Pronouns and Antecedents

Which pronoun would best replace the red words in the following sentence? 
"Let's think of a way to clean up litter," Matt and Lynn said.

• They
• Them 
• Their
• Those

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which pronoun would best replace the red words in the following sentence? 
A truck took the recycling away to the center. 

• They
• It
• Them
• Those

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Pronouns

• take the place of a verb
• are a type of noun
• take the place of a noun or other pronoun
• describe a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the pronoun in this sentence?
Lucy ventured into the wardrobe, and she discovered Narnia.

• Lucy
• into
• wardrobe
• she

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the pronoun and its antecedent: Amanda woke up late, and she missed her first class. 

• Pronoun: she 
  Antecedent: Amanda
• Pronoun: woke
  Antecedent: Amanda
• Pronoun: her
  Antecedent: late
• Pronoun: class
  Antecedent: first

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Find the antecedent:
The fish ate their food.

• fish
• their
• ate
• food

Before becoming a famous chef, Julia Child learned about French food while living in Paris with her husband.

What is the antecedent for her?

• chef
• Julia Child
• Paris
• French food

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The Egyptians believed that if ________ mummified a dead body, it would be preserved for the afterlife.

• you
• they
• he 
• we

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D