Pronoun–antecedent agreement
9th grade (Year 10 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.9-10.1, L.6.1.C · England: GCSE English Language (SPaG), SAT Standard English Conventions
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Question 1
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The birds flew back to ___ nests.
- A. its
- B. there
- C. they're
- D. their
Question 2
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The committee will publish ___ decision on Friday.
- A. they're
- B. their
- C. its
- D. it's
Question 3
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The birds flew back to ___ nests.
- A. its
- B. they're
- C. there
- D. their
Question 4
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The band released ___ first album in 2020.
- A. its
- B. they're
- C. there
- D. it's
Question 5
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The birds flew back to ___ nests.
- A. its
- B. they're
- C. there
- D. their
Question 6
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). Both Leila and Omar forgot ___ passwords.
- A. their
- B. its
- C. his
- D. her
Question 7
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The band released ___ first album in 2020.
- A. there
- B. they're
- C. it's
- D. its
Question 8
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The band released ___ first album in 2020.
- A. there
- B. it's
- C. its
- D. they're
Question 9
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). Neither of the boys remembered ___ coat.
- A. their
- B. them
- C. his
- D. its
Question 10
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The jury reached ___ verdict after two days.
- A. it's
- B. they're
- C. there
- D. its
Question 11
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The jury reached ___ verdict after two days.
- A. they're
- B. its
- C. there
- D. it's
Question 12
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). Both Leila and Omar forgot ___ passwords.
- A. its
- B. her
- C. their
- D. his
Question 13
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The jury reached ___ verdict after two days.
- A. it's
- B. they're
- C. there
- D. its
Question 14
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The birds flew back to ___ nests.
- A. they're
- B. there
- C. their
- D. its
Question 15
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). The students handed in ___ essays.
- A. their
- B. his
- C. its
- D. there
Question 16
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent (formal written English). Neither of the boys remembered ___ coat.
- A. its
- B. them
- C. their
- D. his
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