Exercise 15.6 Pronoun-antecedent agreement

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Exercise 15.6 Pronoun-antecedent agreement

This activity contains 10 questions.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

Neither the manager nor the employee would take _______ seat before the other one; so both stood for most of the meeting.

	her
	their

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

Every great idea has _______ moment in the sun.

	its
	their

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

In acting, many understand _______ potential, but few know what to do with it.

	his or her
	their

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

A good electrician will often have _______ own toolbox.

	his or her
	their

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

This time the veterans group have voted with _______ consciences.

	his
	their

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

Nina Simone and her special guest finished _____ musical set with "One Single Woman."

	her
	their

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

Either the father or the son will start up with _______ litany of complaints when the other enters the room.

	his
	their

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

The neighborhood committee has made up _______ mind not to vote in favor of the new zoning laws.

	its
	their

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

The movie and the dinner had _______ high points; however, in the end, we considered the evening a significant waste of time.

	its
	their

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

The person who picked the right Lotto numbers last night should be on _______ way to Las Vegas right now.

	his or her
	their

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Exercise 15.6 Pronoun-antecedent agreement

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. Neither the manager nor the employee would take _______ seat before the other one; so both stood for most of the meeting.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. Every great idea has _______ moment in the sun.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. In acting, many understand _______ potential, but few know what to do with it.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. A good electrician will often have _______ own toolbox.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. This time the veterans group have voted with _______ consciences.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. Nina Simone and her special guest finished _____ musical set with "One Single Woman."

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. Either the father or the son will start up with _______ litany of complaints when the other enters the room.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. The neighborhood committee has made up _______ mind not to vote in favor of the new zoning laws.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. The movie and the dinner had _______ high points; however, in the end, we considered the evening a significant waste of time.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence. The person who picked the right Lotto numbers last night should be on _______ way to Las Vegas right now.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

Neither the manager nor the employee would take _______ seat before the other one; so both stood for most of the meeting.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

Every great idea has _______ moment in the sun.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

In acting, many understand _______ potential, but few know what to do with it.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

A good electrician will often have _______ own toolbox.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

This time the veterans group have voted with _______ consciences.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

Nina Simone and her special guest finished _____ musical set with "One Single Woman."

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

Either the father or the son will start up with _______ litany of complaints when the other enters the room.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

The neighborhood committee has made up _______ mind not to vote in favor of the new zoning laws.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

The movie and the dinner had _______ high points; however, in the end, we considered the evening a significant waste of time.

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the following sentence.

The person who picked the right Lotto numbers last night should be on _______ way to Las Vegas right now.