Exercise 3: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  Which sentence demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

(A) Everyone should bring their own lunch to the picnic.

(B) Everyone should bring his own lunch to the picnic.

(C) Everyone should bring our own lunch to the picnic.

(D) Everyone should bring its own lunch to the picnic.

Correct Answer: 1A

Question 2:  Identify the sentence with incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement.

(A) Each employee must submit their report by Friday.

(B) Each employee must submit his report by Friday.

(C) Each employee must submit our report by Friday.

(D) Each employee must submit its report by Friday.

Correct Answer: 2A

Question 3:  Which statement shows proper pronoun-antecedent agreement?

(A) Nobody wants to leave their belongings unattended.

(B) Nobody wants to leave his belongings unattended.

(C) Nobody wants to leave our belongings unattended.

(D) Nobody wants to leave its belongings unattended.

Correct Answer: 3A

Question 4:  Select the sentence with incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement.

(A) All of the students are required to bring their textbook to class.

(B) All of the students are required to bring its textbook to class.

(C) All of the students are required to bring his textbook to class.

(D) All of the students are required to bring our textbook to class.

Correct Answer: 4A

Question 5:  Which sentence exhibits correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

(A) Each bird builds their nest differently.

(B) Each bird builds his nest differently.

(C) Each bird builds our nest differently.

(D) Each bird builds its nest differently.

Correct Answer: 5B

Question 6:  Identify the sentence with incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement.

(A) Somebody left their phone on the table.

(B) Somebody left his phone on the table.

(C) Somebody left our phone on the table.

(D) Somebody left its phone on the table.

Correct Answer: 6A

Question 7:  Which statement demonstrates proper pronoun-antecedent agreement?

(A) Each member must contribute his fair share to the project.

(B) Each member must contribute their fair share to the project.

(C) Each member must contribute our fair share to the project.

(D) Each member must contribute its fair share to the project.

Correct Answer: 7A

Question 8:  Select the sentence with incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement.

(A) Nobody likes to have their plans disrupted.

(B) Nobody likes to have his plans disrupted.

(C) Nobody likes to have our plans disrupted.

(D) Nobody likes to have its plans disrupted.

Correct Answer: 8A

Question 9:  Which sentence exhibits correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?

(A) Each musician must bring his own instrument to the concert.

(B) Each musician must bring their own instrument to the concert.

(C) Each musician must bring our own instrument to the concert.

(D) Each musician must bring its own instrument to the concert.

Correct Answer: 9A

Question 10:  Identify the sentence with incorrect pronoun-antecedent agreement.

(A) Each of the students completed their homework on time.

(B) Each of the students completed his homework on time.

(C) Each of the students completed our homework on time.

(D) Each of the students completed its homework on time.

Correct Answer: 10A