PRONOUN REVIEW
Edit the following sentences to ensure that the proper pronoun is used. If a sentence is already
correct, write “C” in the space below.
1.
The woman in the financial-aid office said she doesn’t know how much money will be
available next year.
2.
Can’t the government find some way so that it will have more money left over for
education?
3.
“It’s my husband, Jake, whom I now despise because he ran away with his secretary,”
Lola said.
4.
Ellen likes biology more than I (do).
5.
She and I both like business administration because it’s more closely related to our
career plans.
6.
However, males and females vent their anger in different ways.
7.
My brother and I had very different experiences in high school, but we both had some
trouble with other teenagers.
8.
Anyone who thinks that he or she can work full-time and take a full load of classes also
needs to be prepared to go without much sleep.
Correct
9.
Everyone in my group of friends had his or her turn at being an outsider.
Correct
10.
Correct
My brother and his best friend had their arguments, but they never resorted to the kind of
treachery and insults that my friends and I inflicted on one another.