WorksheetsPronouns: Possessives and Antecedents
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a possessive pronoun?
a)
A word that replaces a verb
b)
A word that replaces an adjective
c)
A word that shows ownership
d)
A type of Swedish taco
2.
What is an antecedent?
a)
A Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
b)
An Action Word
c)
A word that describes nouns
d)
The word the pronoun is replacing
3.
Choose the word that is not a pronoun.
a)
is
b)
me
c)
he
d)
they
4.
Emma and Priscilla made a 100 on their tests.
What is the antecedent for their?
What is the antecedent for their?
a)
tests
b)
Emma
c)
Emma and Priscilla
d)
Priscilla
5.
Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher.
What is the antecedent for his?
What is the antecedent for his?
a)
classmates
b)
Mrs. Walker
c)
teacher
d)
Xavier
6.
When N. Scott Momaday wrote "The Way to Rainy Mountain," he was retelling legends.
What is the antecedent for he?
What is the antecedent for he?
a)
wrote
b)
legends
c)
mountain
d)
N. Scott Momaday
7.
The boy and the girl were playing in the mud, causing both to stain their shirts.
What is the antecedent for their?
What is the antecedent for their?
a)
Boy, girl
b)
playing
c)
mud
d)
shirts
8.
Mr. and Mrs. Rochester bought a plant for ________________ house.
a)
theirs
b)
their
c)
them
d)
they
9.
The little boy who lives next door played with _____________ toys.
a)
his
b)
her
c)
him
d)
hers
10.
How many personal and possessive pronouns are listed in the sentence?
She is the author of my favorite book series, and I have read all of them.
She is the author of my favorite book series, and I have read all of them.
a)
1 personal, 2 possessive
b)
1 personal, 3 possessive
c)
2 personal, 3 possessive
d)
3 personal, 1 possessive
11.
Choose the possessive pronoun.
My dog is staying at their kennel.
My dog is staying at their kennel.
a)
My, dog
b)
My, their
c)
My, kennel.
d)
their, kennel
12.
Choose the possessive pronoun.
Shall we meet at your house or mine?
Shall we meet at your house or mine?
a)
your
b)
meet
c)
house
d)
at
13.
A pronoun...
a)
shows actions
b)
is a person place or thing
c)
takes the place of a noun
d)
is a describing word
14.
What is the antecedent of the pronoun his in the sentence: Jeremy left his book on the counter as he walked out for school.
a)
he
b)
as
c)
his
d)
Jeremy
15.
What is the antecedent to the pronoun her in the following sentence: Susan left her makeup at home on the big trip.
a)
Susan
b)
Her
c)
Home
d)
Makeup
16.
Name the antecedent of the following sentence: The two dinosaurs stared at their feet in amazement
a)
Their
b)
Dinosaurs
c)
Feet
d)
Amazement
17.
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?
My mother ate her salad.
My mother ate her salad.
a)
My
b)
Mother
c)
ate
d)
salad
18.
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their"?
Students should go to their classes prepared.
Students should go to their classes prepared.
a)
Students
b)
should
c)
classes
d)
prepared
19.
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.
The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class.
a)
about
b)
student
c)
that
d)
her
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