Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (The Story of the Three Trees)

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Complete the sentence: Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what ___________ wanted to become when they grew up.

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they

Front

The first little tree looked up at the stars and said: “I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. _______ will be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!”

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I

Front

Complete the sentence: The second little tree looked at the stream. “I want to sail across mighty waters and carry powerful kings. They will consider __________ as the strongest ship in the world!”

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me

Front

Antecedent of the underlined pronoun in the text: 'The third little tree looked down into the valley below where busy men and women worked in a busy town. “I don’t want to leave the mountain top at all. I want to grow so tall that when people stop to look at me, they will raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. I will be the tallest tree in the world.”'

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people

Front

Antecedent of the underlined pronoun in the passage: Years passed. The rain came, the sun shone, and the little trees grew tall. One day three woodcutters climbed the mountain. They were looking for the tree that would suit as the best material for their work.

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woodcutters

Front

Complete the sentence: The first woodcutter looked at the first tree and said, “This tree is beautiful. It is perfect for ________.”

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me

Front

The pronouns in the quote agree in PERSON because they are in the _________ person point of view.

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first

Front

The second woodcutter said, “This tree is strong. It is perfect for me.” The second tree thought, “I shall be a strong ship for mighty kings!” What does 'It' refer to?

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tree

Front

Complete the sentence: The third tree felt her heart sink when the last woodcutter looked her way. She stood straight and tall and pointed bravely to heaven. But the woodcutter never even looked up. “Any kind of tree will do for me,” ________ muttered. With a swoop of his shining ax, the third tree fell.

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he

Front

The first tree rejoiced when the woodcutter brought her to a carpenter’s shop. The carpenter made her a feedbox for animals, covering her with sawdust and hay. What does 'She' refer to?

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the first tree