Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns

For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .

For help with this exercise, see Chapter 20.

example

Someone who puts _______________ life at risk for others is a hero.

a. their

b. his or her

  1. Question

    Everyone remembers where _______________ was on September 11, 2001.

    		A.
    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: Everyone remembers where _______________ was on September 11, 2001.

  2. Question

    At my school, several of the teachers turned on the television sets in _______________ classrooms.

    		A.
    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: At my school, several of the teachers turned on the television sets in _______________ classrooms.

  3. Question

    Everybody put _______________ things away in a locker and crowded into a room with a television.

    		A.
    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: Everybody put _______________ things away in a locker and crowded into a room with a television.

  4. Question

    No one could believe _______________ eyes at what was happening.

    		A.
    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: No one could believe _______________ eyes at what was happening.

  5. Question

    Each student sat with _______________ mouth open.

    		A.
    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: Each student sat with _______________ mouth open.

  6. Question

    Many could not leave _______________ seats even after class ended.

    		A.
    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: Many could not leave _______________ seats even after class ended.

  7. Question

    Our teacher had been talking about our test results, and everyone had crossed _______________ fingers hoping for good news.

    		A.
    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: Our teacher had been talking about our test results, and everyone had crossed _______________ fingers hoping for good news.

  8. Question

    Few could forget how confused _______________ were by the first announcements about the attacks.

    		A.
    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: Few could forget how confused _______________ were by the first announcements about the attacks.

  9. Question

    The day after, many of us said _______________ could not sleep that night.

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    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: The day after, many of us said _______________ could not sleep that night.

  10. Question

    The newspapers and television news both made the attacks _______________ lead story for months.

    		A.
    		B.
    Making Pronouns Agree with Indefinite Pronouns - For each of the following sentences, choose the correct pronoun to fill in the blank .: The newspapers and television news both made the attacks _______________ lead story for months.