Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• Each of the students should bring his or her text book to the study session.

• Both Christine and George brought their children with them to the meeting.

• Everyone wanted to share their observations.

• When people are interrogated relentlessly, they tend to grow weary.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• John and Jane are combining their money to purchase a larger gift for their parents.

• Neither Steve nor Gary wanted to present his own ideas.

• Anna was the only one in the class who had her homework.

• If anyone wants the tickets, they need to call me tonight.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• The members of the team played their hardest.

• Bob is one of those teachers who consider themselves privileged to work with students.

• The tour guide, as well as the entire group, checked their supply list.

• Either my sister or my cousin will bring her video camera.

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CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• Everyone should write their name on the top of their test.

• If students need help, they should make an appointment to meet with a tutor.

• Neither of them will wear his/her costume once the performance is over.

• Both girls will try to see their relatives in New York.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the sentence with error.

• Nobody in the class completed his or her assignment perfectly.

• The students, rather than the professor, will present their theory at the conference.

• All instructors and every administrator stated his opinion.

• The committee is making their final presentation this evening.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• The group of student workers are distributing the schedule which was developed.

• The principal, as well as the teachers, initiated his request for parental help.

• Every employee must wear his or her identification badge.

• The mother and the father explained their concern.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• Either Sally or Christine will present their congratulations to the winner.

• The students, as well as the principal, expressed their opposition to the board's decision.

• John, rather than Dianne or Phil, brought his design for the poster.

• Many of them will see their friends at the conference.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• If anyone objects to the decision, they should say so now.

• Everyone was quiet until he or she heard the speaker's controversial remark.

• The audience showed their boredom by moving around during the presentation.

• She is the type of student who tries her hardest.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• Anyone who thinks the task seems easy should try it themselves.

• Neither Ruth nor Betty was late for her appointment.

• Nobody thought about bringing his or her portfolio.

• Both Ann and Sarah asked if they could turn her assignment in late.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the incorrect sentence.

• Joan, as well as both of her sisters, wanted to complete her assignment over the weekend.

• Someone has forgotten to complete their registration form.

• Neither Greg nor his brothers remembered their password.

• David and Sarah, as well as John, filed their complaint.

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CCSS.L.3.1F