Grammar Warm-Up Exercises for Pronoun Agreement Practice
Enhance your understanding of pronoun agreement with these interactive warm-up exercises that focus on identifying pronouns and their corresponding nouns in sentences. Learn to ensure pronouns agree with their antecedents and correct any ambiguous or incorrect usage. Practice makes perfect!
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Warm Up #1: Identify the pronoun and noun it correlates with in the sentence below. Does the pronoun agree with its noun? If not, change the pronoun so it does. Investors who lost money in the stock market crash of 1929 recouped his losses over the next 12 years. Identify the pronoun in the sentence below. Is the pronoun ambiguous? If so, explain why. Frank and Taylor made plans to go to the mall, but he backed out last minute. Identify the pronoun in the sentence below. Is it the right case? If not, change the pronoun so the sentence is grammatically correct. Our teacher forgot to distribute the new syllabus to my friend and I.
Investors who lost money in the stock market crash of 1929 recouped his losses over the next 12 years. Incorrect His (Singular Pronoun) & Investors (Plural Noun) Change His Their Frank and Taylor made plans to go to the mall, but he backed out last minute. Incorrect He (Pronoun) could refer to either Frank or Taylor. Our teacher forgot to distribute the new syllabus to my friend and I. Incorrect I (Subjective Pronoun, which does the act) Change I Me (Objective Pronoun, receives the act) Tip: remove my friend and and read the sentence with both pronouns.
Warm Up #2: Identify the pronoun and noun it correlates with in the sentence below. Does the pronoun agree with its noun? If not, change the pronoun so it does. The government is responsible for enforcing laws in our country because it is their responsibility to keep our people safe. Identify the pronoun in the sentence below. Is the pronoun ambiguous? If so, explain why. The mechanic contacted the salesman after he failed to attend an important meeting. Identify the pronoun in the sentence below. Is it the right case? If not, change the pronoun so the sentence is grammatically correct. The girls and me decided to go to the movies on Friday night.
The government is responsible for enforcing laws in our country because it is their responsibility to keep our people safe. Incorrect Their (Plural Pronoun) & Government (Singular Noun) Change Their Its) The mechanic contacted the salesman after he failed to attend an important meeting. Incorrect He (Pronoun) could refer to either the mechanic or the salesman. The girls and me decided to go to the movies on Friday night. Incorrect Me (Objective Pronoun, which receives the act) Change Me I (Subjective Pronoun, does the act) Tip: remove The girls and and read the sentence with both pronouns.
Warm Up #3: Identify the pronoun and noun it correlates with in the sentence below. Does the pronoun agree with its noun? If not, change the pronoun so it does. She wanted to buy all the books after reading their summaries on the back cover. Identify the pronoun in the sentence below. Is the pronoun ambiguous? If so, explain why. The group of girls were a tight group and the depths they were willing to go to keep their secret was insane. Identify the pronoun in the sentence below. Is it the right case? If not, change the pronoun so the sentence is grammatically correct. Another school and them shared a bus on their way to a field trip.
She wanted to buy all the books after reading their summaries on the back cover. Correct Their (Plural Pronoun) & Books (Plural Noun) Both Plural so that means they agree. The group of girls were a tight group and the depths they were willing to go to keep a secret was insane. Correct They (Pronoun) is referring to the group of girls. Another school and them shared a bus on their way to a field trip. Incorrect Them (Objective Pronoun, which receives the act) Change Them They (Subjective Pronoun, does the act) Tip: Remove Another school and and read the sentence with both pronouns.
