Pronouns and Antecedents FF.1-2

Pronouns and Antecedents

Team Lions and Lynx ELA

Key Vocabulary

Pronoun: word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase

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​Antecedent​: noun that the pronoun refers to or replaces

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Examples:

• Rachel is tired, even though she slept for ten hours last night.

(The noun Rachel is the antecedent of the pronoun she.)

• Apparently Tom and Sarah just landed. Who is picking them up?

(The noun phrase Tom and Sarah is the antecedent of the pronoun them.)

• ​Taking care of pets can be difficult, but it is quite worthwhile.

(The noun phrase taking care of pets is the antecedent of the pronoun it.)

Multiple Choice

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is Isaac Asimov.

Isaac Asimov wrote or edited over five hundred books about science and science fiction. The American Museum of Natural History honors him with annual debates on scientific topics.

• scientific

• him

• with

• books

Multiple Choice

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is jumping and spinning.

Jumping and spinning are two of the most challenging skills in figure skating, and they require constant practice.

• skills

• they

• practice

• are

Multiple Choice

Select the antecedent of the pronoun it.

Your tongue does far more than just help you eat; it is also an important organ used in the production of language.

• you

• important organ

• help you

• your tongue

Multiple Choice

Select the antecedent of the pronoun its.

Surprisingly, my brother's basketball team won all of its games this season.

• basketball team

• games

• this season

• my

Key Idea

A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number.

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​Singular pronouns take the place of singular nouns. They include I, me, my, he, she, it, you, your, him, her, his​

• Rachel is tired, even though she slept for ten hours last night.

• ​Surprisingly, my brother's basketball team won all of its games this season.

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​​Plural pronouns take the place of plural nouns, OR of nouns joined by the conjunction and. They include we, you, they, us, them, our, your, and their.​

• My neighbors spent the weekend at their cabin in South Lake Tahoe.

• Izzy and I spent all day on our science project.

Multiple Choice

Select the pronoun that correctly agrees with the antecedent in this sentence:

CYMS is the best school ever and ________ always will be!

• he

• she

• us

• it

Multiple Choice

Select the pronoun that correctly agrees with the antecedent in this sentence:

The topic I selected for my magazine is my heroine, Rosa Parks. __________ is an important part of history.

• She

• It

• Her

• Herself

Multiple Choice

Select the pronoun that correctly agrees with the antecedent in this sentence:

Sue and Betty agree that school lunches are delicious. Eating __________ is the girls' favorite school activity!

• them

• it

• they

• theirs

Multiple Choice

Select the antecedent that correctly agrees with the pronoun in this sentence:

__________ loves reading good books and that's why she has so many!

• Mrs. Stine

• The teachers

• "A Christmas Carol"

• Mr. Miller

Multiple Choice

Select the pronoun and antecedent:

My favorite book in the whole world is The Time Traveller's Wife. It was written by Audrey Niffenegger.

• book

  it

• world

  it

• The Time Traveller's Wife

  Audrey Niffenegger

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with the pronoun that correctly agrees with the antecedent.

When my sister and I went camping with our stepdad, he snored so loudly that

couldn't sleep.

Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentence with the pronoun that correctly agrees with the antecedent.

Where are the cans of soup I just bought?

aren't in the cabinet.