Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement Worksheet 2

Select a personal pronoun that agrees with the subject of each of these sentences.  Write your answers on the lines to the right.  Some items have more than one correct answer. 

Example: The group has__ meeting here.            its

1.   Anyone can get __ name in the news.		_________________
2.   None of the checks were cashed;___ finally expired.		_________________
3.   The chef cut ___ on the thumb while peeling carrots.		_________________
4.   A person should insure ____ valuables.		_________________
5.    The family has ___ eye on a new house.		_________________
6.     The code breakers shared ___ secrets.		_________________
7.     Everybody has ___ own dreams and goals.		_________________
8.     One can be happy only if ___ has respect for ___.		_________________
9.     The senior class wore ___ rings proudly.		_________________
10.   Children never realize how loud ___ can be.		_________________
11.    My mother and her sister took ___ vacation together.		_________________
12.    Either Mike or John wears a patch over ___ eye.		_________________
13.    All are welcome: ___ just need to call for directions to the party.		_________________
14.    Neither documentaries nor the news is given enough money by ___ network.		_________________
15.    San Diego and San Jose get ___ names from Spanish.		_________________
16.    Either Eleanor Roosevelt or Ellen Wilson is believed to have covered for ___ husband during presidential emergencies.		_________________
17.    Cars cost more than ___ owners expect them to.		_________________
18.    Venus and Mars have ___ orbits nearer to Earth than to any other planets.		_________________
19.     The band starts ___ tour tomorrow night.		_________________
20.     Any of the candidates could win; ___ are very much alike.		_________________

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