7.11: Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
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- 7110
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Practice 1
Remember:
- Neither, either, and each are singular.
- Words ending in "one," "body," and "thing" are also singular.
- A collective noun is singular if the group acts as one unit, plural if the members of the group act as individuals.
Directions: Choose the correct pronoun in the following sentences.
- Each of the daughters followed (her, their) mother's footsteps.
- Neither of the actors could remember (his, their) lines correctly.
- Everyone complained that (his/her, their) food was cold.
- Neither of my sisters remembered to purchase (her, their) tickets.
- Late in the evening, the jury finally reached (its, their) verdict.
- The captains of both teams forgot the words of wisdom that (his, his or her, their) coaches had given the night before the championship.
- Every student should proof (his or her, their) essay for Type I errors.
- All of my brothers earned (his, their) degrees from Florida State University.
- Almost everyone was surprised when (he or she, they) heard the news.
- Everybody on the voyage complained that (he or she, they) were suffering from food poisoning.
Practice 2
Directions: Choose the correct pronoun in the following sentences.
- Neither Clarissa nor Aleah wore (her, their) own dresses to the prom.
- Someone in your ENGL 1101 class called and left (his, their) phone number.
- McDonnell-Douglas recently published (its, their) report on the newly improved Tomahawk missile.
- One of the cashiers thinks that (her, their) boss has been transferred to a different location.
- Many of the students at Dalton State College find that school pressures affect (his or her, their) relationships at home.
- Each of the candidates gave (his or her, their) speech at the Civic Center.
- Having an obsessive-compulsive personality, Laura likes to have everything in (its, their) place before she goes to sleep at night.
- Either of the women who parked illegally will soon find that (her, their) car has been towed.
- Either my brothers or my uncle will fail to purchase (his, their) tickets in time to receive a discount.
- Either my brother or my uncles will fail to purchase (his, their) tickets in time to receive a discount.
References
- Dr. Mary Nielsen, Dean of the Dalton State College School of Liberal Arts.