Pronouns and Antecedents

Karev does not want to go for a walk. ________ does not like the rain.

• Him

• He

• We

• They

John did not answer the phone because he was busy. Which word is the pronoun?

• John

• he

• phone

• busy

Miss Wilcox named her dog after her favorite TV character. Which word is the antecedent?

• Miss Wilcox

• her

• favorite

• named

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

What is the antecedent for his?

• classmates

• Mrs. Walker

• teacher

• Alex

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

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

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

• Students
• should
• classes
• prepared

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the pronoun that refers to the noun "teacher"?
The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class. 

• about
• student
• that
• her

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the pronoun in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

• ocean

• calm

• it

• sound

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the antecedent of it in "The concert was fantastic, but it ended too early."

• concert

• fantastic

• it

• early

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

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