Referents

Referents

Referents are the words used to refer to concepts, from concrete to abstractions, already mentioned in the text.

Another definition of referents

Reference words are the different words that refer to people, objects

and ideas that have been mentioned before, but sometimes they will be mentioned later. These words avoid repetition.

Subject, object and possessive pronouns are some references words as

well as this, that, these, those, the former the latter, respectively,

among other words.

Multiple Choice

Replace the underlined word by a referent: Penguins don't live near the North Pole. Penguins live near the South Pole.

• She

• He

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

_____ will all meet at my house after the game.

• Them

• We

• Us

Multiple Choice

Jeff bought a used bike and painted _____ red.

• it

• him

• them

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Multiple Choice

She's got a jacket. It's _____ jacket.

• she

• her

• my

Multiple Choice

They've got T-shirts. They're ______ T-shirts.

• his

• them

• their

Multiple Choice

I have two brothers. They are twins. _____ birhtday is on January 15th.

• His

• It

• Their

Multiple Choice

You have two new dresses. The dresses are _____.

• yours

• your

• you

Multiple Choice

I have a doll. The doll is _____.

• my

• your

• mine

Multiple Choice

Hi Jill, is this dictionary _____?

• your

• yours

• his