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Pronouns and Antecedents Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

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.
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?
My mother ate her salad.
a)
My
b)
Mother
c)
ate
d)
salad
4.
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their"?
Students should go to their classes prepared.
a)
Students
b)
should
c)
classes
d)
prepared
5.
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
6.

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

a)

ocean

b)

calm

c)

it

d)

sound

7.

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

8.

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

a)

concert

b)

fantastic

c)

it

d)

early

9.
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
10.
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
11.

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

12.
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.
13.

What antecedent does the pronoun "it" refer to?


"When you finish the book, will you lend it to me?"

a)

you

b)

lend

c)

the book

d)

there is no antecedent in this sentence

14.

What antecedent does the pronoun "their" refer to?


"Every student in our class had their picture taken for the yearbook"

a)

class

b)

picture

c)

taken

d)

student

15.

What antecedent does the pronoun "it" refer to?


"The new style of shoes is supposed to be popular, but I don't like it one bit!"

a)

one bit

b)

but

c)

the new style of shoes

d)

supposed to