Towson University
Towson University: Usage Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
An explanation of pronouns, antecedents, and the rules of pronoun-antecedent agreement. Examples of labeled sentences, indefinite pronouns, compound subjects, collective nouns, plural nouns, and more.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Self Teaching Unit: Faulty Pronoun Reference
This lesson focuses on faulty pronoun antecedents and how to correct them including the various types of errors, examples, and links to exercises and a final quiz.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa: Pronoun Antecedent Quiz
Online test consisting of 10 sentences. Decide whether the writer used the hilighted pronoun appropriately for academic writing.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Basic Noun Pronoun Agreement
Notes on pronoun-noun agreement with links to additional information and practice exercises.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Pronoun Case Power Point
Learn about pronoun-antecedent agreement, and practice with pronoun agreement questions that could be found on standardized tests.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Noun/pronoun Agreement: Exercise 1
Students select the correct pronoun to match the given noun in a 20-question exercise.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Conventions of Standard English: Avoiding Vague Pronoun References
Read about vague pronoun references then click the practice button to practice what you've learned.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Nouns and Their Pronouns
This resource provides a tutorial about nouns and pronouns.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pronouns
This screencast focuses on pronouns and their antecedents; it includes definitions, purposes, examples, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person pronouns. Real Player is required.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Conventions
Sharpen your use of the formal conventions of English with this self-guided learning module. The module focuses on formal and informal language, making pronouns agree with their antecedents, and common spelling and grammar errors. At the...
University of Richmond
University of Richmond: Confusing Pronouns
This site discusses the need to avoid ambiguous pronoun references. Includes a helpful rewriting examples. Brief, but informative and factual.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Gender and Generic Pronoun Choice: Lesson 2
This lesson discusses the issue of gender with pronoun references to a generic noun. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Gender and Generic Pronoun Choice."
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Pronoun Reference to Nouns
Notes and examples explaining the importance of using pronouns to replace nouns only when the replacement is clear. A link to a practice exercise is provided.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Pronoun Agreement With "Trick Singular" Nouns and Pronouns
Notes and examples on pronoun agreement with indefinite nouns and pronouns. A link to a practice exercise is available.
Harvard University
Harvard University: Games With Words: Pronoun Sleuth
A study in the understanding of pronouns where participants choose the antecedent in sentences containing both real and nonsense words.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Usage
This entry provides links to usage entries such as misplaced modifiers, subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, etc.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Who vs. Whom
This lesson discusses the difference between who and whom and explains when each one should be used. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pronoun Vagueness
Help clarify the sentence by keeping or changing existing pronouns.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Exercise 2b: Agreement With Trick Singulars Advanced
Correct five sentences by identifying the incorrect words and supplying the correct word choice.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pronouns
Ten slides introducing pronouns, antecedents, and how they are used in first, second, and third person narration. Examples are provided through sentences and pronoun charts.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Pronouns
This page focuses on pronouns including definitions, personal pronouns, antecedents, relative pronouns, who vs. whom, demonstrative, indefinite, reflexive and intensive, possessive, and interrogative pronouns. Examples are provided for...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pronouns
This lesson introduces pronouns and how they are used. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow and provides review questions over the lesson's content.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Usage Exercises
This is a list of links to grammar usage exercises/quizzes including verbs, subject-verb agreement, pronouns, pronoun-antecedent agreement, parallel structure, modifier placement, and miscellaneous usage errors.