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WorksheetsIndefinite Pronoun Agreement (Verbs and Antecedents)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 32mins
Some of the students (make, makes) no effort to pay attention.
make
makes
One (get, gets) goose bumps thinking about that scary movie
gets
get
Both of the girls (talk, talks) about careers in pharmacy.
talk
talks
Each of the picture frames (were, was) cracked.
were
was
All of the archaeologist’s discoveries (are, is) fascinating
are
is
Choose the correct sentence.
1. The virus mutated so rapidly that it developed a resistance to most vaccines.
1. The virus mutated so rapidly that it develops a resistance to most vaccines.
1. The virus mutated so rapidly that they developed a resistance to most vaccines.
Choose the sentence that has a shift in verb tense (which is WRONG).
The dog walks to the fireplace. Then, he circles twice and
lies down in front of the fire.
The dog walked to the fireplace. Then, he circles twice and
lies down in front of the fire.
The dog walked to the fireplace. Then, he circled twice and
lay down in front of the fire.
Choose the CORRECT sentence (the one that does not make a shift in person or point of view).
The hikers were told that you had to stay on the trail.
The hikers were told that they had to stay on the trail.
Choose the sentence that has an INCORRECT shift in person (point of view).
Anyone can learn to cook if he or she practices.
You can learn to cook if you practice.
Anyone can learn to cook if you practice.
Which sentence has an INCORRECT shift in number?
Each visitor to the museum must check his or her cameras at the entrance.
Visitor to the museum must check their cameras at the
entrance.
Each visitor to the museum must check their cameras at the
entrance.
Which sentence illustrates CORRECT agreement in number?
Several of the students had their phones out during class.
Several of the students had his or her phones out during class.
Which passage illustrates CORRECT verb tense consistency?
Jimmy Valentine walked back into the bank. Annabelle was standing by her father crying both tears of joy and pain. Her father had a relieved look on his face. Jimmy knew then that his reformation was retrieved.
Jimmy Valentine walked back into the bank. Annabelle is standing by her father crying both tears of joy and pain. Her father had a relieved look on his face. Jimmy knew then that his reformation is retrieved.
Jimmy Valentine walks back into the bank. Annabelle was standing by her father crying both tears of joy and pain. Her father has a relieved look on his face. Jimmy knew then that his reformation was retrieved.
Which sentence illustrates CORRECT verb tense consistency?
Jimmy has a species look on his face as he walks into the bank. He then opens his suitcase and begins to crack the safe.
Jimmy had a species look on his face as he walked into the bank. He then opened his suitcase and begins to crack the safe.
Jimmy has a species look on his face as he walked into the bank. He then opened his suitcase and begins to crack the safe.
Which sentence illustrates CORRECT pronoun antecedent agreement in number?
Anyone who shows up late to class will be forced to eat her lunch in the office.
Anyone who shows up late to class will be forced to eat their lunch in the office.
Which sentence illustrates CORRECT pronoun antecedent agreement in number?
Both of the students got his or her hair cut.
Few girls wear her hair short these days.
Many boys wear their hair long.
