Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Choose the proper pronoun to complete the sentence: “Erica and Priya went to a movie on Friday night. _____ shared some popcorn and candy during the movie.”

• They

• Them

• Their

Choose the proper pronoun to complete the sentence: “After listening to the teacher explain the directions, Jeon, Luke, and I completed the experiment _____.”

• themself

• themselves

• ourself

• ourselves

Choose the sentence with the vague pronoun error.

• We ran past it on our way to the store.

• He left the books on the shelf by the door.

• They told us it was their dog.

What change should be made in the following sentence?

Mika and Layla were walking to school when she slipped on the ice and broke her arm.

• change Mika and Layla to We

• change she to they

• change she to Mika

• change her arm to it

Read the sentence. Then, choose the sentence that uses the pronouns correctly.

Logan and Juan met up with Tami and me as we walked to the park.

• He met up with us as we walked to the park.

• They met up with us as we walked to the park.

• Them met up with they as we walked to the park.

What change should be made in the following sentence:

While mystery novels don’t excite everyone, most people enjoy it.

• change it to its

• change it to them

• change it to their

• change it to us

What change should be made in the following sentence?

A successful longterm friendship requires hard work, but they can be a source of emotional support and happiness.

• change they to it

• change they to them

• change they to we

• change they to he

What change should be made in the following sentence?

Kathleen loves to put raisins in almost everything. She especially loves to sprinkle it in her cereal.

• change her to their

• change it to them

• change She to They

• change it to itself

What change should be made in the following sentence?

Maria and her sister posed for a photograph, but when the flash went off, she blinked.

• change she to her sister

• change her to Maria's

• change she to it

• change her to their

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word:

A pronoun ______ to one clear antecedent.