22 English Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quiz Quizzes

1. My little brother left when he saw the spiders ____________ is afraid of

A. Him, them

B. He, them

C. She, them

D. They, them

2. Practice: Starla brought her dog to the park

3. If Tito’s Taco Palace continues to increase ____________ prices, Samantha won’t be able to afford the cheapest lunch burrito

A. their

B. its

C. his or her

4. Alberto and I joined the science club l ____________ go every Friday after school

A. we

B. us

C. they

D. them

5. My grandmother, as well as many other older women, believes that ____________ should wait until a man calls her, rather than calling the man first

A. she

B. their

C. they

6. Melanie was injured in a bicycle accident ____________ broke her wrist

A. It

B. He

C. She

D. They

7. The noises outside bothered Jill ____________ made sleep difficult for

A. They, she

B. They, her

C. It, her

D. It, she

8. The noun in which a pronoun refers to is called a

A. pronoun

B. linking verb

C. antecedent

D. action verb

9. Practice: Mike and Jamarcus brought over a game to play, but they forgot to invite Brian

A. Identify the pronoun and antecedent

B. Mike and Jamarcus, brought

C. Mike and Jamarcus, game

D. Mike and Jamarcus, they

E. Brian, they

10. Pronouns and their antecedents must agree in

A. number and gender

B. number and objects

C. objects and prepositions

D. verbs and number

11. Satire is

A. drawing a conclusion based on facts.

B. taking advantage of someone or something for one own’s benefit.

C. a form of speech which contains an expression of less strength than what would be expecte In satire, the understated language may be ironi

D. provoking change or reform through poking fun at society’s vices

12. Jerod knocked over the paint cans Then ____________ picked ____________ up

A. she, it

B. he, it

C. she, them

D. he, them

13. What is the pronoun and in the sentence? (antecedent is underlined)

A. Any child who wants to go on the field trip must bring in a permission slip signed by his or her parents.

B. field trip

C. his or her

D. permission slip

E. signed by

14. A critically, bitterly ironic statement, intended to cut or criticize its target

A. Sarcasm

B. Irony

C. Satire

D. Juxtoposistion

15. I looked everywhere for Sarah ____________ was nowhere to be found

A. her

B. he

C. she

D. him

16. Frank and I rode our bikes after school ____________ were home before dark

A. we

B. they

C. he

D. she

17. Graham moved here from New Zealand ____________ and his family have adjusted well

A. Him

B. He

C. She

D. Them

18. Claire plays the piano and the trumpet ____________ plays ____________ equally well

A. Her, them

B. She, them

C. We, them

D. He, it

19. We walked carefully to avoid the broken glass Pieces of ____________ were everywhere

A. them

B. it

C. they

D. her

20. Ben and Scott joined Bob and me for a set of tennis ____________ beat ____________ by two games

A. She, us

B. Them, we

C. They, us

D. Us, them

21. We had lima beans for dinner I didn’t eat any because I don’t like

A. her

B. them

C. him

D. us

22. Dad spoke to James and me about the mess He told ____________ to clean it up