About This Worksheet
This Grade 7 Language Arts worksheet helps students choose pronouns that agree with indefinite pronouns. Words such as everyone, several, each, few, anybody, all, and nobody may be singular or plural depending on their meaning and use. Students first decide whether the antecedent is singular, plural, or either, and then select the matching pronoun. For example, several is plural, so it pairs naturally with their.
Learning Goals
The main goal is to help students handle indefinite pronouns more confidently. Students should already know that pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number. This activity moves them toward recognizing that some indefinite pronouns are always singular, some are always plural, and some depend on what they refer to. It supports CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1, which focuses on correct pronoun use and agreement.
Student Tasks
On this worksheet, students will read eight sentences containing indefinite pronouns and label each antecedent as singular, plural, or either. They will then choose and underline the correct pronoun from the options in parentheses. The challenge section asks them to think carefully about what some refers to in sentences involving sand and marbles. Students must use both grammar and meaning to make the correct choice.
Common Challenges
Some students may assume every indefinite pronoun ending in -one or -body is plural because it can refer to many people. Others may forget that words such as all and some depend on whether the noun being discussed is countable or noncountable. The challenge examples may be especially tricky because the same word can take different pronouns in different sentences. Encourage students to look at the noun connected to the indefinite pronoun before choosing.
Teaching Suggestions
A teacher can sort indefinite pronouns into singular, plural, and flexible groups before students begin. For words such as some and all, show how the noun that follows changes the agreement. At home, a parent can compare “Some of the sand lost its color” with “Some of the marbles lost their shine.” Hearing both examples side by side makes the rule much easier to understand.
Worksheet Features
The worksheet includes eight guided sentence choices and two challenge cases involving flexible indefinite pronouns. Each item asks students to identify number before selecting the pronoun, which reinforces the reasoning process. The mix of people, objects, and noncount nouns provides useful variety. This page works well for pronoun review, small-group instruction, homework, or a grammar check.