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WorksheetsPronoun-Antecedent Agreement (The Story of the Three Trees)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.
Once upon a mountain top, three little trees stood and dreamed of what (a) wanted to become when they grew up.
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.
The first little tree looked up at the stars and said: “ I want to hold treasure. I want to be covered with gold and filled with precious stones. (a) will be the most beautiful treasure chest in the world!”
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.
The second little tree looked out at the small stream trickling by on its way to the ocean. “I want to sail across mighty waters and carry powerful kings. They will consider (a) as the strongest ship in the world!”
What is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun? The third little tree looked down into the valley below where busy men and women worked in a busy town. “I don’t want to leave the mountain top at all. I want to grow so tall that when people stop to look at me, they will raise their eyes to heaven and think of God. I will be the tallest tree in the world.”
(a)
What is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?
Years passed. The rain came, the sun shone, and the little trees grew tall. One day three woodcutters climbed the mountain. They were looking for the tree that would suit as the best material for their work.
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.
The first woodcutter looked at the first tree and said, “This tree is beautiful. It is perfect for (a) .” With a swoop of his shining ax, the first tree fell.
“Now I shall be made into a beautiful chest. I shall hold wonderful treasure!” the first tree said.
The underlined pronouns agree in PERSON because both of them are in the _________ person point of view.
first
second
third
none of the above
The second woodcutter looked at the second tree and said, “This tree is strong. It is perfect for me.” With a swoop of his shining ax, the second tree fell.
“Now I shall sail mighty waters!” thought the second tree. “I shall be a strong ship for mighty kings!”
What word does the underlined pronoun refer to?
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.
The third tree felt her heart sink when the last woodcutter looked her way. She stood straight and tall and pointed bravely to heaven.
But the woodcutter never even looked up. “Any kind of tree will do for me,” (a) muttered. With a swoop of his shining ax, the third tree fell.
The first tree rejoiced when the woodcutter brought her to a carpenter’s shop. But the carpenter fashioned the tree into a feedbox for animals.
The once beautiful tree was not covered with gold, nor with treasure. She was coated with sawdust and filled with hay for hungry farm animals.
Which of the following is the underlined pronoun referring to?
the wood cutter
the first tree
the farm animals
the carpenter
The second tree smiled when the woodcutter took her to a shipyard, but no mighty sailing ship was made that day. Instead, the once strong tree was hammered and sawed into a simple fishing boat. It was too small and too weak to sail on an ocean, or even a river; instead, it was taken to a little lake. What is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?
sailing ship
shipyard
little lake
fishing boat
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.
The third tree was confused when the woodcutter cut her into strong beams and left her in a lumberyard.
“What happened?” the once tall tree wondered. “All ________ ever wanted was to stay on the mountain top and point to God...”
he
I
they
she
What is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?
Many, many days and night passed. The three trees nearly forgot their dreams.
But one night, golden starlight poured over the first tree as a young woman placed her newborn son in the feedbox.
“I wish I could make a cradle for him,” her husband whispered.
husband
first tree
woman
son
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun.
The mother squeezed her husband's hand and smiled as the starlight shone on the smooth and the sturdy wood. “This manger is beautiful,” (a) said.
Suddenly the first tree knew he was holding the greatest treasure in the world.
What word does the underlined pronoun refer to?
One evening a tired traveler and his friends crowded into the old fishing boat. He fell asleep as the second tree (now an old fishing boat) quietly sailed out into the lake.
(a)
What is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?
Soon, a thundering and thrashing storm arose. The little tree shuddered. She knew she did not have the strength to carry so many passengers safely through with the wind and the rain.
The tired man awakened. He stood up, stretched out his hand, and said, “Peace.” The storm stopped as quickly as it had begun.
Suddenly the second tree knew he was carrying the king of heaven and earth.
fishing boat
thunder
hand
storm
Use the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
One Friday morning, the third tree was startled when her beams were yanked from the forgotten woodpile. She flinched as she was carried through an angry jeering crowd. She shuddered when soldiers nailed a man’s hands to _________. She felt ugly and harsh and cruel.
her
him
me
us
What is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?
But on Sunday morning, when the sun rose and the earth tremble with joy beneath her, the third tree knew that God’s love had changed everything. It had made the third tree strong.
third tree
earth
everything
God's love
Complete the sentence using the correct pronoun.
And every time people thought of the third tree, _______ would think of God. That was better than being the tallest tree in the world.
he
we
they
You
What is the best pronoun to complete the following sentence?
The next time you feel down because you didn’t get what you want, sit tight and be happy because God is thinking of something better to give __________.
you
us
them
him/her
