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Pronouns Possessive Pronouns and Antecedents

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 42mins

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.

Choose the possessive pronoun.
Shall we meet at your house or mine?  

a)

your

b)

meet

c)

house

d)

at

3.

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

4.

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

5.

Either Mrs. Radtke or Mr. Schuler will give you (his or her/their) feedback on the essay.

a)

his or her

b)

their

6.

Nobody wants to deliver (his or her/their) speech.

a)

his or her

b)

their

7.

At the trial, each of the witnesses told ​ (a)   details of the event.

Choose from the below words

his or her

their

8.

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?
My mother ate her salad.

a)

My

b)

Mother

c)

ate

d)

salad

9.

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their"?
Students should go to their classes prepared.

a)

Students

b)

should

c)

classes

d)

prepared

10.

What is an antecedent?

a)

Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

b)

Action Word

c)

word that describes nouns

d)

word the pronoun is replacing

11.

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

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.

When N. 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)

N. Scott Momaday

14.

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

c)

mud

d)

shirts

15.

Mr. and Mrs. Rochester bought a plant for ________________ house.

a)

theirs

b)

their

c)

them

d)

they

16.

The little boy who lives next door played with _____________ toys.

a)

his

b)

her

c)

him

d)

hers

17.

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.

a)

personal, 2 possessive

b)

personal, 3 possessive

c)

2 personal, 3 possessive

d)

3 personal, 1 possessive

18.

Choose the possessive pronoun. 
My dog is staying at their kennel. 

a)

My, dog

b)

My, their

c)

My, kennel. 

d)

their, kennel

19.

A pronoun...

a)

shows actions

b)

is a person place or thing

c)

takes the place of a noun

d)

is a describing word

20.

Name the antecedent of the following sentence: The two dinosaurs stared at their feet in amazement 

a)

Their 

b)

Dinosaurs 

c)

Feet 

d)

Amazement 

21.

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

22.

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

23.

Choose the possessive pronoun. Shall we meet at your house or mine?

a)

your

b)

meet

c)

house

d)

at

24.

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

25.

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

26.

Either Mrs. Radtke or Mr. Schuler will give you (his or her/their) feedback on the essay.

a)

his or her

b)

their

27.

Nobody wants to deliver (his or her/their) speech.

a)

his or her

b)

their

28.

At the trial, each of the witnesses told ​ _____ details of the event.

a)

his or her

b)

their

29.

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"? My mother ate her salad.

a)

My

b)

Mother

c)

ate

d)

salad

30.

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their"? Students should go to their classes prepared.

a)

Students

b)

should

c)

classes

d)

prepared

31.

What is an antecedent?

a)

Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

b)

Action Word

c)

word that describes nouns

d)

word the pronoun is replacing

32.

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

33.

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

34.

When N. 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)

N. Scott Momaday

35.

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

c)

mud

d)

shirts

36.

Mr. and Mrs. Rochester bought a plant for ________________ house.

a)

theirs

b)

their

c)

them

d)

they

37.

The little boy who lives next door played with _____________ toys.

a)

his

b)

her

c)

him

d)

hers

38.

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.

a)

personal, 2 possessive

b)

personal, 3 possessive

c)

2 personal, 3 possessive

d)

3 personal, 1 possessive

39.

Choose the possessive pronoun. My dog is staying at their kennel.

a)

My, dog

b)

My, their

c)

My, kennel.

d)

their, kennel

40.

A pronoun...

a)

shows actions

b)

is a person place or thing

c)

takes the place of a noun

d)

is a describing word

41.

Name the antecedent of the following sentence: The two dinosaurs stared at their feet in amazement

a)

Their

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Feet

d)

Amazement

42.

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