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Pronouns and number and antecedents

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the antecedent in these sentences?
The students did not want to dance. They liked the trampoline.
a)
The students
b)
dance
c)
They
d)
trampoline
2.
What is the pronoun in these sentences?
The students did not want to dance. They liked the trampoline.
a)
The students
b)
dance
c)
They 
d)
trampoline
3.
What is the pronoun in this sentence?
The principal was on vacation so Jinx could not see him.
a)
principal
b)
vacation
c)
see
d)
him
4.
What is the antecedent in this sentence?
The principal was on vacation so Jinx could not see him.
a)
principal
b)
vacation
c)
see
d)
him
5.

Karen is happy. Mom bought her a scooter.

What is the antecedent for the pronoun her?

a)

Karen

b)

Mom

c)

scooter

6.

Which pronoun replaces the antecedent?

The whale splashed. ___ surprised the swimmers.

a)

Those

b)

It

c)

They

7.

Which pronoun replaces the antecedent?

Evan had dinner with his friends. He likes hanging out with ___.

a)

they

b)

their

c)

them

8.

Which pronoun replaces the antecedent?

Sweet grapes grow in the vineyard. ___ are ready to be picked.

a)

Them

b)

They

c)

It

9.
Tomorrow the detective and I will turn over all of _______ evidence to the authorities.
a)
your
b)
his
c)
my
d)
our
10.

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

11.

What is the antecedent of the pronoun it?

Ivan left some music at the office. It was on a CD.

a)

Jinx

b)

music

c)

It

d)

CD

12.
Xavier secretly admitted to his classmates that Mrs. Walker was his favorite teacher.

What is the antecedent for his?
a)
classmates
b)
Mrs. Walker
c)
teacher
d)
Xavier
13.
What is the pronoun in the following sentences?
Randy jumped from the boat and swam to the island.  The water was cold, but he felt completely refreshed.
a)
Randy
b)
swam
c)
but
d)
he
14.
Choose the word that is not a pronoun.
a)
is
b)
me
c)
he
d)
they
15.
What is an antecedent?
a)
the word in a sentence that has four syllables
b)
a noun that cannot be seen, tasted, smelled, touched, or heard
c)
a pronoun at the end of a sentence
d)
the noun that the pronoun replaces
16.

What is the pronoun in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

a)

ocean

b)

calm

c)

it

d)

sound

17.

What is the antecedent of it in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

a)

ocean

b)

calm

c)

it

d)

sound

18.
Emma and Priscilla made a 100 on their tests.
What is the antecedent for their?
a)
tests
b)
Emma
c)
Emma and Priscilla
d)
Priscilla
19.
What is a pronoun?
a)
A literary device.
b)
A word or that is used to take the place of one or more nouns.
c)
An action word.
20.

When Scott Momaday wrote "The Way to Rainy Mountain," he was retelling legends.


What is the antecedent for "he"?

a)

wrote

b)

legends

c)

mountain

d)

Scott Momaday

21.
What is the antecendent in this sentence?
Jinx liked the dancing she saw on television.
a)
Jinx
b)
dancing
c)
she 
d)
television