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Writing Connections: You, College, and Careers Book I: Sentences and Paragraphs
Lee Brandon, Mt. San Antonio College
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Grammar Exercises Answer Key Exercise 12: Making Pronouns Agree
Name: ___________________________ Date: __________________Circle the correct pronoun form in each sentence.
- When someone does a favor for you, (he or she, they) must be
thanked.
- The audience clapped and cheered to communicate (their, its)
approval.
- No one in the maze could find (his or her, their) way out.
- The corporation has decided to move (its, their) headquarters
to Hawaii.
- Everyone wearing high heels knew that (she, they) had made a
bad shoe choice.
- Ricardo is one of those people who like to have everything (himself,
themselves).
- Lynn's name was on the list of people (that, who) still
owed money.
- The drill sergeant required perfection from everyone and everything
(who, that, which) was part of his platoon.
- Ellen is the only one in the whole class who can laugh at (himself
or herself, themselves, herself) after making a mistake.
- Both of my parents are conscientious about (his or her, their)
health.
- The team faces (its, their) toughest challenge this Friday.
- Neither of the men wanted to carry (his, their) wife's
purse while she shopped.
- Either John or Ralph will win the contest and see (his, their)
hard work pay off.
- A parent should read to (your, his or her, their) child every
day.
- Either of the mothers will be willing to tell you (her, their)
story.
- The writer and the artist have joined forces to produce (his
or her, their) next book.
- Neither George nor his brothers have been able to locate (his,
their) grandmother's jewelry box.
- Students must keep up with the reading if (he or she, they)
want to pass the exam.
- A babysitter should learn CPR in case (you, he or she, they)
faces an emergency.
- We assumed that everyone would take (his or her, their) time.
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