Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Undeterred, he thought of methods to increase productivity and proposed it to his superiors.

• NO CHANGE

  
  

• it was proposed by him

  
  

• they were proposed by him

  
  

• proposed them

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

For the duration of deer season, packs of hunters venture forth into the wild to stake out its favorite places to spot the animals.

• NO CHANGE

  
  

• his or her

  
  

• there

• their

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CCSS.L.3.1A

This superstition motivated local villagers to sacrifice an unblemished calf that he expected would protect their community from disaster.

• NO CHANGE

  
  

• he expects

  
  

• it expected

  
  

• they expected

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

If any of the data is erroneous, I correct it immediately.

• NO CHANGE

  
  

• corrected them

  
  

• corrected those

  
  

• correct those

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

They weren’t his donations to charity, however, that would gain him access to one of the wealthiest men in the country.

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• These weren’t

• It wasn’t

• That wasn’t

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.4.1C

I always try to carry at least one extra thumb drive. Who knows when they will go bad and stop working?

• NO CHANGE

• the one I’m using

• something

• either one

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

The company auditor began to depend on familiar accounting routines rather than on the new methodologies they had hoped to employ.

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• it

• those

• he

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

The wall was completely lost under the drawings; every bit of their area was filled with caricatures, small figures studies, and more advanced exercises in charcoal.

• NO CHANGE

  
  

• it’s

• its

• there

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Teeth are embedded deeply in the gums, so the extraction of a baby tooth before it is ready to fall out could be traumatic for the child.

• NO CHANGE

  
  

• they are

  
  

• those are

  
  

• that is

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Scotland has several famous lakes that attract tourists from all over the world. Unfortunately, thunderstorms frequently force them to cancel their bus tours advertised to “explore the idyllic countryside.”

• NO CHANGE

  
  

• are forceful in canceling

  
  

• force to cancel

  
  

• force travel agencies to cancel

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D