Pronouns & Antecedents

Which of the following sentences does not contain a pronoun?

• She walked to the movies.

• Ours is brown.

• My dog is large.

• Hers is smaller.

Which of the following sentences does not have an antecedent?

• Everyone has arrived on time.

• The movie that we saw was fabulous.

• Lara's water bottle is larger than mine.

• When the boys lost the game, they sulked.

True or False? The following sentence does not contain an antecedent: Anybody is welcome inside the store.

• True

• False

What is the antecedent of she?

"Mary gave Abby her sweater because she was cold."

• Mary

• Abby

• sweater

• she

True or False? The antecedent of they is team: "The team was so exhausted after the game they fell asleep on the bus ride home."

• True

• False

True or False? The antecedent of it is in this sentence: "Max gave it to his friend, who had dropped his on the ground."

• True

• False

Which sentence does not contain a pronoun?

• Shelby left hers at home.

• His bike has a flat tire.

• The girls were nervous as they waited for the competition to begin.

• Rose gave him a present.

True or False? The antecedent of that is in this sentence: "The story that my uncle told us was very funny."

• True

• False

True or False? Those is NOT a pronoun in this sentence: "Those gloves are too big for your hands."

• True

• False

Which of the following sentences contains a pronoun?

• Open your eyes!

• Those are tasty!

• Did Amelia do well on that test?

• Can my aunt eat dinner at your house?