Grammarnotes on Your Own Activities

Grammarnotes on Your Own Activities

<p>Name ______Class ______Date ______</p><p>GRAMMARNOTES ON YOUR OWN ACTIVITIES Lesson 5: Using Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement</p><p>What is pronoun-antecedent agreement? The following sentences contain errors in pronoun-antecedent agreement. Identify each error, and give the form of the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent.</p><p>1. Two girls won a prize for her project.</p><p>2. Although we drove through the mountains, we could not see it because of the fog.</p><p>3. If he calls this afternoon, tell he that I’ll call back.</p><p>4. My cousin’s house has two fireplaces in them.</p><p>5. The children forgot to put on its jackets.</p><p>Indefinite pronouns and compound antecedents Most of the following sentences contain pronouns that do not agree with their antecedents. If a pronoun does not agree with its antecedent, provide the correct pronoun. If a sentence is already correct, write C.</p><p>1.One of the boys brought their basketball.</p><p>2. Hilda and Lupe presented her reports.</p><p>3. Either the puppy or the kitten lost their collar.</p><p>4. Everyone should wash their own dishes after lunch.</p><p>5. All the students worked hard to improve themselves.</p><p>Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor. Holt Footer 1 Footer Name ______Class ______Date ______</p><p>GRAMMARNOTES ON YOUR OWN ACTIVITIES Lesson 5: Using Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement</p><p>Solving special agreement problems Most of the following sentences contain pronouns that do not agree with their antecedents. If a pronoun does not agree with its antecedent, provide the correct pronoun. If a sentence is already correct, write C.</p><p>1. Did the Cub Scouts wear its hats during the ceremony?</p><p>2. The room, which had no decorations on their walls, looked very bare.</p><p>3. The team needs to make a decision about their mascot.</p><p>4. Measure two thirds of a cup of flour, and add it one spoonful at a time.</p><p>5. Locate the Netherlands on the map, and write the name of their capital city.</p><p>Original content Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the original content are the responsibility of the instructor. Holt Footer 2 Footer</p>

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