Practice

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the pronoun that refers back to its antecedent.

1. All of us decided to visit the art museum; __________ wanted to see Picasso’s painting The Old Guitarist.
2. They drove __________ to the museum instead of taking the light rail.
3. The train, __________ was running ahead of schedule, showed up earlier than they had anticipated.
4. __________ Harry and Sally wanted to get married, but __________ was willing to commit to a specific date.
5. The flock of Canadian geese migrated south when __________ food supply started to run short.
6. Aurora couldn’t think of __________ to buy her father for his birthday.
7. Connor __________ made the pizza from scratch.
8. Seasonal allergies __________ may not be responsible for all of your symptoms.
9. When I listen to heavy metal music, I can barely hear __________ think.
10. Although the two lovers certainly admired __________, they rarely demonstrated __________ affection in public.

Answers:

1. All of us decided to visit the art museum; we wanted to see Picasso’s painting The Old Guitarist.
2. They drove themselves to the museum instead of taking the light rail.
3. The train, which was running ahead of schedule, showed up earlier than they had anticipated.
4. Both Harry and Sally wanted to get married, but neither was willing to commit to a specific date.
5. The flock of Canadian geese migrated south when its food supply started to run short.
6. Aurora couldn’t think of anything to buy her father for his birthday.
7. Connor himself made the pizza from scratch.
8. Seasonal allergies themselves may not be responsible for all of your symptoms.
9. When I listen to heavy metal music, I can barely hear myself think.
10. Although the two lovers certainly admired each other, they rarely demonstrated their affection in public.