Potts Introductory Personal Pronoun Assessment

What is an antecedent?

• a word that replaces the pronoun
• a noun that replaces a pronoun
• a noun a pronoun replaces

What is a pronoun?

• a word that replaces a noun
• a modifier that describes the pronoun
• a pronoun that is replaced by a noun

How can pronouns make your writing better?

• Pronouns make the writer repeat the same words.
• Pronouns keep the writer from repeating the same words.
• Pronouns keep the reader interested since they help build suspense.

How can pronouns make your writing worse?

• Pronouns can sometimes have an unclear antecedent, which makes it confusing.
• Pronouns can only have one antecedent, so it limits what you can say.
• Pronouns are always capitalized, so they have to start the beginning of a sentence.

How many pronouns are in the following sentence?

John and he went to the tennis courts, but I bet they also went for ice cream.

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• 2
• 3
• 4

How many pronouns are in the following sentence?

We now have four cats, and they are all so different.

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• 2
• 3
• 4

Identify the antecedent for the following sentence.

At the mall, the balloon floated to the ceiling as the child cried for IT.

• mall
• balloon
• ceiling
• child

Identify the antecedent for the following sentence.

The peanuts in the gold wrapper were very tasty, but the popcorn was even better.  Sadly, THEY both got stuck in my teeth.

• peanuts
• peanuts, wrapper, popcorn
• peanuts, wrapper, popcorn, teeth
• peanuts, popcorn

Identify the antecedent for the following sentence.

During the commercials, my dad grabbed the remote to fast-forward over the commercials and a bag of M&M's, but ITS batteries were dead.

• dad
• commercials
• remote
• batteries

Identify the antecedent for the following sentence.

During the boy's first beach visit, HE saw crabs, seagulls, pelicans, and a man with a mermaid tattoo.

• boy's
• man
• crabs, seagulls, pelicans
• tattoo