Revising for Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

The following sentences contain pronoun-antecedent agreement errors. Identify the answer that corrects the error in the underlined word or phrase.

For help with this exercise, see sections 15d and 15e of Focus on Reading and Writing.

  1. Question

    Men and women work equally hard. He or she should earn equal pay.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  2. Question

    When the Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963, women earned an average of 59 cents for every dollar received by men. Now, more than forty years later, she earns 77 cents for every dollar men receive.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  3. Question

    The wage gap hurts women in important ways. Women have less spending power than men, and they cannot contribute her fair share to the economy.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  4. Question

    The wage gap hurts women in important ways. For instance, less pay puts women’s lives at risk in her retirement years.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

  5. Question

    If given equal pay for equal work, women’s annual income would increase by an average of $4,000 per year. Poverty rates would be cut in half. This would not only help women, it would help men and children, too.

    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.