Pronoun Usage
Pronoun Usage
a. Indefinite Pronouns: one, anyone, everyone, everybody, something, everything (are always singular)
b. Example Sentences:
i. Each of the Boy Scouts received _his____ merit badge.
ii. Everyone in the sorority donated _her____ time to the project.
c. Collective Nouns: team, class, committee, group (refer to more than one place or thing and usually are singular but not always)
d. Example Sentences:
i. The committee members divided the fund-raising chores among (itself, themselves).
ii. The sophomore class had (its, their) picture taken.
e. Unclear Pronoun References
i. Jim told Leonard his bike had been stolen.
ii. Corrected:
1. Jim told Leonard Jim’s bike had been stolen.
2. Jim told Leonard, “My bike has been stolen.”
f. Isolating the pronoun
i. Aunt Sophie planned a big dinner for (I, me, myself) and Jack.
ii. Last week, (I, me, myself) took a ride on the new train.
g. Consistency
i. If you begin a sentence in first person, stay in first person.
1. Whenever I eat at Claudia’s restaurant, you know the food is great.
Pronoun Choices
1. I doubt that either of those social workers knows what ____________ caseload will be.
[pic]HIS OR HER
[pic]THEIR
2. Among the Iroquois, everyone prepared ____________ carefully for the gathering ceremonies.
[pic]HIMSELF OR HERSELF
[pic]THEMSELVES
3. According to Alvina and ____________ , this is the best math course you'll ever take.
[pic]HE
[pic]HIM
4. Last week Raoul said that ____________ first-year students don't need to register yet.
[pic]WE
[pic]US
5. The bus driver told me that he'd make change for you and ____________ this time but never again.
[pic]I
[pic]ME
6. Probably the captain doesn't expect any of ____________ to show up on a day like this.
[pic]THEY
[pic]THEM
7. It sounds as if you're complaining whenever you and ____________ talk that way.
[pic]SHE
[pic]HER
8. Every winter Simon and ____________ get together to look at each other's drawings.
[pic]WE
[pic]US
9. This year Stan wants to paint you and ____________ together.
[pic]I
[pic]ME
10. Randy seems to think that there's some conflict developing between Jason and ____________ .
[pic]HE
[pic]HIM
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