Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

HMH Lesson 2.3.3

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

An antecedent is the word or phrase a pronoun replaces.

A pronoun must always agree in number with the antecedent it replaces.

Examples

• Rosa (singular antecedent) wants to be a dancer, so she (singular pronoun) is taking lessons.

• Rosa and Cindy (plural antecedent) have dance lessons. They (plural pronoun) dance for an hour.

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "ballet" in the sentence: My sister hates ballet, but I like ballet.

• ballet

• it

• them

• her

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "DVD" in the sentence: When my grandparents brought me a ballet DVD, I loved the DVD.

• it

• them

• us

• him

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "slippers" in the sentence: I should wear dance slippers, but slippers hurt my feet.

• them

• we

• they

• slippers

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "splits" in the sentence: I'm not good at splits, but I am practicing splits.

• hers

• they

• his

• them

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "grandfather" in the sentence: My grandmother says my grandfather was a beautiful ballet dancer when my grandfather was younger.

• she

• they

• he

• we

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "Bill" in the sentence: Bill delivered his speech to the class even though Bill was nervous.

• he

• his

• she

• they

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "Emily" in the sentence: Emily called Emily's friend.

• our

• their

• his

• her

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "Clark and Sherman" in the sentence: Clark and Sherman finished Clark's and Sherman's homework before class was over.

• their

• our

• we

• them

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "Jack" in the sentence: Jack went to see Jack's grandparents.

• her

• Jack's

• his

• their

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "Beth and Joey" in the sentence: Beth and Joey went to Beth's and Joey's jobs early.

• them

• their

• we

• our

Multiple Choice

Determine the pronoun that can replace the antecedent "splits" in the sentence: I'm not good at splits, but I am practicing splits.

• hers

• they

• his

• them