Pronoun-Subject Agreement Practice
Grade 8 ELA worksheet focusing on pronoun-subject agreement rules and practice exercises.
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Pronoun-Subject Agreement Practice
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Read each sentence carefully and choose the pronoun that correctly agrees with its antecedent. For fill-in-the-blank questions, write the correct pronoun. For short answer, explain your reasoning.
1. Each of the students brought (his/her, their) own lunch.
their
his/her
its
them
2. Neither the coach nor the players wanted to give up (his/her, their) chance to win.
his/her
their
its
them
3. Everyone in the class needs to bring own supplies.
4. The committee finally reached decision after hours of debate.
5. Both my aunt and uncle said would be attending the family reunion.
6. The sentence 'Each of the girls loves their new puppy' demonstrates correct pronoun-subject agreement.
True
False
7. When 'either/or' is used, the pronoun should agree with the noun closest to it.
True
False
8. Rewrite the following sentence to correct the pronoun-subject agreement error: 'Several of the team members forgot her uniform.'
9. Explain why the pronoun 'their' is used in the sentence: 'The band performed their best songs for the audience.'
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