Using Indefinite Pronouns

For each sentence, choose the correct pronoun or group of words that appear in parentheses. For help with this exercise, see “Check for Pronoun Agreement.”

  1. Anyone who wants to start (their/his or her) own business had better be prepared to work hard.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 1
  2. One may find, for example, that (his or her/their) work is never done.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 2
  3. Something is always waiting, with (its/their) own peculiar demands.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 3
  4. Nothing gets done on (their/its) own.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 4
  5. Anybody who expects to have more freedom now that (he or she no longer works/they no longer work) for a boss may be disappointed.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 5
  6. After all, when you work as an employee for a company, someone above you makes decisions as (they see/he or she sees) fit.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 6
  7. When you are your own boss, no one else places (themselves/himself or herself) in the position of final responsibility.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 7
  8. Somebody starting a business may also be surprised by how much tax (they/he or she) must pay.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 8
  9. Each employee at a company pays only about half as much toward social security as what (they/he or she) would pay if self-employed.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 9
  10. Neither medical nor dental coverage can be obtained as inexpensively as (it/they) can when a person is an employee at a corporation.

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    Using Indefinite Pronouns - Question 10