Exercise 2: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement | Practice Test Online

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

(A) Each of the students completed her 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) 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: 2A

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

(A) Each child must bring their own lunch.

(B) Each child must bring his own lunch.

(C) Each child must bring our own lunch.

(D) Each child must bring its own lunch.

Correct Answer: 3B

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

(A) All of the cats lost their collar.

(B) All of the cats lost its collar.

(C) All of the cats lost his collar.

(D) All of the cats lost our collar.

Correct Answer: 4A

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

(A) Every worker must bring their own tools.

(B) Every worker must bring his own tools.

(C) Every worker must bring our own tools.

(D) Every worker must bring its own tools.

Correct Answer: 5B

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

(A) Somebody left their shoes at the door.

(B) Somebody left his shoes at the door.

(C) Somebody left our shoes at the door.

(D) Somebody left its shoes at the door.

Correct Answer: 6A

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

(A) Each student must bring his own calculator.

(B) Each student must bring their own calculator.

(C) Each student must bring our own calculator.

(D) Each student must bring its own calculator.

Correct Answer: 7A

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

(A) Everyone loves to receive their gifts.

(B) Everyone loves to receive his gifts.

(C) Everyone loves to receive our gifts.

(D) Everyone loves to receive its gifts.

Correct Answer: 8A

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

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 9A

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

(A) Each of the children brought their favorite toy.

(B) Each of the children brought his favorite toy.

(C) Each of the children brought our favorite toy.

(D) Each of the children brought its favorite toy.

Correct Answer: 10A