Exploring Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Interactive Video
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English
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6th - 10th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Lucas Foster
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Standards-aligned
10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What must pronouns agree with in terms of person, gender, and number?
Their subjects
Their antecedents
Their objects
Their verbs
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is most academic writing done in the third person?
To include more pronouns
To use more complex sentences
To make the writing more personal
To avoid shifting between pronouns
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1D
CCSS.L.3.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you are writing about both males and females, which pronoun should you use?
It
They
She
He
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What pronoun should be used for the sentence: 'Maria and Denis played ___ trumpets together'?
Their
Its
His
Her
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'Neither the conductor nor the musicians have taken ___ places,' which pronoun is correct?
His
Her
Their
Its
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is always a plural indefinite pronoun?
Everyone
Each
Both
Somebody
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1D
CCSS.L.3.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which indefinite pronoun is always singular?
Each
Several
Few
Many
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1D
CCSS.L.3.1A
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