Pronouns, Antecedents, and Nouns

What is a pronoun?

• A literary device.
• A word or that is used to take the place of one or more nouns.
• An action word.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is an antecedent?

• Who/What the pronoun stands in for

• The pronoun

• The action that the pronoun is completing

• Collective nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Find the pronoun in the following sentence: I love language arts class!

• love
• class
• language
• I

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

What is the antecedent for his?

• 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 "their"?
Students should go to their classes prepared.

• Students
• should
• classes
• prepared

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Emma and Priscilla made a 100 on their tests.
What is the antecedent for their?

• tests
• Emma
• Emma and Priscilla
• Priscilla

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What kind of nouns are used to name a general type of person, place or thing?

• proper nouns

• common nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

“Kris” is a good teacher. The word “Kris” is what type of nouns?

• Common noun

• Proper noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Kate's favorite food is biko because ___ is yummy.

• She

• He

• It

• I

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Whenever students are under a great deal of stress, _____ often stop studying.

• he or she
• they
• them
• we

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D