Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement

Select the sentence that is incorrect in each group.

• Each of the students should bring his or her textbook 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.

Which sentence uses correct pronoun/antecedent agreement?

• The class is going on a picnic for its end-of-the-year celebration.

• The student council has agreed to hold their meetings on Thursdays.

• Every team has their own goals to accomplish to achieve victory.

• Several individual club members were rewarded for its service.

Choose the pronoun to correctly match the antecedent in the following example: Any student can learn to set up ____________ own tent.

• his or her

• hers

• their

• theirs

A ​ (a)   must agree in ​ (b)   (singular or plural) with its ​ (c)   ​ or the word to which it refers. This is called ​ (d)   agreement.

• antecedent

• pronoun

• number

• pronoun-antecedent

What pronoun agrees with the antecedent? Everybody must ask ______ parents for permission.

• their

• his or her

• they

• our

If students want to succeed on the grammar quiz, you should study on this practice.

• NO CHANGE

• they

• he or she

• them

Although Walt Disney had financial problems with his first company Laugh-o-Grams, they went on to revolutionize how cartoons are made.

Is they the correct pronoun for the antecedent?

• correct

• incorrect

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

• NO CHANGE

• they

• you

• them

What is the purpose of clarifying the antecedent for a pronoun?

• To ensure agreement in number and gender

• To make sentences longer

• To confuse the reader

• To use more pronouns.

Fill in the blank: Each of the students must submit _______ homework by Friday.

• their

• his or her

• its

• our