<p>Name: ______PRONOUNS English 9</p><p>Taken from Dr. Wheeler’s website: Carmen-Newman University In most cases, it is clear whether a pronoun's antecedent is singular or plural. For instance, the word girls is plural, so it needs a plural pronoun like they or them or their. On the other hand, the word girl is singular, so it clearly needs a singular pronoun like she or her. But what about indefinite pronouns--such as all, any, both, each, every, few, many, neither, nobody, and none? They do not refer to a specific, definite person. Thus they are called "indefinite pronouns." The indefinite pronouns are a bit trickier than relative pronouns. To know which form to use (singular or plural), you need to memorize the following lists. ALWAYS SINGULAR ALWAYS PLURAL - Each - Something - Both - Anybody - Everything - Several - Somebody - Anything - Few - Nobody - Nothing - Many - Everybody - Either - All - One - Neither - Anyone - Someone - Everyone</p><p>Use the list above to help you circle the pronoun that correctly matches its antecedent. </p><p>1. Neither Mary nor Laura has turned in (her, their) report. </p><p>2. Anybody can learn to set up (his, their) own tent. </p><p>3. Each of the boys takes care of (his, their) own room. </p><p>4. Neither Tom nor Jim can give (his, their) report today. </p><p>5. Anyone can join our group if (he, they) is really interested. </p><p>6. The team can't play (its, their) best when it's too hot. </p><p>7. Either Bill or Tony will lend you (his, their) book. </p><p>8. Everyone should do (his, their) best work on the project. </p><p>9. George wants to go into politics; he finds (it, them) exciting. </p><p>10. Everyone should be in (his, their) seat before the curtain goes up. 11. Some of the team are wearing (his, their) new helmets. </p><p>12. Every class officer will do (her, their) best. </p><p>13. I find that playing bridge is hard on (my, your) nerves. </p><p>14. Some of the vanilla has lost (its, their) flavor. </p><p>15. Everybody will receive (his, their) scores in the mail. </p><p>Write an A over the antecedent for the pronoun choice in parentheses, then write S or P next to the number of the sentence to indicate singular or plural. Finally, circle the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent.</p><p>____ 1. A reporter talked to Mrs. Bea Zwack after (her, their) home was struck by a tornado.</p><p>____ 2. Jack Zwack spent most of (his, their) time cleaning up the yard.</p><p>____ 3. Nick, Mack, and Patty Zwack are staying with (his or her, their) neighbors for the time being.</p><p>____ 4. The Zwacks now have a healthy respect for tornadoes and (its, their) power.</p><p>____ 5. The reporter finally submitted (her, their) assignment to the editor of the paper.</p><p>____ 6. The newspaper featured tornadoes on (its, their) front page.</p><p>____ 7. Subscribers that read the story realize that (he or she, they) could have been the victims of the storm. </p><p>____ 8. A mature person is responsible for (his or her, their) actions.</p><p>____ 9. The detective told (his or her, their) chief that (he or she, they) had caught the criminal.</p><p>____ 10. Each of the Olympic champions proudly wore (his, their) medal.</p>