Name: _________________________

Pronoun and Antecedent

Example Vivian packed turkey sandwich for her school lunch.

The antecedent for her (pronoun) is Vivian.

Example Zuri fixed her closet. (Zuri and her are both feminine and singular)
Bolton called his friend. (Bolton and his are both masculine and singular)

The girls completed their project. (The plural pronoun agrees with the plural antecedent.)
The boys read books in their free time. (The plural pronoun agrees with the plural antecedent.)

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Directions: Underline the correct antecedent for the pronoun in parenthesis. Then, write “S” or “P” to
indicate whether the pronoun is singular or plural. Finally, circle the pronoun that agrees with its
antecedent.

_____ 1. The teacher asked ( her, their ) students to sit quietly.

_____ 2. The sisters packed ( her, their ) bags for the trip.

_____ 3. Everyone in the class presented ( his, their ) science projects.

_____ 4. Strawberries are the only fruit that wear ( its, their ) seeds on the outside.

_____ 5. 8LIPMFVEV]GLERKIH ( MXW, XLIMV ) TSPMG]EFSYXXLISZIVHYIFSSOW.

_____ 6. The book was very interesting, as ( it, their ) kept Natasha busy for hours.

_____ 7. Mike is nervous about the final game, since ( he, his ) must perform well to
stay in the competition.

_____ 8. The team7 decided to meet at 4.00 p.m for ( his, their ) next meeting.

_____ 9. A slug smells with ( its, they ) body.

_____ 10. The girls worked hard and won the title of ( her, their ) lifetime.
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