Pronoun Agreement

If everyone thoughtfully used turn signals, they would find that their daily commute required less honking, cursing, and fist shaking.

• Change everyone to drivers.
• Change they to he or she
• Change their to his or her
• No change is necessary.

Before students bite into a cafeteria sandwich, they should lift the bun and check for caterpillars in the lettuce.

• Change they to he.
• Change they to she
• Change they to he or she.
• No change is necessary.

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CCSS.L.6.1C

When swimmers ignore the instructions of lifeguards, they might drown, get stung by jellyfish, or have his or her legs chewed off by hungry sharks.

• Change swimmers to a swimmer.
• Change they to he or she.
• Change his or her to their.
• No change is necessary.

The class voted unanimously to write one long research paper instead of several short essays for its final grade. But once the difficult projects began, some students wished that they could change their minds.

• Change its to their.
• Change they to he or she.
• Change their to his or her.
• No change is necessary

The team agreed that their strategy of fair play was ineffective against the constantly cheating Tyson High Tigers.

• Change their to his.
• Change their to his or her.
• Change their to its.
• No change is necessary

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CCSS.L.6.1C

All of the car's paint has lost its shine, and most of the tires have lost its tread. Some of the engine components, however, can still perform their job.

• Change its shine to their shine.

• Change its tread to their tread.

• Change their job to its job.

• No change is necessary.

Neither of my best friends believes that death is a reality for them. During the weekend, these two buddies spend their time jumping out of airplanes, never worrying that their parachutes might not open.

• Change them to him.
• Change their time to his time.
• Change their parachutes to his parachute.
• No change is necessary.

Someone needs to move their car out of Gloria's parking spot immediately; otherwise a tow truck will happily move his vehicle for him.

• Change their to his.
• Change his to their.
• Change him to them.
• No change is necessary.

Tony refuses to eat at Bernie's Burger Emporium because their onions make his breath stink so badly that his girlfriend won't kiss him for three days.

• Change their to his.
• Change their to his or her.
• Change their to its.
• No change is necessary.

Everyone should dissect a frog for Dr. Wright because the extra credit points will help them improve their averages at the end of the semester.

• Change Everyone to Biology students.
• Change them to him or her.
• Change their to his or her.
• No change is necessary.