Pronoun Antecedent Worksheet 1 Key

Answers: 

1.         Everyone at the party enjoyed her evening.
               Not clear 

2.         The car has a leak in its transmission. 

3.         Wearing a hat when it snows is wise.
              No Antecedent 

4.         More and more physicians are beginning to look not just for illnesses but also for patients’ habits with long-term health implications.  This is definite progress. 

5.         The cow twitched its tail at the fly. 

6.         Someone from the circus led the injured horse out of the ring.
              No antecedent 

7.         I go to Hockey Homeland every Tuesday to watch them practice.
              No antecedent 

8.         My aunt asked me to catch her dog. 

9.         The audience clapped its hands. 

10.       The audience applauded her performance.
              No antecedent 

11.       The student used her pen to write in her notebook; then she put it away. 
              Not clear 

12.       The hostages have been free for months, but some have not yet recovered from the experience. 

13.       Ed Blaker promoted Bill this morning; he will go on the Washington trip next week.
               Not clear 

14.       During winter snowstorms, the sparrows depend on our feeder for their food. 

15.       The rain continued to fall, and the mud grew deeper until it finally stopped.
               Not clear

 

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