Question

name: pronoun - antecedent worksheet ms. motillo writing pronoun - antecedent agreement is a problem in some of the following sentences. the pronouns have been identified for you (underlined). circle their antecedents; then, in the blank space following each sentence, write the corrected pronoun. if there is not an agreement issue, simply write \correct\ 1. the teachers with the class are very intelligent and the students try to discuss a lot with them. 2. two of the girls could not find her shoes. 3. often my dog gets loose. we spend so much time looking for them. 4. whenever my neighbor sees my dog, they usually returns the dog right away and they never complain. 5. typically my students dont complain about his work. 6. the hurricanes in sri lanka and haiti were very severe and they caused many deaths. correct 7. a dog or a cat will usually mark their territory within a strangers house. 8. either the banana or the orange would be a healthy snack option because they doesnt have that many calories. 9. neither ms. motillo nor her students enjoying listening to his/her alarm clock go off in the morning. 10. i woke up to a flat tire and a smashed window. it did not make me happy. one correct sentence on each page

Explanation:

1. "The classmates" is plural, so "them" is correct for the pronoun - antecedent agreement.
2. "Two of the girls" is plural, so "their" should be used instead of "her".
3. "My dog" is singular, so "it" should be used instead of "them".
4. "My neighbor" is singular, so "he" or "she" can be used instead of "they".
5. "My students" is plural, so "their" is correct for the pronoun - antecedent agreement.
6. "The hurricanes" is plural and "they" is used correctly.
7. "A dog or a cat" is singular, so "its" should be used instead of "their".
8. "Either the banana or the orange" is singular, so "it" should be used instead of "they".
9. "Neither Ms. Motillo nor her students" - the verb should be "enjoy" (subject - verb agreement issue here too, but for pronoun - antecedent, since "students" is plural, "their" can be used to refer to the alarm clock belonging to them).
10. "A flat tire and a smashed window" - "it" can be used to refer to the whole situation.

Answer:

1. them
2. their
3. it
4. He/She
5. their
6. Correct
7. its
8. it
9. their
10. it