Pronoun-antecedent Agreement

Question 1

The noun or pronoun that a pronoun refers to is called it’s _________

Answer 1

Antecedent

Question 2

A pronoun should agree in both _______ and _______ with its antecedent

Answer 2

Number and gender

Question 3

Use ____ pronouns to refer to singular antecedents. Use _____ plural pronouns to refer to plural antecedents

Answer 3

Singular….plural

Question 4

Anybody

Answer 4

Singular

Question 5

Anyone

Answer 5

Singular

Question 6

Anything

Answer 6

Singular

Question 7

Each

Answer 7

Singular

Question 8

Either

Answer 8

Singular

Question 9

Everybody

Answer 9

Singular

Question 10

Everyone

Answer 10

Singular

Question 11

Everything

Answer 11

Singular

Question 12

Neither

Answer 12

Singular

Question 13

Nobody

Answer 13

Singular

Question 14

No one

Answer 14

Singular

Question 15

Nothing

Answer 15

Singular

Question 16

One

Answer 16

Singular

Question 17

Somebody

Answer 17

Singular

Question 18

Someone

Answer 18

Singular

Question 19

Something

Answer 19

Singular

Question 20

Both

Answer 20

Plural

Question 21

Few

Answer 21

Plural

Question 22

Many

Answer 22

Plural

Question 23

Several

Answer 23

Plural

Question 24

All

Answer 24

Depends

Question 25

Any

Answer 25

Depends

Question 26

More

Answer 26

Depends

Question 27

Most

Answer 27

Depends

Question 28

None

Answer 28

Depends

Question 29

Some

Answer 29

Depends

Question 30

Use a plural pronoun to refer to ________ antecedents joined by and

Answer 30

Compound

Question 31

Use a _______ pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by ____ or ____

Answer 31

Or or nor

Question 32

A collective noun is _________ when the noun refers to the group as a unit and _______ when the noun refers to the individual members or the group

Answer 32

Singular…plural

Question 33

An expression of an ______ May take a singular or plural pronoun depending on how it is used

Answer 33

Amount