Pronouns and Antecedents Mastery

Identify the antecedent for the pronoun in the following sentence: 'Samantha told her sister that she would be late.'

• Samantha

• Samantha's sister

• Samantha's friend

• Samantha's teacher

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following sentences contains an ambiguous pronoun reference? A) The dog chased the cat until it got tired. B) John told Mark that he should study harder. C) Sarah asked her mother if she could borrow her car.

• B) John told Mark that he should relax more.

• B) John told Mark that he should study harder.

• A) The dog chased the cat until it caught it.

• C) Sarah asked her mother if she could borrow her book.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: 'Each of the students will need to bring _____ own lunch.' A) his B) their C) its

• B

• C

• A

• he

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

In the sentence 'The team won its game because they practiced hard,' what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'they'?

• referee

• team

• coach

• opponent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement? A) Everyone should do their best. B) Each of the boys will do his homework. C) Somebody left their umbrella in the hallway.

• D) None of the above sentences demonstrate correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.

• C) Somebody left his umbrella in the hallway.

• A) Everyone should do his best.

• B

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the antecedent for the pronoun in the following sentence: 'The book that I borrowed from the library was very interesting.'

• book

• library

• interesting

• borrowed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following sentences contains an ambiguous pronoun reference? A) The teacher told the student that she had to study harder. B) The cat chased the dog until it got tired. C) Mary asked her father if she could borrow his car.

• A

• D

• C

• B

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: 'Neither of the girls brought _____ backpack to the party.' A) her B) their C) its

• A

• B

• D

• C

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

In the sentence 'The company announced its new policy, and they received positive feedback,' what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'they'?

• policy

• feedback

• announced

• company

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct pronoun-antecedent agreement? A) Each of the children will do their chores. B) Somebody left their phone on the table. C) Everyone should do his or her best.

• D) Everyone should do their best.

• B) Somebody left her phone on the table.

• A) Each of the children will do his chores.

• C

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D