Pronouns

What is a pronoun?

• An action word

• Person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• A word that describes a noun

What is an antecedent?

• The noun for which the pronoun stands for

• A word that describes a noun

• A subordinating conjunction

• A dependent clause

The pronoun must match the gender and number of the antecedent.

• True

• Flase

Which of the following pronouns is used as a subject?

(Remember the subject is the word that does the action.)

• I

• me

In the following sentence, what is the antecedent? (The pronoun is underlined)

John arrived late because traffic held him up.

• John

• arrived

• traffic

• him

In the following sentence, what is the antecedent? (The pronoun is underlined)

The concert was fantastic, but it ended too early.

• it

• ended

• concert

• was

In the following sentence, what is the antecedent? (The pronoun is underlined)

Mark plays the guitar and Julie sings, so they formed a band.

• Mark

• guitar

• Mark and Julie

• band

In the following sentence, what is the antecedent? (The pronoun is underlined)

Coach Martinez encouraged Ashely to practice more so she could improve her game.

• Coach Martinez

• Ashley

• practice

• game

In the following sentence, what is the antecedent? (The pronoun is underlined)

Marco wasn't excited about the movie, but he agreed to go.

• Marco

• excited

• movie

• go

In the following sentences, what is the antecedent? (The pronoun is underlined)

Julie learned to play the piano all by herself.

• herself

• leraned

• play

• Julie