Pronouns
Identify the pronoun:
The explorers sailed their ship across the Pacific.
What is 'their'?
Identify the antecedent:
Two deer led their young to the river.
What is 'deer'?
Underline the pronoun & circle the antecedent:
The jaguar struck the rock and injured its front paw.
Pronoun (underlined): its
Antecedent (circled): jaguar
Is the pronoun singular or plural?
we
What is 'plural'?
Revise the sentence with a pronoun:
The students completed all of the students' homework.
The students completed all of THEIR homework.
Identify the pronoun:
Will the treasurer give her report?
What is 'her'?
Identify the antecedent:
The champion skater always performed on his newest skates.
What is 'skater'?
Underline the pronoun and circle the antecedent:
The violinist said he practices seven days a week.
Pronoun (underlined): he
Antecedent (circled): violinist
Is the pronoun singular or plural?
them
What is 'plural'?
Revise the sentence with a pronoun:
The rattlesnake kills the rattlesnake's victims with venom.
The rattlesnake kills ITS victims with venom.
Identify the pronoun:
The bicycle is yours, Martha.
What is 'yours'?
Identify the antecedent:
Bill left his homework on the bus.
What is 'Bill'?
Underline the pronoun and circle the antecedent:
A herd of bighorn sheep appeared, but they were frightened away by the airplane.
Pronoun (underlined): they
Antecedent (circled): sheep
What is the pronoun, and is it singular or plural?
Albert Einstein devoted his life to science.
What is 'his' and 'singular'?
Revise the sentence with a pronoun:
If the boys arrive in time, the boys will get the job done.
If the boys arrive in time, THEY will get the job done.
Identify the pronoun:
When the astronaut landed his spaceship, the sun had already set.
What is 'his'?
Identify the antecedent:
Wait, Margaret, I still need your phone number!
What is 'Margaret'?
Underline the pronoun and circle the antecedent:
As the steamboat rounded the bend, black smoke poured from its smokestack.
Pronoun (underlined): its
Antecedent (circled): steamboat
What is the pronoun, and is it singular or plural?
The Mississippi empties its waters into the Gulf of Mexico.
What is 'its' and 'singular'?
Revise the sentence with a pronoun:
Gracie explained how Gracie won the contest.
Gracie explained how SHE won the contest.
Identify the pronoun:
The large sheepdog buried its bones behind the barn.
What is 'its'?
Identify the antecedent:
Where are you going, Bob?
What is 'Bob'?
Underline the pronoun and circle the antecedent:
After some discussion, the explorers chose their route through the mountains.
Pronoun (underlined): their
Antecedent (circled): explorers
What is the pronoun, and is it singular or plural?
The actors practiced their parts at rehearsal.
What is 'their' and 'plural'?
Revise the sentence with a pronoun:
Baking cookies for the party is not a good idea - baking cookies takes too much time.
Baking cookies for the party is not a good idea - IT takes too much time.