Quiz: Identifying Antecedents with Pronouns

In the sentence "The dog chased its tail," what is the antecedent of "its"?

• dog

• tail

• chased

• the

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Choose the pronoun that correctly matches its antecedent in the following sentence: "The committee reached their decision after much debate."

• their

• its

• his

• her

Identify the antecedent for the pronoun "they" in the sentence: "The students were excited because they were going on a field trip."

• field trip

• excited

• students

• trip

In the sentence "Samantha offered her seat to an elderly passenger, and she was thanked profusely," who is "she" referring to?

• Samantha

• the elderly passenger

• the seat

• an unspecified person

Choose the correct pronoun to avoid repetition in the sentence: "The teacher told the teacher's students that the teacher was proud of the students."

• He

• She

• They

• The teacher

What is the antecedent of "it" in the sentence: "The book was so interesting that it was hard to put down."

• interesting

• book

• down

• hard

In the sentence "The cat loves its toy because it is filled with catnip," what does "it" refer to?

• The cat

• The toy

• The catnip

• Loves

Identify the correct pronoun to replace the underlined antecedent in the sentence: "The children laughed as they watched the clown; the children had never been so entertained."

• he

• she

• they

• it

In the sentence "Jessica lost her keys, but she found them under the couch," what is the antecedent of "them"?

• Jessica

• keys

• couch

• lost

Choose the pronoun that correctly matches its antecedent in the following sentence: "The orchestra tuned their instruments before the concert."

• their

• its

• his

• her