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Pronouns and Antecedents

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

The boy and the girl were playing in the mud, causing both to stain their shirts.


What is the antecedent for "their"?

a)

Boy, girl

b)

playing, causing

c)

mud, stain

d)

shirts

5.

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

6.
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?
My mother ate her salad.
a)
My
b)
Mother
c)
ate
d)
salad
7.
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. 
a)
about
b)
student
c)
that
d)
her
8.

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

a)

ocean

b)

calm

c)

it

d)

sound

9.

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

10.

What is the antecedent of it in "The concert was fantastic, but it ended too early."

a)

concert

b)

fantastic

c)

it

d)

early

11.

What is the pronoun in "The concert was fantastic, but it ended too early."

a)

concert

b)

fantastic

c)

it

d)

early

12.

The boy and the girl were playing in the mud, causing both to stain their shirts.


What is the antecedent for their?

a)

Boy, girl

b)

playing, causing

c)

mud, stain

d)

shirts