Pronoun antecedents

Which sentence is written in the best way to avoid any vague pronouns?

• In harsh weather, they might have been safer.

• Their safety might have been greater in harsh weather.

• Cliff dwellings might have been safer in harsh weather.

• It might be because of their safety in harsh weather.

Identify the antecedent for the pronoun in the following sentence: "The committee reached its decision after much debate."

• decision

• debate

• committee

• much

Answer explanation

Antecedent (ante=before- comes before the pronoun).

Select the correct ANTECEDENT for the pronoun in the sentence:

The cat was black with white paws, and its name was Snowpaws.

• cat

• its

• name

• Snowpaws

Read the sentences. Pick the choice that does not have a pronoun-antecedent agreement. 

• Dave and I like Sundays because we can watch football.
  
• The police officers arrested the suspect and put it in jail.
  
•  The old wooden bed creaked when the child sat on it.
  
• Kyle wasn’t surprised when he saw the bus waiting at the curb. 

Which word is the antecedent in this sentence?

Mom took the Playstation because she saw Jared's grades.

• Jared

• Mom

• she

• Playstation

Find the antecedent of the underlined pronoun: Wyatt broke his wrist while kayaking.

• kayaking

• wrist

• Wyatt

A singular pronoun must replace a

• Plural noun

• Collective noun

• Singular noun

• noun

Which pronoun would best replace the red words in the following sentence?

"Let's think of a way to clean up litter," Matt and Lynn said.

• They

• Them

• Their

• Those

A pronoun takes place of a _________ in a sentence.

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• adverb

Directions: Find the antecedent to the underlined pronoun. / Instrucciones: Encuentra el antecedente del pronombre subrayado.

Uncle Mario donated his used clothing to charity.

El tío Mario donó su ropa usada a organizaciones benéficas.

• clothing

  ropa

• Uncle Mario

  tio Mario

• charity

  organizaaciones beneficas

• used

  usada