Antecedents

Which pronoun replaces the antecedent? Evan had dinner with his friends. He likes hanging out with ___.

• they

• their

• them

Which pronoun replaces the antecedent?

Sweet grapes grow in the vineyard. ___ are ready to be picked.

• Them

• They

• It

What is the antecedent of the underlined word?

Because the students felt bad for Jinx, they visited her in the hospital.

• The students

• Jinx

What is the antecedent of the underlined word?

• Jenni

• I

• Jenni and I

What is the antecedent of the underlined word?

• Sasha

• knee

• the team

What is the correct antecedent for they in the sentence? These pollutants must be controlled because they will cause serious problems if Earth gets too hot.

• Earth

• pollutants

• control

• the problem

What is the correct antecedent for it in the sentence? Because global warming acts to "put Earth in a greenhouse," it is also called the greenhouse effect.

• global warming

• greenhouse

• effect

• global

What is the antecedent of the underlined word? When Josh danced with Jinx, he got a bruise.

• Jinx

• Josh

What is the antecedent of the underlined word?

Jinx played square dance music in the hospital, and it made the principal smile.

• square dance music

• the hospital

What is the antecedent to the pronoun?

The store was open for Christmas, but it closed early.

• she

• it

• store

• Christmas