Quiz: Pronoun Antecedent Agreement

Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher. What is the antecedent for his? (a)  

• classmates
• Mrs. Walker
• teacher
• Xavier

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their" in this sentence: Students should come to their classes prepared. (a)  

• Students
• should
• classes
• prepared

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is an antecedent? (a)  

• A Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
• An Action Word
• A word that describes nouns
• The word the pronoun is replacing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Choose the word that is NOT a pronoun. (a)  

• is
• me
• he
• they

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the antecedent for the pronoun "their" in this sentence: Emma and Priscilla earned a 100 on their tests. (a)  

• tests
• Emma
• Emma and Priscilla
• Priscilla

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a pronoun?

• a professional noun
• a word that takes the place of a noun or group of words acting as a noun
• a noun that rhymes with a verb
• a specific, named noun that is capitalized

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following words is not a pronoun? (a)  

• them
• the
• he
• everyone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Find the pronoun in the sentence: The boy went to his favorite class. (a)  

• the
• to
• his
• class

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "his" in the sentence: Jeremy left his book on the counter as he walked out for school.  (a)  

• he 
• as 
• his 
• Jeremy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D