Pronouns and Antecedents

Pronouns and Antecedents

by Brandy Merriman

Open Ended

What is a noun?

Give an example of a noun?

​What is a pronoun?

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​-A pronoun replaces a noun.

​-We use pronouns so that we do not repeat the same nouns over and over

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​Sally went to Sally's room because Sally was sad.

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​Sally went to her room because she was sad.

Multiple Choice

What is the pronoun in this sentence?

Patty sat in her chair.

• Patty

• sat

• her

• chair

Multiple Choice

What is the pronoun in this sentence?

The boys put their coats in the hallway.

• boys

• their

• coats

• hallway

Multiple Choice

What is the pronoun in this sentence?

I gave him an A+ on the test.

• gave

• him

• the

• test

Multiple Choice

What is the pronoun in this sentence?

Please come to the party with us!

• please

• come

• party

• us

Multiple Choice

The pronoun is underlined. What is the antecedent noun?

Johnny put his shoes on the rug.

• Johnny

• put

• shoes

• rug

Multiple Choice

The pronoun is underlined. What is the antecedent noun?

My mom went to her house last night.

• mom

• went

• house

• night

Multiple Choice

The pronoun is underlined. What is the antecedent noun?

The dog hid his bone in the backyard.

• the

• dog

• hid

• backyard

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank.

Which pronoun makes the most sense?

I brushed _____ teeth after dinner.

• his

• my

• they

• our

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank.

Which pronoun makes the most sense?

Jenny put ______ name on the paper.

• his

• we

• it

• her

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank.

Which pronoun makes the most sense?

Sarah and Michelle cleaned ________ rooms.

• their

• my

• they

• our