Pronouns Possessive Pronouns and Antecedents

1.The boy smiled at ___ father in in the audience.

• his

• him

2.The pandas ate _____ bamboo.

• its

• their

3.The plants droop when ____ need water.

• they

• them

The noun in which a pronoun refers to is called a ....

• pronoun

• linking verb

• antecedent

• action verb

My little brother left when he saw the spiders. ____________ is afraid of ____________.

• Him, them

• He, them

• She, them

• They, them

We walked carefully to avoid the broken glass. Pieces of _____ were everywhere.

• them

• it

• they

• her

What is the antecedent for the pronoun "he" in the following sentence?

"The artist comes every October because he enjoys autumn."

• autumn
• artist
• October

Identify the antecedent for the underlined pronoun in the following sentence.

"Most states maintain their highways for safe driving."

• highways
• driving
• states

Identify the antecedent for the underlined pronoun in the following sentence.

"On their arrival, Tim and Joel were offered hot apple juice."

• Tim and Joel
• apple
• juice

Identify the pronoun that replaces the underlined antecedent in the following sentence.

"Mr. Garcia had spent all winter planning his garden."

• Mr. Gracia
• garden
• his
• winter