Exercise 1: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement | Practice Test Online

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

(A) Each of the students completed his assignment.

(B) Each of the students completed their assignment.

(C) Each of the students completed our assignment.

(D) Each of the students completed its assignment.

Correct Answer: 1A

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

(A) Someone left their umbrella behind.

(B) Someone left his umbrella behind.

(C) Someone left our umbrella behind.

(D) Someone left its umbrella behind.

Correct Answer: 2A

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

(A) Every child must bring their own lunch.

(B) Every child must bring his own lunch.

(C) Every child must bring our own lunch.

(D) Every child must bring its own lunch.

Correct Answer: 3B

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

(A) Each of the flowers has lost their petals.

(B) Each of the flowers has lost its petals.

(C) Each of the flowers has lost his petals.

(D) Each of the flowers has lost our petals.

Correct Answer: 4A

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

(A) Every student must submit their assignment on time.

(B) Every student must submit his assignment on time.

(C) Every student must submit our assignment on time.

(D) Every student must submit its assignment on time.

Correct Answer: 5B

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

(A) Somebody forgot to bring their lunch.

(B) Somebody forgot to bring his lunch.

(C) Somebody forgot to bring our lunch.

(D) Somebody forgot to bring its lunch.

Correct Answer: 6A

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

(A) Each player must bring his own equipment.

(B) Each player must bring their own equipment.

(C) Each player must bring our own equipment.

(D) Each player must bring its own equipment.

Correct Answer: 7A

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

(A) Everybody loves to celebrate their birthday.

(B) Everybody loves to celebrate his birthday.

(C) Everybody loves to celebrate our birthday.

(D) Everybody loves to celebrate its birthday.

Correct Answer: 8A

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

(A) Each of the students must bring his textbook to class.

(B) Each of the students must bring their textbook to class.

(C) Each of the students must bring our textbook to class.

(D) Each of the students must bring its textbook to class.

Correct Answer: 9A

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

(A) Somebody left their jacket in the car.

(B) Somebody left his jacket in the car.

(C) Somebody left our jacket in the car.

(D) Somebody left its jacket in the car.

Correct Answer: 10A