Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Warm-Ups
Antecedents are person, place, thing,
or idea that a pronoun refers to.

The members of the club paid their dues.
antecedent
prounoun
Your Turn!
Directions: Copy each sentence. Underline the
pronoun. Circle its antecedent.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Jane will present her book talk first.
Everybody wants to have his or her birthday
acknowledged.
Tim and Chris went to Hawaii on their vacation.
Either Dan or Tom will get his dream job.
Stan dropped his keys in the muddy puddle.
Olivia wants to read her new book today.
Indefinite Pronouns
 Some
pronouns do not refer to a
definite (specific) person, place, thing,
or idea and are therefore called
indefinite pronouns.
Directions: Copy the following indefinite
pronouns from the list below into your notebook.
anybody
either
neither
one
both
many
most
anyone
everybody
nobody
somebody
few
all
none
each
everyone
no one
someone
several
any
some
Directions: If the indefinite pronoun is singular,
write “S” if it is plural, write ”P” if it can be both,
write “B”.
anybody
either
neither
one
both
many
most
anyone
everybody
nobody
somebody
few
all
none
each
everyone
no one
someone
several
any
some
Directions: If the indefinite pronoun is singular,
write “S” if they are plural, write ”P” if they can be
both, write “B”.
anybody S
either
neither
one
both
many
most
anyone
everybody
nobody
somebody
few
all
none
each
everyone
no one
someone
several
any
some
Directions: If the indefinite pronoun is singular,
write “S” if they are plural, write ”P” if they can be
both, write “B”.
anybody S
either S
neither S
one S
both P
many P
most B
anyone S
everybody S
nobody S
somebody S
few P
all B
none B
each S
everyone S
no one S
someone S
several P
any B
some B
Directions: Complete each sentence by inserting
a pronoun that agrees with its antecedent.
1.
2.
The trees lost several of ___ branches in the storm.
Each of the early Spanish missions in North America took pride
in ___ church bell.
3. Anthony, do you know whether anyone else has turned in ___
paper yet?
4. Many in the mob raised ___ voices in protest.
5. The creek and the pond lost much of ___ water during the
drought.
6. One of my uncles always wears ___ belt buckle off to one side.
7. No person should be made to feel that ___ worth is less than
someone else.
8. None of the dogs had eaten all of ___ food.
9. A few of our neighbors have decided to fence ___ backyards.
10. Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson talked about ___ awards
from the National Basketball Association.
1.
2.
The trees lost several of their branches in the storm.
Each of the early Spanish missions in North America took pride
in
his church
or her bell.
3. Anthony, do you know whether anyone else has turned in his or her
paper yet?
4. Many in the mob raised their voices in protest.
5. The creek and the pond lost much of their water during the
drought.
6. One of my uncles always wears his belt buckle off to one side.
7. No person should be made to feel that his or her worth is less
than someone else.
8. None of the dogs had eaten all of their food.
9. A few of our neighbors have decided to fence theirbackyards.
10. Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson talked about their awards
from the National Basketball Association.
Proofreading
Directions: Copy the sentences. If the sentence is
correct write “C” on your paper. If the sentence is
incorrect, change the underlined pronoun.
1. Either Don or Buddy will be the first to give their
report.
2. Several others, including me, volunteered to give
mine first.
3. Everybody else in class wanted to put off giving
their report as long as possible.
4. Last year my friend Sandi and I figured out that
waiting to give our reports was worse than
actually giving them.
5. I am surprised that more people didn’t volunteer
to give his or her reports first.
Proofreading
Directions: Copy the sentences. If the sentence is
correct write “C” on your paper. If the sentence is
incorrect, change the underlined pronoun.
1. Either Don or Buddy will be the first to give their
his
report.
2. Several others, including me, volunteered to give
mine first.
ours
3. Everybody else in class wanted to put off giving
His or their
her report as long as possible.
C4. Last year my friend Sandi and I figured out that
waiting to give our reports was worse than
actually giving them.
5. I am surprised that more people didn’t volunteer
to give his
or her reports first.
their
Directions: Copy the sentences. If the sentence
is correct write “C” on your paper. If the
sentence is incorrect, change the underlined
pronoun.
6. Each of the desks had lost their support bar.
7. The books had their pages ripped out.
8. Neither Sally nor Bob wanted to go to their
grandmother’s house.
9. The textbook was left in the rain, and their
binding was ruined.
10. All of the musicians loved his or her
instruments.
Directions: Copy the sentences. If the sentence
is correct write “C” on your paper. If the
sentence is incorrect, change the underlined
pronoun.
C
6. Each of the desks had lost their
its support bar.
7. The books had their pages ripped out.
his or her
8. Neither Sally nor Bob wanted to go to their
grandmother’s house.
its
9. The textbook was left in the rain, and their
binding was ruined.
10. All of the musicians loved his
or her
their
instruments.