Pronouns Intensive 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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

What is the antecedent for his?

• classmates
• Mrs. Walker
• teacher
• Xavier

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• Students
• should
• classes
• prepared

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• ocean

• calm

• it

• sound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• ocean

• calm

• it

• sound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• concert

• fantastic

• it

• early

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• concert

• fantastic

• it

• early

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is an antecedent?

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D