Personal Pronouns
What is the personal pronoun: The explorers sailed their ship across the Pacific.
their
Identify the Antecedent: Two deer led their young to the river.
deer
What is the pronoun: Will the treasurer give her report?
her
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent: The jaguar struck the rock and injured its front paw.
jaguar and its
Singular or Plural Pronoun? We
plural
Identify the personal pronoun: Bill left his homework on the bus.
his?
Identify the Antecedent: The champion skater always performed on his newest skates.
champion skater
What is the pronoun: The rattlesnake kills its victims with venom.
its
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent: The violinist said he practices seven days a week.
violinist and he
Singular or Plural Pronoun? Them
Plural
Identify the personal prounoun: The bicycle is yours, Martha.
yours
Identify the Antecedent: Bill left his homework on the bus.
Bill
What is the prounoun: Baking cookies for the party is not a good idea. It takes too much time.
It
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent: A herd of bighorn sheep appeared, but they were frightened away by the airplane.
sheep and they
What is the pronoun and is it singular or plural? Albert Einstein devoted his life to science.
his; singular
Identify the personal pronoun: When the astronaut landed his spaceship, the sun had already set.
his
Identify the Antecedent: Students should be courteous in class; otherwise, they may get detention.
Students
Identify the prounoun: If they arrive in time, the boys will do the work.
they
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent: As the steamboat rounded the bend, black smoke poured from its smokestack.
steamboat and its
What is the pronoun and is it singular or plural? The Mississippi empties its waters into the Gulf of Mexico.
its; singular
Identify the personal pronoun: A large sheepdog buries its bones behind the barn.
its
Identify the antecedent: Henry and I went into the city, so we could get some good Italian food.
Henry and I
Identify the pronoun: Martha explained how she won the contest.
she
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent: After some discussion the explorers chose their route through the mountains.
explorers and their
What is the pronoun and is it singular or plural? The actors practiced their parts at rehearsal.
their; plural