Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
The company changed ______ rules.Choices: their / its / it’s
- What does the pronoun point back to? The company: one company, a thing.
- One thing takes it and its. Its shows belonging, with no apostrophe.
Answer: The company changed its rules.
Example 2
The workers put ______ boots by the door.Choices: his / their / its
- The pronoun points back to the workers, more than one.
- More than one takes they, them, their.
Answer: The workers put their boots by the door.
Where this is taught: Grammar: Start Here, Part 3: Pronouns
More practice: Quiz 39, Pronoun agreement · In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 8, Lesson 1, “Noun and Pronoun Agreement”
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
In each sentence, open the drop-down and choose the words that make the sentence correct, the way the GED test asks. A few questions ask you to tap a whole sentence instead. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.In each sentence, circle the choice in the brackets that makes the sentence correct; where whole sentences are given, circle one. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.