Pronouns and Antecedents

What is the pronoun for the sentence? Nani reads about the water cycle. _____ learned about evaporation.

• they

• he

• her

• she

What is the pronoun for the sentence? Mario sat beside Henri. _________ went to lunch together.

• she

• we

• they

• him

What is the pronoun for the sentence? Do you know where Gloria is? ______ was supposed to be here at noon.

• she

• they

• he

• them

What is the pronoun for the sentence? Cody put ice cubes in the glass. Then ____ poured juice over _______.

• she and it

• he and them

• we and it

• we and them

What is the pronoun for the sentence? Dark clouds moved in front of the sun. Eli saw _______ and went back for an umbrella.

• them

• it

• they

• him

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

A pronoun....

• ...is a noun.

• ...is a word that takes the place of on or more nouns.

• ...is just a word that mean to be proactive.

• ...is a word.

What is the correct antecedent for they in the sentence? These pollutants must be controlled because they will cause serious problems if Earth gets too hot.

• Earth

• pollutants

• control

• the problem

What is the correct antecedent for it in the sentence? Because global warming acts to "put Earth in a greenhouse," it is also called the greenhouse effect.

• global warming

• greenhouse

• effect

• global

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.3

Which pronoun would be an appropriate replacement for the underlined words in the sentence? Pollutants in the air prevent the heat from leaving, trapping the heat in Earth's atmosphere.

• her

• them

• it

• him

Which sentence uses the pronoun incorrectly?

• Because global warming acts to "put Earth in a greenhouse," it is also called the greenhouse effect.

• Sunlight enters the atmosphere and then she warms Earth's surface.

• Pollutants in the air prevent the heat from leaving, trapping the heat in Earth's atmosphere.

• These pollutants must be controlled because they will cause serious problems if Earth gets too hot.