Singular or Plural
Antecedent
Pronoun
Finding Antecedents in Complex Sentences
Vague Pronouns
100
List 5 singular pronouns.
my, I , he, she, him
100
What is an antecedent?
the noun that a pronoun replaces
100
What is a pronoun?
a word that takes the place of a noun
100
True or False A pronoun can only come after the antecedent.
False, it can come before
100
When the reader cannot tell which noun a pronoun refers to it is an _________ _____________.
unclear antecedent
200
List 5 plural pronouns.
us, them, they, our, we
200
What is the antecedent in this sentence? "The cat hurt its paw."
cat
200
List 5 pronouns
he, she, we, him, it, her, they, them, that, this, these
200
What is the antecedent? "After (they) took the quiz, the students realized the books are difficult to understand."
the students
200
Write the two possible antecedents for the pronoun in parenthesis. "Sarah told Ashley (her) hair was messy."
Sarah/ Ashley
300
Write C if this statement is correct; write the correct pronoun if it is wrong. "A person who watches too much T.V. before bed will have trouble doing (their) homework."
his or her
300
What is the antecedent? "Have you seen the kitchen chair? It is completely broken."
chair
300
What are all the pronouns in the following sentence: "She went to the mall, and she left her coat there."
she, she, her, there
300
What is the antecedent? "(It) is always important to wait 30 minutes before swimming when you eat."
N/A
300
Write the two possible antecedents. "The cup was on the tray, but now (it) is gone. "
cup/ tray
400
Write C if this statement is correct; write the correct pronoun if it is wrong. "The student council decided on (their) favorite theme for the school dance."
its
400
Fill in the correct pronoun. "Frank thought the movie was boring. _____ was disappointed in the ending, too."
He
400
Replace the word in parentheses with a pronoun. (My parents and I) went out to dinner when I received an 4 on my ECRS test.
We
400
Fill in the correct pronoun. "Because _____ never has been to Disneyworld, Grace's family decided to take her there for a family vacation.
She
400
Write the two possible antecedents. "Leila tripped over the chair and table, and badly damaged (it)."
chair/ table
500
Write C if the pronoun is correct, write the correct pronoun if it is incorrect. "The doll house and barbies are way too childish for me, so I can throw (it) away."
them
500
Fill in the correct pronoun. "I took two pairs of shoes to dance class. _______ both got dirty."
They
500
Replace the word in parentheses with a pronoun. (Jennifer, Sam, and Tom) went to go see a movie on Saturday.
They
500
Fill in the pronoun. Going to the gym may be a great way to exercise, but ______ is hard to find the time to go.
It
500
Rewrite the sentence so there is a clear antecedent. "Siana told Paola to go outside because she is warm."
Possible: Siana told Paola to go outside because Paola is warm. Siana told Paola to go outside because Siana is warm.
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