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Pronoun - Antecedent Agreement - Exercise 2


Directions: Choose the correct pronoun. When you are finished, click the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of this page to view the answer key.

1.  We watched the cat and mouse as  (it, they) scurried around the corner.

2.  Unfortunately, the committee hasn’t started (its, their) search for a new president.

3.  Neither of the children will do (his or her, their) work.

4.  Captain Parker or his men were rescued on (his, their) fourth day at sea.

5.  All of the workers feel that (he or she, they) deserve the union’s support.

6.  Every cat, dog, and rabbit had received (its, their) vaccine.

7.  A number of people had lost (his or her, their) luggage on the flight.

8.  The United Nations developed ( its, their) Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

9.  After the game, the team members talked about ( his or her, their) individual playing problems.

10.  Many people saw the show, but only a few reported ( his or her,  their) reactions to it.


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Director, Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
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