature teachers, has _____ own interpretation of the symbols in Moby Dick.

• their

• her

• his or her

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

The troupe of knife jugglers shocked _____ audience when a butcher knife accidentally decapitated the head of an old woman's poodle

• their

• its

• his or her

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Neither Floyd the dog nor Madison’s three cats enjoy sleeping on the hard, cold floor when _____ can jump onto the soft, warm bed as soon as she leaves for work.

• he

• she

• they

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1