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Complete the sentences below

with the correct indefinite


pronouns.
1. James called his friend, but
__________________
answered the phone.
2. I didn’t go
__________________ on the
weekend, so I was really bored.
3. Let’s get
__________________ to eat
after our class.
4. Did you hear that? I think
__________________ rang the
doorbell.
5. __________________ was
on time. No one was late.
PRONOUN-
ANTECEDENT
6. Someone will be
disappointed by (his, their)
grade on the exam.
7. One should not worry too
much about (his, their) past
mistakes.
8. Each of us is prepared to give
(his, their) speech on Thursday.
9. Has anyone lost (her, their)
jacket?
10. Nobody plays (his, their) best
when the humidity is very high.
Underline every
pronoun once and
its antecedent
twice.
11. Dean and Jim decided to
pool their resources and buy a
video camera.
12. Debra set up an easel and a
palette, and then she began to
paint.
13. After seeing three more
movies, Paula decided that she
liked Harrison Ford after all.
14. The crowd lifted their
voices in song as the team took
the field.
15. Mariella posted a
Stephen Crane poem on her
Web site.
16. George told Mary that
he would love to see the
film.
CASES OF
PRONOUNS
Column A
•____17. indirect objects
•____18. direct object
•____19. predicate nominative
•____20. case
•____21. pronoun
Column B
A.. used as the object of a preposition should be in the
objective case.
B. is the form that a noun takes to show its relationship
to other words in a sentence.
C. is a noun or pronoun that is in the predicate
is a noun , pronoun, or word group that tells who or
what receives the action of the verb
D. predicate nominative and that identifies pronoun
E. often appear in sentences containing direct objects.
22. The chairperson of the
dance committee is (his,
him, he)
23. We shall arrive before
(we. them, they)
24. Mrs. Reyes gave (his,
her, we) a disgusted look.
25. This is mine not (
your, yours, him) .

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