wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

pronoun antecedent

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the antecedent for the pronoun "he" in the following sentence? The artist comes every October because he enjoys autumn.
a)
autumn
b)
artist
c)
October
2.
Identify the antecedent for the word "their" in the following sentence. Most states maintain their highways for safe driving.
a)
highways
b)
driving
c)
states
3.

Neither of my sons brought _____ homework.

a)

neither; his

b)

sons; his

c)

sons; their

d)

neither; their

4.

Several of the kids had left _____ rain jackets in the classroom.

a)

several; his

b)

kids; their

c)

kids; his or her

d)

several; their

5.
My phone needed to be charged; their battery was almost dead.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
it's
c)
its
d)
its'
6.
Each of the rabbits lay in its own pen.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
Some
c)
All
d)
Several
7.
Members of that gang said they feel the gang is like it's family.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
their
c)
they're
d)
its
8.
McDonalds announced that it's McRib sandwich is back again.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
its'
c)
their
d)
its
9.

Whenever students are under a great deal of stress, we often stop studying.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

they

c)

you

d)

them

10.
If students want to succeed on the grammar quiz, you should study on this practice.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
they
c)
he or she
d)
them
11.

Each of my son's LEGO sets has their own storage box.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

they're

c)

it's

d)

its

12.
Each of the daughters followed (her, their) mother's footsteps.
a)
her
b)
their
13.
Neither Clarissa nor Aleah wore (her, their) own dresses to the prom.
a)
her
b)
their
14.
Someone in your class called and left (his, their) phone number.
a)
his
b)
their
15.
McDonnell-Douglas recently published (its, their) report on the newly improved Tomahawk missile.
a)
its
b)
their
16.

All of the seats in the new theater ____ padded

a)

are

b)

is

17.

Some young people, of course, only ________ credit cards for emergencies, like when they've got no cash on hand to buy a bag of Flamin' Hot Cheetos for their mans.

a)

use

b)

uses

18.

The good news ______ that money-management skills _________ more common sense and discipline than they do brilliance and an MBA.

a)

are, requires

b)

is, requires

c)

is, require

d)

are, require

19.

This is one of the books that ______ on the recommended reading list.

a)

is

b)

are

20.

There ________ to be a direct correlation between study habits and grades.

a)

seems

b)

seem