PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT: EXERCISE #1
NAME:________________________________________________________________
WHAT TO DO: In the sentences below circle the correct pronoun so that it agrees
with its antecedent. Sentences #1 and #2 will concentrate on pronouns that agree
with their antecedents in NUMBER.
1. Someone on the run could feel (his, their) blood pushing against his injuries with
every heart beat.
2. Each of the items in the suitcase belongs to (him, them).
Sentences #3 and #4 will concentrate on pronouns that agree with their antecedent
in GENDER.
3. The young boy picked up the old raggedy suitcase by (its, his, her) handle.
4. Bud walked toward the library to see Miss Hill and ask for (its, his, her) advice.
Sentences #5 and #6 will concentrate on pronouns that agree with their antecedent
in PERSON.
5. One should always know where to find (one's, your) friends.
6. If we try hard enough, (you, we) can always find a help somewhere.
WHAT TO DO: Copy-edit the errors in the following sentences. There are SIX
errors.
Neither Jerry nor Bugs would have known what to do if they was in this predicament.
Make sure you get up in time for breakfast," Bud reminded himself. He made, a bed
under a Christmas tree and went to sleep. The next morning he hid his suitcase, and ran
to get into the missions breakfast line. It was already closed, but a family pulled him in
as one of their own and called him clarence.
PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT: EXERCISE #2
NAME:________________________________________________________________
WHAT TO DO: In the sentences below circle the correct pronoun so that it agrees with its
antecedent in NUMBER, GENDER, and PERSON.
1. Each family has (its, their) own family leader.
2. The one in this family used (his, their) authority to help a young boy who needed to eat.
3. "One should not take (your, his) time when running to the bathroom," said the father.
4. He tried his best, but his mind kept going back to the shiny family and (its, his) place on the
sign over the building.
5. Neither Bud nor his pretend brother used (his, their) time in the mission to talk.
6. I believe that making the best out of your situation is one of (my, your) most important
lessons in life.
WHAT TO DO: Copy-edit the errors in the following sentences. There are SEVEN errors.
Buds oatmeal was delicious! The children were given a sprinkle of brown sugar to help him
enjoy it a little more. His trip to the library, however did not go as well. He discovered that ms.
hill had gotten married, and moved to Chicago Illinois.
PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT: EXERCISE #3
NAME:________________________________________________________________
WHAT TO DO:In each sentence below there is a comma split. In the spaces below each
sentence are the numbers of all the other punctuation in the sentence. Find the comma split
and write its number in the space at the left. Write what it is splitting beside that comma's
number below the sentence. Next to the other numbers, write the buzzword of the rule for
that punctuation. Remember that each set of quotation marks counts as one thing. We will
only put a number under the open quote (") mark, not the close quote (") mark.
_____ Everyone in the pretend family gave his own kind of farewell, and then they started
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walking down the dusty, path.
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_____ At the front of the library, young Bud, left his suitcase with the lending desk's librarian.
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_____ As a matter of fact, the librarian located, a book called The Atlas of the United States
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of America.
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