Question

in each sentence, choose the correct pronoun:

1. george loved (his / its) pet python, suzan.
2. (george and her / she and george) were inseparable.
3. but whenever anyone went to georges house to visit, (he or she / they) usually ended up getting eaten.
4. when the city council hears about the problem, (it / they) will probably want to take the dragon away.

identify the antecedent of the bold pronoun (the antecedent is the noun that the pronoun is meant to replace):

1. finally, the city council came to collect suzan; george had to say goodbye to her.
2. however, when members of the city council tried to separate the boy and his pet, suzan ate them.

wordplay - just for fun!

anagram: rearrange the letters in the nonsense phrase below to create new words that actually make sense.

rap jackpots win a car
(hint: pirate)

Explanation:

1. "His" is used because George is a male name and we need a possessive pronoun for a person.
2. "She and George" is correct as the subject of the sentence should be in the nominative case. "George and her" has "her" in the wrong case.
3. "They" is used as a gender - neutral plural pronoun for "anyone" (in modern usage, "they" can be used as a singular they for gender - neutrality when the antecedent is "anyone").
4. "It" is used for "City Council" as a collective noun (in some cases, collective nouns can be considered as a single entity).
5. The antecedent of "her" is "Suzan" (the pet python).
6. The antecedent of "them" is "members of the City Council".

For the anagram: Rearranging the letters of "RAP JACKPOTS WIN A CAR" gives "A PRIVATE PIRATE SHIP CAN WAR".

Answer:

1. his
2. She and George
3. they
4. it
5. Suzan
6. members of the City Council

Anagram: A PRIVATE PIRATE SHIP CAN WAR