Subject/Object Pronouns and Antecedents

What is the antecedent in these sentences?
The students did not want to dance. They liked the trampoline.

• The students
• dance
• They
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What is the antecendent in this sentence?
Jinx liked the dancing she saw on television.

• Jinx
• dancing
• she 
• television

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent in this sentence?
When Josh danced with Jinx, he got a bruise.

• Josh
• danced
• he
• bruise

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• Students
• should
• classes
• prepared

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is an antecedent?

• Something a pronoun stands for.
• The place in which something takes place.
• An action word.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Read the sentence and select the antecedent. "Clara did her homework after school."

• After
• Her
• Clara
• School

Which is an example of an antecedent?

• Molly
• He
• Her
• Your

Which pronoun would I use to replace the antecedent?
Ana and Juan are from Mexico and ___ speak Spanish.

• He
• She
• It
• They

Which pronoun would I use to replace the antecedent?
Carlos is my friend, but ___ is a bad student.

• I
• You
• She
• He