Circle the pronoun error in each sentence, and write the correct pronoun on the line. If the sentence is correct, write “No error.”

1. Jane, Helen, and I have learned all of her lines for the play.
2. Someone left their script in the prop room.
3. The girls in the dance class will practice their dance after our rehearsal is over.
4. Everybody is eager for her part in the show to run smoothly.
5. Each of the boys selling tickets has handed in the money they collected.
C. Rewrite the paragraph to include pronouns that agree with their antecedents.

1 answer

Let's go through each sentence for pronoun errors:

  1. Sentence: Jane, Helen, and I have learned all of her lines for the play.
    Error: No error.
    Answer: No error.

  2. Sentence: Someone left their script in the prop room.
    Error: their
    Correct Pronoun: his or her
    Answer: Someone left his or her script in the prop room.

  3. Sentence: The girls in the dance class will practice their dance after our rehearsal is over.
    Error: No error.
    Answer: No error.

  4. Sentence: Everybody is eager for her part in the show to run smoothly.
    Error: her
    Correct Pronoun: his or her
    Answer: Everybody is eager for his or her part in the show to run smoothly.

  5. Sentence: Each of the boys selling tickets has handed in the money they collected.
    Error: they
    Correct Pronoun: he
    Answer: Each of the boys selling tickets has handed in the money he collected.

C. Rewrite the paragraph to include pronouns that agree with their antecedents.

Original Paragraph:
Jane, Helen, and I have learned all of her lines for the play. Someone left their script in the prop room. The girls in the dance class will practice their dance after our rehearsal is over. Everybody is eager for her part in the show to run smoothly. Each of the boys selling tickets has handed in the money they collected.

Rewritten Paragraph:
Jane, Helen, and I have learned all of our lines for the play. Someone left his or her script in the prop room. The girls in the dance class will practice their dance after our rehearsal is over. Everybody is eager for his or her part in the show to run smoothly. Each of the boys selling tickets has handed in the money he collected.