Pronouns & Antecedents

Parts of Speech

October 27, 2020

Multiple Choice

Which of the following nouns is NOT a common noun?

• COUSIN

• TELEVISION

• MACY'S

• SUPERMARKET

Multiple Choice

Which of the following nouns is NOT a proper noun?

• HARRY POTTER

• PLAYGROUND

• N*SYNC

• PIZZA HUT

Multiple Choice

Which of the following nouns is NOT a compound noun?

• CLASSIFY

• CHOPSTICK

• CLASSMATE

• NOBODY

Multiple Choice

Which of the following nouns is NOT a collective noun?

• BAND

• CHOIR

• BATCH

• MUSICIAN

Multiple Select

Checkmark the words that are visible action verbs.

• Sail

• Rap

• Wonder

• Juggle

• Decide

Multiple Select

Checkmark the words that are mental action verbs.

• Doubt

• Remember

• Sneeze

• Want

• Blink

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb an action verb or a linking verb?

"The cheese pizza tasted delicious."

(Cheese Pizza = Delicious?)

If the "=" trick makes sense, it's a linking verb.

If the "=" trick DOESN'T make sense, it's an action verb.

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb an action verb or a linking verb?

"The boy felt tired early in the morning."

(Boy = tired?)

If the "=" trick makes sense, it's a linking verb.

If the "=" trick DOESN'T make sense, it's an action verb.

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb an action verb or a linking verb?

"The captain rang the bell."

(Captain = the bell?)

If the "=" trick makes sense, it's a linking verb.

If the "=" trick DOESN'T make sense, it's an action verb.

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb an action verb or a linking verb?

"The puppy smelled stinky."

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb an action verb or a linking verb?

"The old potatoes tasted awful."

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Multiple Choice

Is the underlined verb an action verb or a linking verb?

"Travis plays baseball on the weekends."

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Pronouns & Antecedents

• Pronoun - A word used in place of a noun or noun phrase

• Antecedent (an-tuh-see-dnt) - The noun that the pronoun is replacing

• Writers use pronouns to avoid using the same nouns over and over again (repetition)

Multiple Choice

"Maria and Rita enjoy jazz, so they attend concerts often."

What is the antecedent for the pronoun "they"?

• Maria

• Rita

• Maria and Rita

Multiple Choice

"Lucas listened to his iPod."

What is the antecedent? What noun is the pronoun "his" replacing?

• Lucas

• iPod

• listened

Fill in the Blanks

"Elle finished her book report."

What is the antecedent? What word is the pronoun "her" replacing?

Multiple Choice

Identify the appropriate pronoun for the following sentence:

RJ plays guitar, and Dolores sings, so _______ formed a band.

• He

• She

• Sings

• They

Fill in the Blanks

"Coach Steve told Travis to practice more to improve his skills."

What is the antecedent in this sentence?