Pronouns and Antecedents

Front

What is a pronoun?

Back

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun to avoid repetition, such as 'he', 'she', 'it', 'they', etc.

Front

What is an antecedent?

Back

An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces in a sentence.

Front

Identify the pronoun in this sentence: 'The dog wagged its tail.'

Back

The pronoun is 'its'.

Front

Identify the antecedent in this sentence: 'Sara lost her book.'

Back

The antecedent is 'Sara'.

Front

What is the pronoun in the sentence: 'The children played outside.'?

Back

There is no pronoun in this sentence.

Front

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun: 'The teacher gave ___ homework.'

Back

her/him/them (depending on the context)