Is singular they correct now?

Yes. Everyone left their coat and a student forgot their ID are standard English. Current style guides accept them, and so do some state standards. On these sheets, their is the answer when the owner is one person the sentence does not name as he or she, and neither wrong option is his or her.

Is it some of the cookies lost its crunch or their crunch?

Their. All, most and some take their number from the noun after of. Cookies are more than one, so their. Some of the bread lost its freshness, because bread is one mass.

What does the pronoun agree with in a sentence like the students who finished early handed in their tests?

With students, the noun who stands for. The relative pronoun passes the owner along, so draw the arrow through who and back to the noun.

8th grade pronoun-antecedent agreement

8th grade pronoun-antecedent agreement worksheets

8th grade agreement covers the owners that need a rule. Everyone, somebody and a single person the sentence does not name take their, which is singular they. Both and several take their as plurals. All, most and some follow the noun after of. A pronoun after who, which or that agrees with the noun that word stands for.

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The kind of sentences you'll get

Circle the letter of the pronoun that matches its owner.

All of the documents in the vault still show original folds. their · its · his
Answer: their
The winner of the essay contest will read essay at the assembly. its · your · their
Somebody left calculator on the bleachers after the assembly. your · their · its

Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on an 8th grade sheet

8th grade sheets draw from 70 sentences, 10 to a page. None of these sentences are on 7th grade sheets.

Some of the answers:

theirstheyitsthemselveshimselfitselfourselvesherselfit

Choose the word. Circle the letter of the pronoun that matches its owner. 10 questions per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Start with singular they, because it is the answer your student has been told to avoid and now needs to use. Everyone brought their lunch is standard English, and current style guides accept it. The answer keys never ask a student to choose between their and his or her; the wrong options are its and a pronoun in the wrong person, like your or our. Then teach the of-phrase group (all, most, some) as the one place where the noun after of decides. For relative clauses, draw the arrow through who or which to the noun it stands for.

Watch for: Everyone and somebody sound like crowds but name one person at a time. Their is the standard pronoun for them; its and your are not. All, most and some break the cross-out habit: the noun after of decides the pronoun.

Common questions about 8th grade pronoun-antecedent agreement

Is singular they correct now?: Yes. Everyone left their coat and a student forgot their ID are standard English. Current style guides accept them, and so do some state standards. On these sheets, their is the answer when the owner is one person the sentence does not name as he or she, and neither wrong option is his or her.
Is it some of the cookies lost its crunch or their crunch?: Their. All, most and some take their number from the noun after of. Cookies are more than one, so their. Some of the bread lost its freshness, because bread is one mass.
What does the pronoun agree with in a sentence like the students who finished early handed in their tests?: With students, the noun who stands for. The relative pronoun passes the owner along, so draw the arrow through who and back to the noun.

8th grade pronoun-antecedent agreement worksheets

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