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Title: Pronouns and Antecedents


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Pronouns and Antecedents
  • Have fun!

2
Concept
  • A pronoun can replace a noun. The noun the
    pronoun replaces is called an antecedent.
  • Example
  • My father opened his mail first. He couldnt
    wait any longer.
  • Father is the antecedent. He is the pronoun.

3
Write each sentence. Underline each pronoun.
Circle the antecedent.
Tuesday
  • My desk is at the front of the class. Usually,
  • it is messy.
  • Homer Simpson is one of the characters on
  • The Simpsons. Usually, he is not very
    smart.

4
Tuesday answers
  • It - pronoun
  • desk - antecedent
  • He - pronoun
  • Homer Simpson - antecedent

5
Wednesday
Write each sentence. Underline each pronoun.
Circle the antecedent.
  • Johnny put the pencil in a pencil pouch. Later
    on, it wasnt there!
  • The bride and groom spoke their vows after the
    minister.
  • The boy could not start his motorcycle.

6
Wednesday - Answers
  • It - prounoun
  • pencil - antecedent
  • there - pronoun
  • pencil pouch - antecedent

7
Thursday
Write each sentence. Underline each pronoun.
Circle the antecedent.
  • 1. John, Rick, and I are going to
  • ski over winter break we also plan on
  • learning to snowboard.
  • 2. I went to Monterey over Thanksgiving break
    it was beautiful!

8
Thursday - Answers
  • 1. We - pronoun
  • John, Rick, and I - antecedent
  • 2. There - pronoun
  • Monterey - antecedent

9
Friday
  • Write the correct sentence. Underline each
    pronoun. Circle the antecedent.
  • Mom went shopping at the mall she was there for
    a long time.
  • The boy slammed the book, causing its binding to
    break.
  • Since Jessica painted her room hot pink, her
    friends now want to hang
  • out there.

10
Friday - Answers
  • 3. There - pronoun
  • Jessicas room - antecedent
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