Pronoun Problems

What is "Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement"?

• a pronoun must be the same number and gender as the antecedent it replaces.

• a pronoun must match its adjective

• the antecedent must appear directly next to the pronoun

• the pronoun must be in the same sentence as the antecedent

Choose the correct pronoun: The family members helped to clean _______ house.

• its

• their

Choose the correct pronoun: My friends and _______ went to the movies.

• me

• I

Choose the correct pronoun: Return the keys to _______ when you get back.

• us

• we

Choose the correct pronoun: Now that Olivia is a college, I never see _________ and Ted anymore.

• she

• her

Find the antecedent of the underlined pronoun: Wyatt broke his wrist while kayaking.

• kayaking

• wrist

• Wyatt

Find the antecedent of the underlined pronoun: After they left the library, the students realized it wasn't time to leave yet.

• library

• students

• time

Find the antecedent of the underlined pronoun: Mrs. Smith couldn't find her phone.

• Mrs. Smith

• find

• phone

What is a pronoun?

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• a describing word

• an action or state of being

• a word that takes the place of a noun

What is an antecedent?

• a describing word

• the word a pronoun is meant to replace

• an action verb

• a state of being verb