Pronouns and Antecedents

What is an antecedent?

• A Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
• An Action Word
• A word that describes nouns
• The word the pronoun is replacing

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

_______ and his father are going fishing.

• Our
• He
• His
• Their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Choose the word that is not a pronoun.

• is
• me
• he
• they

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Choose the word that is not a pronoun.

• they
• them
• we
• be

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

The teacher brought ______ cookies to celebrate.

• we

• I

• us

• it

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Emma and Priscilla made a 100 on their tests.

What is the antecedent for "their"?

• tests

• Emma

• Emma and Priscilla

• Priscilla

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher.

What is the antecedent for "his"?

• classmates

• Mrs. Walker

• teacher

• Xavier

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

When Scott Momaday wrote "The Way to Rainy Mountain," he was retelling legends.

What is the antecedent for "he"?

• wrote

• legends

• mountain

• Scott Momaday

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

The boy and the girl were playing in the mud, causing both to stain their shirts.

What is the antecedent for "their"?

• Boy, girl

• playing, causing

• mud, stain

• shirts

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.RL.3.1

How do you spell the word "Free"?

• Frae
• Freigh
• Free
• Fre

Tags

CCSS.RF.K.1B

CCSS.RF.K.3D