PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT

Spot the error

1. Steve, Bill and me went to the park.
2. This is my car and that is yours.
3. If anyone of your brothers needs a ride to the bus stop, they can call me.
4. A person needs to see their dentist twice every year.
5. If anybody wants to succeed in corporate life they have to know the
rules of the game.
6. How could she blame you and he for the accident?
7. The money will be divided between you and I.
8. Neither the pilot nor the attendants, gave his opinion about the mishap.
9. John and me drank a bottle of mango juice.

Fill in the correct pronouns

1. Meena doesn’t know when _____will ever see _____dog again.
2. The boys said that _______were ready to play cricket.
3. The kids were selfish and refused to share ______lunch.
4. You should try hard to move up in _____ career ladder.
5. Arun was determined to stop _______ sister from eating more cake.
6. Johm has to pay ______ bill by today.

Find the correct sentence

1. A) A person who cares about the environment will recycle their
aluminium cans.
B) People who cares about the environment will recycle their aluminium
cans.
2. A) The company is about to celebrate its fifth anniversary.
B) The company is about to celebrate their fifth anniversary.
3. A) Either of the women could have given her seat to the elderly women.
B) Either of the women could have given their seat to the elderly
women.

4. A) Each of these schemes has their drawbacks.

 B) Each of these schemes has its drawbacks.
5. A) Anyone trying to succeed in their career should have good exposure to
their fields.
B) People trying to succeed in their career should have good exposure to
their fields.
6. A) Neither of the children appreciates their parents sacrifices.
B) Neither of the children appreciates his/her parents sacrifices.
7. A) At the men’s bowling tournament, one of the bowlers hurt his ankle.
B) At the men’s bowling tournament, one of the bowlers hurt their ankle.

Identify the pronouns and make any correction that are needed to
bring about agreement.
1. Generally, a person likes to vary their diet.
2. The questions that are most often asked to concern our basic
lifestyle, and the faculty does not seen to be answering it.
3. One of the men could not find their shoe.
4. Neither the city nor the suburbs are capable of handling its problems.
5. No child appreciates their parents until later in life.
6. The militia increased its watchfulness, but they didn’t catch the spies.
7. Each of the birds had built their nest in a different part of the cage.
8. The citizen’s group submitted their report to the mayor.
9. Either the watchman or the policeman must stay on the phone to
keep in contact with their headquarters.
10. Every class officer will do their best.
ARTCLES
Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles:
1. Joe liked _____ sixth room in my mansion.
2. Ronak is reading ____ book.
3. Her grandmother was waiting for ____ auspicious moment to start the
rituals
4. I can play ______ violin very well.
5. ____ match having ended in ____draw, the first prize was shared
between Raju and me.
6. _____ wolf and _____ dog were playing together.
7. This is ______darkest dress in my wardrobe.
8. ____only instance I forgot to bring my notebook was when I was in ____
third grade.
9. When I was wondering how to resolve this issue, _____ solution
occurred to me and my boss was very happy with it.
10.My neighbour is _____ European. But, he looks like _______ Indian.
11.______ Mahabharata is too long _____ story to be published in one
volume.
12.I always remember ________Monday on which I had met with
________accident.

Choose the best fit for the blanks

1. I was ______ hour late.
a. a
b. an
c. thee
d. x
2. I have not seen him in _____ seven years.
a. X
b. The
c. A
d. An
3. _____ Nile is the longest river in the world.
a. A
b. An
 c. The
d. X
4. Let us play ___ chess.
a. X
b. A
c. An
d. The
5. She wants to become _____ engineer.
a. A
b. An
c. The
d. X
6. He hopes to join _____ university soon.
a. A
b. The
c. An
d. X
7. This is _____ car I brought yesterday.
a. X
b. A
c. An
d. The
8. I want to eat _____ apple.
a. X
b. A
c. An
d. The
9. The thief was sent to ____ prison.
a. A
b. An
c. The
d. X
10. India will become _____ super power shortly.
a. A
b. An
c. The
d. X
 11. Rahul is ____ most intelligent boy in our class.
a. A
b. An
c. The
d. X
12.Please switch off _____fan when you leave ______room.
a. a,the b. the, an
c. a,a d. the,the
13.When I went to meet _____Principal, he was talking to all _____
teachers.
a. a,the b. the,of
c. an,a d. the,the
14.She is ______secratary. She works in ______office.
a. X,an b. a,an
c. the,an d. an,x
4. Her brother is_______ architect. He is _______good architect.
a. the,the b. an,the
c. an,x d. an,a
5. There is ______aerodrome on ______way to his office.
a. new,my b. a,an
c. an,the d. a,the
6. We were supposed to meet at____ shopping mall. But, ______mall he
suggested was too far from my house.
a. an,a b. the,the
c. new,a d. a,the
7. We worked as______ unit to complete ______task on time.
a. an,the b. a,the
c. the,those d. an,every
8. The inspector told ____ press that the thief was still at _____ large.
a. a,x b. the,x
 c. x,x d. x,a
9. Can you explain how____ Hindi is easier to learn than_____ English?
a. x,x b.the,the
c. x,the d.the,x
10. These are not the only options you have. I can show you ____few more.
a. a b. x
c. some d. lot
Ms Parrot, (1) ___ most famous lady detective of (2) ___ twenty-first
century, was born in (3) ___ United Kingdom in (4) ___ 1960s. Since
then, she has been to many countries, including (5) ___ Portugal,
Singapore and Australia, and has lived in (6) ___ northern hemisphere
and (7) ___ southern hemisphere, as well as on (8) ___ equator. She has
never been to (9) ___ Philippines or (10) ___ United States, but she
speaks (11) English, French and Portuguese. Like Sherlock Holmes, (12)
___ famous detective, she plays (13) ___ violin, and sometimes practises
up to five times (14) ___ day. She is also (15) ___ only person in (16) ___
world to have performed Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture [a long piece of
music] in one breath on (17) ___ recorder.

She has been (18) ___ detective for thirty years and claims that
although many people think that being (19) ___ detective is (20) ___
piece of cake, detectives generally work very hard and it’s not all fun and
games. (21) ___ detective is someone who solves mysteries, and (22)
___ people who contact Ms Parrot have some very unusual problems.
Little information is available about some of (23) ___ cases she has
solved, but quite (24) ___ few of her most famous cases have attracted
worldwide attention and she has been offered up to (25) ___ thousand
dollars (26) ___ hour to help solve mysteries such as (27) ___ case of
(28) ___ Australian owl in (29) ___ uniform. (30) ___ bird laid (31) ___
egg in (32) ___ European nest in less than (33) ___ hour after its arrival.
What (34) ___ strange problem!

With great (35) ___ modesty, she has either declined such (36) ___ fee
or donated (37) ___ money to (38) ___ poor, or to (39) ___ Grammar
Survival Fund, believing that (40) ___ detective should use their skills for
(41) ___ common good.