Important Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Quiz Test Online

A compound subject joined by "and" (Ahmed and Ali) is plural and requires a plural pronoun "their".

"Flock" is a collective noun acting as a single unit, so it requires the singular pronoun "its".

"Each" is a singular antecedent, so it requires a singular pronoun like "his or her".

"Anyone" is a singular indefinite pronoun and requires a singular pronoun "he or she".

Indefinite pronouns like "everybody" are singular and take a singular pronoun.

The antecedent is "One," which is singular. The prepositional phrase "of the women" tells us the gender, so "her" is appropriate.

"Pair" is a singular noun, even though "scissors" is plural. Therefore, the singular pronoun "it" is used.

"The United States" is treated as a single entity (a country), so it takes the singular pronoun "its".

"Team" is a collective noun acting as a single entity, requiring the singular pronoun "its".

When "every" or "each" precedes a compound subject, the subject is considered singular.

The subject is "set," which is singular. The prepositional phrase "of rules" is a distractor.

Here, the collective noun "jury" is acting as individuals who cannot agree, so the plural pronoun "them" is correct.

A collective noun like "committee" is treated as a single unit, so it takes the singular pronoun "its".

In an "either...or" construction, the pronoun agrees with the antecedent closer to it. "Aunts" is plural, requiring "their".

"A student" is singular and requires a singular pronoun.

In a "not only...but also" construction, the pronoun agrees with the noun closer to it. "Teacher" is singular, so "he or she" is appropriate.

"Pack" is a collective noun acting as a single unit.

"Neither" is singular and requires a singular pronoun. Since the antecedent is "sisters," the pronoun is "her".

"No one" is a singular indefinite pronoun.

"A person" is a singular antecedent, requiring the singular pronoun "he or she".