This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Pronoun Antecedent Agreement – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Some of the water was leaking out of [ ..... ] bottle. A) Their. B) Its. C) These. D) His or her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 2. The panther is quite beautiful; ..... coat is jet black. A) It's. B) It. C) His. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its. 3. Either Mrs. Clarke or her sons (know, knows) where to find Athena. (hint:use subject closest to the verb) A) Know. B) Knows. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know. 4. True or False:In the sentence 'Maria and Leo shared their snacks, ' the pronoun 'their' is correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which of these examples is an insensitive pronoun? A) Yourselves. B) He. C) She. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yourselves. 6. Pronouns and their antecedents must agree in ..... A) Number and gender. B) Number and objects. C) Objects and prepositions. D) Verbs and number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Number and gender. 7. The cat showed ..... paws A) Its. B) It. C) Her. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 8. What is the correct pronoun for the antecedent 'anyone'? A) His or her. B) Its. C) Their. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 9. It's going to take forever to push these crates of strawberries down the stairs because ..... so heavy! A) It's. B) They're. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 10. What is the antecedent?Few of the gardeners abandon their gardens in the summer. A) Few. B) The gardeners. C) Summer. D) Abandon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Few. 11. What is the difference between a subject and an antecedent? A) A subject is a singular noun, while an antecedent is a plural noun. B) A subject is the doer of the action in a sentence, while an antecedent is the noun to which a pronoun refers. C) A subject is found in a dependent clause, while an antecedent is found in an independent clause. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A subject is the doer of the action in a sentence, while an antecedent is the noun to which a pronoun refers. 12. Identify the antecedent for the word "their" in the following sentences. On their arrival, Tim and Joel were offered hot ginger tea. A) Tim and Joel. B) Apple. C) Juice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tim and Joel. 13. Which sentence is correct? 'The jury gave its verdict' or 'The jury gave their verdict.' A) The jury gave its verdict. B) The jury gave their verdict. C) Both are correct. D) Neither is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The jury gave its verdict. 14. People should choose ..... friends carefully. A) Them. B) His or her. C) Its. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 15. Complete the sentence:The audience clapped for ..... favorite performers. A) His. B) Their. C) Her. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 16. Which of the following sentences correctly uses pronoun-antecedent agreement with an indefinite pronoun? A) Everyone should bring their own lunch. B) Each of the players have their own locker. C) Somebody left their umbrella in the hall. D) Neither of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somebody left their umbrella in the hall. 17. My aunt brought ..... pet dog to our house. A) Yours. B) Her. C) Their. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 18. Complete the sentence:Someone left ..... umbrella in the office. A) Their. B) Its. C) His or her. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His or her. 19. Sloths can hold ..... breath longer than dolphins A) It. B) Its. C) Their. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 20. Which word should be used to show correct pronoun-antecedent agreement?Be sure to remind each child to bring ..... crayons to art class. A) His or her. B) Their. C) Your. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 21. The noises outside bothered Jill ..... made sleep difficult for ..... A) They, she. B) It, her. C) They, her. D) It, she. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They, her. 22. What is the pronoun in this sentence? Katy wanted to go to her mom's store. A) Katy. B) Her. C) Mom's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 23. Do pronoun and antecedent agree?The rain was too heavy and they caused much flooding in the area. A) YES. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO. 24. Marilyn and her brother pooled ..... money for the party. A) His or her. B) Their. C) His. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 25. "The solar system contains eight planets, and Jupiter is ..... largest." A) This. B) Her. C) Them. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its. 26. Select the sentence that is vague or unclear. A) Jen's sister wondered if she was tall enough to be a model. B) Jen's sister wondered if Jen was tall enough to be a model. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jen's sister wondered if she was tall enough to be a model. 27. Which word is the antecedent in the sentence: "The student forgot his book" ? A) Book. B) Forgot. C) Student. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Student. 28. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence:Either the teacher or the students (is, are) responsible for the decorations. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 29. Someone needs to pick up ..... backpack from the floor. A) My. B) His or her. C) Our. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His or her. 30. When the coach spoke to the referee, he was very calm. The pronouns He refers to ..... A) The coach. B) The referee. C) Unknown. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unknown. 31. Kathy and Jane were heading to [ ..... ] dorm room. A) His or her. B) Its. C) Their. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 32. Complete the sentence:The committee has made ..... decision about the event. A) their B) its C) his D) their own A) His. B) Their. C) Their own. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its. 33. Neither Floyd the dog nor Madison's three cats enjoy sleeping on the hard, cold floor when ..... can jump onto the soft, warm bed as soon as she leaves for work. A) He. B) She. C) They. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They. 34. What is the pronoun in this sentence? Susan knew she needed to buy the shoes today. A) Susan. B) Shoes. C) She. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She. 35. The track team have worked out in (its, their) spare time. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 36. Cora and Vivia lit ..... menorahs last night. A) Their. B) Her. C) Our. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 37. In the sentence, "Either Jane or her friends will present their project.", find the antecedent. A) Project. B) Her friends. C) Jane. D) Either Jane or her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her friends. 38. True or False:'Either of the solutions could have its benefits.' is a correct use of pronoun-antecedent agreement. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. None of the books has lost ..... cover. A) Their. B) Our. C) Its. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its. 40. Neither my dad nor my mom ..... how to speak another language A) Knows. B) Know. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knows. 41. Each of the girls had ..... assignment completed. A) Her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 42. Select the pronoun that agrees with the subject to complete the sentence.The mother of the cat takes good care of ..... kittens. A) Our. B) Her. C) His. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 43. Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:The Nile River helped many civilizations thrive ..... flows for miles and miles. A) She. B) It. C) They. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It. 44. One of my brothers said that ..... just had a haircut. A) They. B) He. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He. 45. Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "splits" in the sentence:I'm not good at splits, but I am practicing splits. A) Them. B) They. C) Hers. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Them. 46. Each of the employees is expected to complete ..... tasks independently. A) His/her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His/her. 47. A person needs to see ..... dentist twice a year. A) His or her. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His or her. 48. Some of the cider has lost (its, their) tang. A) Its. B) Their. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 49. Select the correct pronoun in the sentence below.The boy tossed ..... hat on the table A) Theirs. B) His or her. C) His. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His. 50. The boy James and ..... friends likes to play A) Thier. B) Her. C) Them. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His. 51. Ca'Ray grabbed a football so ..... could play with his friends after school. A) Him. B) They. C) His. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He. 52. All of the mineral water has lost ..... sparkle. A) Its. B) There. C) It's. D) Thier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 53. Choose the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent. The orchestra played ..... final piece beautifully. A) Its. B) Her. C) Their. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 54. Some of the parking spots (is, are) vacant. (hint:/some/ depends on the meaning of the sentence) A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 55. Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:Ellie and Tanya are so rude ..... need to say sorry to Gale for talking poorly about her. A) It. B) We. C) Them. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They. 56. Identify the correct verb that completes the thought of the sentence.The doctor, together with his nurses, ..... attending a conference. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 57. Several of the MPs have voted how ..... want. A) He or she. B) Themselves. C) They. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They. 58. Between you and (I, me), "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is the best movie ever. A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me. 59. The three lost campers, Rich, Manuel, and ..... returned to camp in the morning. A) I. B) Me. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. 60. Either Maggie or Alice offered ..... help with proofreading. A) Their. B) His. C) Her. D) Hers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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