WorksheetsT3_Module 2: Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Choose the correct pronoun referent:
Neither of the boys bought _____ own uniform.
her
his
their
its
Choose the correct pronoun referent:
Few of the Native Americans shared a language with _____ neighbors.
them
you
their
his
Which pronoun-antecedent agreement rule specifically applies to this sentence:
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are also famous for their poetry.
Only a plural pronoun should be used in place of a plural noun.
A clause or phrase that separates a subject and a verb, does not alter the number of antecedents.
Compound subject/antecedent joined by "AND" must use a plural referent.
Only a singular pronoun should be used in place of a singular noun
Choose the correct pronoun referent:
There were other boats from the other beaches going out to sea and the old man heard the dip and push of their oars even though he could not see _____ now the moon was below the hills.
him
they
me
them
Which pronoun-antecedent agreement rule specifically applies to this sentence:
There were other boats from the other beaches going out to sea and the old man heard the dip and push of their oars even though he could not see them now the moon was below the hills.
Only a masculine pronoun should be used in place of a
masculine noun.
Only a subject pronoun should be used to replace a subject
noun.
Only a plural pronoun should be used in place of a plural noun.
Only an object pronoun should be used to replace an object noun.
Which rule applies to this sentence?
The members of the audience rise to their feet and clap their hands.
Plural pronoun referent must be used to replace collective nouns that act as one unit.
Singular pronoun referent must be used to replace collective nouns that moves as one unit.
Plural pronoun referent must be used to replace collective nouns that act individually.
Singular pronoun referent must be used to replace collective nouns that act individually.
Choose the correct pronoun referent:
A number of adults in Maycomb never discussed the case with his children.
her
them
you
their
Which pronoun-antecedent agreement rule specifically applies to this sentence:
Mr. Dolphus Raymond, a white man, enjoys sipping his coke.
A clause or phrase that separates a subject and a verb, does
not alter the number of antecedents.
Only a feminine pronoun should be used to replace a feminine
noun.
"Every " and "Many a" preceding a noun takes a SINGULAR
pronoun referent.
When the phrase "a number of" comes before a noun, it must
use a PLURAL referent pronoun.
Which pronoun-antecedent agreement rule specifically applies to this sentence:
Four hundred thousand Ukrainians flee their homes in Ukraine.
"Every " and "Many a" preceding a noun takes a SINGULAR
pronoun referent
Only a plural pronoun should be used in place of a plural noun.
Compound subject/antecedent joined by "AND" must use a plural
referent.
Only a singular pronoun should be used in place of a singular noun.
Choose the correct pronoun referent:
He was very fond of flying fish as _____ were his principal friends on the ocean.
them
he
they
she
