Using Collective Nouns and Pronouns

For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun (their or its).

For help with this exercise, see chapter 26 of Real Essays 5e.

Example

  1. The basketball team was playing all of____games in a dark, damp gymnasium.
    1. their
    2. its
  1. Question 1.408

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  2. Question 1.409

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  3. Question 1.410

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  4. Question 1.411

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  5. Question 1.412

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  6. Question 1.413

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  7. Question 1.414

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  8. Question 1.415

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  9. Question 1.416

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  10. Question 1.417

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