Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

What is the name given to the word or group of words that a pronoun replaces?

• Root Word
• Antiseptic
• Antecedent
• Antibiotic

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.
• A word that takes the place of verbs.
• A word that takes the place of adjectives.
• A word that takes the place of adverbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent of the RED pronoun?
My mother ate her salad.

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the antecedent of the RED pronoun?
Students should go to their classes prepared.

• Students
• should
• classes
• prepared

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

Before the test, anyone can look at ____________ book.

• his or her
• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Neither of the girls was in ________ place.

• her 
• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Both of the boys inherited _________________ mother's red hair.

• his
• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Does anyone have _____________ own flashlight?

• his or her
• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Sooner or later, everyone must make ______________ own decisions.

• his or her
• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Each of the rabbits has ____________ own pen.

• its 
• their

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D