Pronouns and Antecedents

​Pronouns & Their Bosses:

By Yesenia Serrano Salamanca

Multiple Choice

Which Sentence is (sounds) Better?

A: The soccer team won the tournament because the soccer team practiced hard for the tournament. The soccer team celebrated the soccer team's victory.

B: The soccer team won the tournament because it practiced hard for it. They celebrated their victory.

• A

• B

Which Sentence is Better?

The PRONOUN: The Noun's Substitute

​Key Pronouns Table

​Key Pronouns Table

Multiple Choice

Ms. Garcia is a teacher. (She / Them)

• She

• Them

Multiple Choice

My friends and I went to the concert. (We / Us)

• We

• Us

​The ANTECEDENT: The Pronoun's "Boss"

Let's think about it!
Pronouns are like nicknames for nouns, so we don't repeat the same word too much!

Open Ended

Who is the pronoun? Duckworth developed a set of questions. She calls it her 'grit scale.'

​Example: Duckworth developed a set of questions. She calls it her 'grit scale.'

Open Ended

What is the antecedent? Duckworth developed a set of questions. She calls it her 'grit scale.'

​Example: Duckworth developed a set of questions. She calls it her 'grit scale.'

Open Ended

What are the pronouns? (Hint: There are two) IQ tests begin to assess this by measuring short- and long-term memory. They also measure how well people can solve puzzles and recall information they've heard- and how quickly.

​Example: IQ tests begin to assess this by measuring short- and long-term memory. They also measure how well people can solve puzzles and recall information they've heard- and how quickly.

Open Ended

What is the antecedent? IQ tests begin to assess this by measuring short- and long-term memory. They also measure how well people can solve puzzles and recall information they've heard- and how quickly.

​Example: IQ tests begin to assess this by measuring short- and long-term memory. They also measure how well people can solve puzzles and recall information they've heard- and how quickly.