Pronoun/Antecedent Usage Flashcards

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A. Everyone is going home to their hometowns for Winter Break in December.
B. No one wants their mother to be called by the principal of the school.
C. One must determine his or her purpose prior to writing the paper.
D. Why is him going to the theater with her?

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C. One must determine his or her purpose prior to writing the paper.

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A. He bought her a book for her birthday, and this is why she is mad at him.
B. The football team is making hotel arrangements for their next away game.
C. Regardless of her role in the event, the blame is quite surely theirs.
D. The beautiful countryside estate in Utah belongs to he.

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C. Regardless of her role in the event, the blame is quite surely theirs.

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A. The Tallahassee Theater Troupe puts on its annual Christmas show the first week of December.
B. The Senate passed their new bill allowing cotton candy at soccer games back in March.
C. Even with her new shoes, the marathon runner runs faster than her does.
D. Society does not allow their values and traditions to be violated.

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A. The Tallahassee Theater Troupe puts on its annual Christmas show the first week of December.

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A. The clown jumped out and scared her, and this made her very angry.
B. The doctor grabbed her stethoscope and ran to the ER.
C. A student should write their papers prior to five hours before they are due.
D. None of the candidates wants their dirty secret aired on television.

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B. The doctor grabbed her stethoscope and ran to the ER.

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