Pronouns and Antecedents

What is the pronoun that refers to the noun "teacher"?
The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class. 

• about
• student
• that
• her

What is the antecedent of it in "The ocean is calm, and it barely makes a sound."

• ocean

• calm

• it

• sound

What is an antecedent?

• A Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
• An Action Word
• A word that describes nouns
• The word the pronoun is replacing

What is a pronoun?

• A literary device.
• A word or that is used to take the place of one or more nouns.
• An action word.

When Scott Momaday wrote "The Way to Rainy Mountain," he was retelling legends.

What is the antecedent for "he"?

• wrote

• legends

• mountain

• Scott Momaday

The boy and the girl were playing in the mud, causing both to stain their shirts.

What is the antecedent for "their"?

• Boy, girl

• playing, causing

• mud, stain

• shirts

She tripped over her shoelaces and fell down the stairs. It looked very painful. What could "it" refer to? (more than one correct answer)

• she

• her

• tripped over her shoelaces

• fell down the stairs

The squirrel put the acorn inside the hollow tree, but now he cannot find it.

What could "it" refer to? (more than one right answer)

• the squirrel

• he

• the acorn

• the hollow tree

• inside

I went to the mall with my friends and bought some cool shoes on sale. That was fun!

What could "that" be referring to? (more than one right answer)

• bought some cool shoes on sale

• I

• my friends

• went to the mall with my friends

Paul had fun playing chess with Amon. He won both games.

Who could he be referring to? (more than one right answer)

• games

• Paul

• chess

• Amon