This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Pronoun Antecedent Agreement – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the antecedent in the following sentence:The committee decided to postpone its meeting until next week. A) Decided. B) Meeting. C) Committee. D) Week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Committee. 2. Choose the correct pronoun:Not one of the players forgot ..... jersey for the game. A) Their. B) Its. C) Her. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His. 3. Anyone can join the groups if (he or she, they) are really interested. A) Her or she. B) They. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her or she. 4. Which word(s) gives you the best clue for choosing the correct answers in the following sentence:Neither the cat (nor, or ) dogs had eaten (their, its) meal. A) Neither. B) Eaten. C) Meal. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neither. 5. All of them are going back to ..... homes. A) Their. B) His. C) Our. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 6. Although Walt Disney had financial problems with his first company Laugh-o-Grams, they went on to revolutionize how cartoons are made.Is they the correct pronoun for the antecedent? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 7. Choose the correct pronoun:Jessica and Emily found ..... lost keys under the couch. A) Its. B) His. C) Their. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 8. Which pronoun best completes this sentence: "Everyone who signed up for the trip needs to remember to bring ..... permission slip." A) Her. B) Their. C) Its. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 9. What is the antecedent? Nobody was able to complete his or her test. A) His or her. B) His. C) Nobody. D) Was able. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nobody. 10. Which word is the antecedent for "its" in this sentence: "The box of old comic books lost its bright color in the sun." A) Color. B) Sun. C) Books. D) Box. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Box. 11. The teacher was happy about ..... students' work. A) Its. B) Their. C) His or her. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His or her. 12. Has anyone lost ..... jacket? A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 13. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement:Each of these founding fathers is known for ..... mark on the world. A) Her. B) Their. C) His. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His. 14. True or False:When two antecedents are joined by 'or' or 'nor', the pronoun should always be plural. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What is the antecedent?Some of the women wrote to their local newspapers about the pollution problem. A) Women. B) Some. C) Newspapers. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some. 16. Each one will have to come up with ..... own excuse for being late. A) Their. B) Our. C) His or her. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His or her. 17. Several workers had to give up ..... day off to clean up after the tornado. A) His or her. B) Their. C) Its. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 18. Many students on this campus bring ..... own laptops to school. A) His or her. B) Our. C) Their. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 19. Each of the students is prepared to give (his, their) speech on Thursday. A) Their. B) His. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His. 20. Somebody left the engine running in ..... car. A) Their. B) His or her. C) Her. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His or her. 21. Which sentence shows INCORRECT pronoun/antecedent agreement? A) The committee members gave their approval for the new policy. B) The committee members gave its approval for the new policy. C) The committee gave its approval for the new policy. D) The committee gave their approval for the new policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The committee gave their approval for the new policy. 22. Everyone helped Brianna to fix ..... project A) Her. B) Their. C) His. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 23. Complete the sentence:The committee reached ..... decision after a long discussion. A) His. B) Its. C) Their. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 24. True or False:A pronoun and its antecedent must always agree in number, meaning if the antecedent is plural, the pronoun must be plural. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Even though the movie made Sheila cry, it did not affect ..... the same way. A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 26. The choir presented ..... final performance. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 27. The boys love to ride bikes ..... ride for hours on the weekends. A) They. B) We. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 28. Identify the antecedent in the given sentence:Dutch merchants made their dollhouses much smaller. A) Dutch merchants. B) Dollhouses. C) Dutch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dutch merchants. 29. Identify the antecedent in the given sentence:Neither the astronauts nor NASA neglected its duties. A) Astronauts. B) NASA. C) Astronauts nor NASA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NASA. 30. Select the pronoun that agrees with the subject to complete the sentence.The ball was flying fast when ..... crashed through the window. A) It. B) Its. C) He. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It. 31. Neither the students nor the teacher knew where [ ..... ] calculator went. A) Their. B) His or her. C) Its. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His or her. 32. Members of that gang said they feel the gang is like it's family. A) They're. B) Their. C) Its. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 33. Neither the ticket-taker nor the ushers have any of ..... programs left. A) His. B) Them. C) His or her. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 34. What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?Jackson refuses to buy books until the beginning of the year. The texts professors require on the syllabus are often not necessary for your success in class. A) Make no change. B) Change your to his. C) Change your to our. D) Change your to her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change your to his. 35. When the early settlers arrived in this country, ..... had little time for school. A) They. B) Them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 36. The team changed into ..... street clothes. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 37. Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:If I ever find my glasses, I think I'll have ..... replaced. A) Them. B) His. C) They. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Them. 38. True or False:In the sentence "The team celebrated its victory, " the pronoun "its" is correct because the team is acting as one single group. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. Nobody remembered to bring ..... photos. A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 40. Kangaroos, koalas, and opossums all have something in common: ..... A) They are marsupials. B) It is a marsupial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are marsupials. 41. Which sentence shows correct pronoun agreement with the compound antecedent? A) My friend and I are saving our money for a new game. B) My friend and I is saving our money for a new game. C) My friend and I are saving my money for a new game. D) My friend and me are saving our money for a new game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My friend and I are saving our money for a new game. 42. True or False:The following sentence is grammatically correct:'The jury has reached their verdict.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. The committee members put ..... signatures on the document. A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 44. Complete the sentence:My brother, David, forgot to pack a lunch, so I shared mine with ..... A) Him. B) Her. C) Them. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him. 45. What is the antecedent of this sentence. The two dinosaurs stared at their feet in amazement. A) In. B) Two. C) Dinosaurs. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dinosaurs. 46. Some of the books have very sophisticated vocabulary in ..... A) Them. B) It. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Them. 47. A helpful buko vendor has turned into an instant hero after dousing a burning tricycle with his buko juice ..... showed an act of heroism after helping a trike driver by dousing a burning tricycle with a container of his buko juice.What PRONOUN will complete the sentence? A) He. B) We. C) She. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He. 48. Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: "Neither the players nor the coach remembered to bring ..... whistle." A) Its. B) His or her. C) Their. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His. 49. Jane and Sarah said ..... were too tired to skate any longer. A) She. B) They. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They. 50. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The committee members must submit ..... report by Friday. A) Its. B) Their. C) His or her. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 51. Neither of the boys has done ..... homework. A) Their. B) His. C) Hisorher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 52. Complete the sentence:My aunt said that ..... would pick me up after soccer practice. A) She. B) It. C) He. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She. 53. Complete the sentence:Either the teachers or the principal will give ..... speech at the assembly. A) Their. B) Its. C) His. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His. 54. The following indefinite pronouns take a ..... verb. (anybody, each, no one, something) A) Singular. B) Plural. C) Can be singular or plural. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singular. 55. True or False:A pronoun that refers to a plural antecedent must also be plural. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Select the pronoun that agrees with the subject to complete the sentence. If anyone calls, tell ..... I will call back later. A) Him or her. B) Them. C) It. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him or her. 57. Complete the sentence following the rule for antecedents joined by 'or':Either my dad or my brothers will bring ..... tools. A) Its. B) His. C) Our. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 58. Each of the mice has white markings on ..... back. A) Their. B) Its. C) His. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 59. Either Maya or Zoey will dance for ..... performance concert. A) Her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 60. During early rehearsals, an actor may forget ..... lines. A) Their. B) His or her. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His or her. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 1Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 2Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 3Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 4Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 5Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 6Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 7Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books