Pronoun Antecedent

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

a) "Everyone should bring their own lunch."

b) "Everyone should bring his own lunch."

c) "Everyone should bring it's own lunch."

• a

• b

• c

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following sentences contains a mistake?

a) "John loves his dog, and he takes it for a walk every day."

b) "The students studied for their exams, and they felt prepared."

c) "Mary told Sarah that she would meet her at the restaurant."

• a

• b

• c

Each student must bring _____ own lunch to school.

• a. his or her

• b. their

• c. its

• d. they

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which pronoun agrees in gender and number with the antecedent "company" in the sentence: "The company announced _________ new CEO"?

• a. his

• b. their

• c. its

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

• a. Everyone should bring their own lunch.

• b. "Everyone should bring his or her own lunch.

• c. Everyone should bring it's own lunch.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the antecedent in the sentence: "The car that Mary purchased is brand new."

• Mary

• car

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent in the sentence: "Sarah baked a cake, and she decorated it beautifully"?

• cake

• Sarah

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

"Each students submitted _________ assignments on time"?

• his or her

• their

• It's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the antecedent in the sentence: "I bought a new laptop, and it's very fast"?

• very fast

• fast

• laptop

• new laptop

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the antecedent in the following sentence:

"The flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden, and butterflies danced around them."

• butterfly

• garden

• butterflies

• flowers

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D