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Example:
The King was a powerful man. knights were always guarding the castle. • King is a noun that refers to one man.
• The pronoun his refers to one man. You would never say:
The King was a powerful man. knights were always guarding the castle. • In this case her refers to a woman.
• The pronoun does not agree in gender.
Choose the pronoun that best fits its antecedent. Write it on the line.
1. Kay had been made a knight and (him, her, he) wanted to take out the sword.
2. Sir Ector tried to pull out the sword but he could not pull (he, she, it) out.
3. They went to the archbishop and told (her, him, it) that the sword found a master.
4. Arthur found out Sir Ector was not truly (they, you, his) father.
5. The knights and kings were angry, and (she, you, they) refused to acknowledge him as king.
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His
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Her
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