Pronouns & Antecedents

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What is a pronoun?

Back

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

Front

What is an antecedent?

Back

An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to.

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Identify the pronoun in this sentence: 'The dog barked, and it ran away.'

Back

The pronoun is 'it'.

Front

What is the antecedent of 'it' in the sentence: 'The dog barked, and it ran away.'?

Back

The antecedent is 'dog'.

Front

Which pronoun can replace 'the students' in the sentence: 'The students are studying. ___ are very focused.'?

Back

They.

Front

What is the antecedent of 'they' in the sentence: 'The flowers bloomed, and they looked beautiful.'?

Back

The antecedent is 'flowers'.

Front

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun: 'Jessica and I went to the park. ___ had a great time.'

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We.

Front

What is the antecedent of 'she' in the sentence: 'Maria loves to read. She has many books.'?

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The antecedent is 'Maria'.

Front

Which pronoun replaces the antecedent in this sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse. ___ was very fast.'?

Back

It.

Front

What is the antecedent of 'them' in the sentence: 'I saw the kids at the park. I waved to them.'?

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The antecedent is 'kids'.