Pronouns Possessive Pronouns and Antecedents

What is the antecedent of the pronoun it?

Ivan left some music at the office. It was on a CD.

• Jinx

• music

• It

• CD

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

What is the antecedent for his?

• classmates
• Mrs. Walker
• teacher
• Xavier

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?
My mother ate her salad.

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their"?
Students should go to their classes prepared.

• Students
• should
• classes
• prepared

What is the pronoun that refers to the noun "teacher"?
The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class. 

• about
• student
• that
• her

What is the pronoun in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

• ocean

• calm

• it

• sound

What is the antecedent of it in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

• ocean

• calm

• it

• sound

What is the pronoun in "The concert was fantastic, but it ended too early."

• concert

• fantastic

• it

• early

What is the antecedent of it in "The concert was fantastic, but it ended too early."

• concert

• fantastic

• it

• early

What is an antecedent?

• A Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
• An Action Word
• A word that describes nouns
• The word the pronoun is replacing