Pronoun and Antecedent Review

What is an antecedent?

• Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

• Action Word

• word that describes nouns

• word the pronoun is replacing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Emma and Priscilla made a 100 on their tests.
What is the antecedent for their?

• tests

• Emma

• Emma and Priscilla

• Priscilla

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent of the pronoun his in the sentence: Jeremy left his book on the counter as he walked out for school. 

• he 

• as 

• his 

• Jeremy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Name the antecedent to the pronoun: Jim finished the book so his brother could read it next. 

• His 

• Brother 

• Jim 

• Book 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Name the antecedent to the pronoun in the sentence: The snowman lost its nose as the warm sun shined down on it. 

• its 

• nose 

• snowman 

• sun 

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 a pronoun?

• a professional noun

• a word that takes the place of a noun or group of words acting as a noun

• a noun that rhymes with a verb

• a specific, named noun that is capitalized

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following words is not a pronoun?

• them

• the

• he

• everyone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Find the pronoun in the sentence: The boy went to his favorite class.

• the

• to

• his

• class

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Name the antecedent of the following sentence: The two dinosaurs stared at their feet in amazement 

• Their 

• Dinosaurs 

• Feet 

• Amazement 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D