Antecedent in Grammar Quiz

What is an antecedent in grammar?

• A word a pronoun replaces

• Describes the verb

• The action in a sentence

• A verb that connects to a noun

In the sentence "Visitors like natural beauty, so they bring cameras," what is the antecedent of the pronoun "they"?

• Cameras

• Natural beauty

• Visitors

• Beauty and cameras

Which word correctly identifies the antecedent of the underlined pronoun? "The government of Texas said it would encourage visitors to come to Houston this summer."

• Government of Texas

• summer

• Houston

• visitors

What is the antecedent of the pronoun "their" in the sentence "On their arrival to Gong Cha, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Gorman were offered iced brown sugar boba tea samples.

• Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Gorman

• samples

• Gong Cha

In the example "The Helm family goes to Schlitterbahn every July because they enjoy the lazy river," what is the antecedent of the pronoun "they"

• July

• river

• Helm family

• Schlitterbahn

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: "Mrs. Vines said that removing the weeds would make ____ a beautiful garden."

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: "Raedon stopped and wiped ______ forehead"?

• his

• her

• their

• our

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence, "Susan was hot so ___ turned on the hose and drank water from it."

In the sentence "The MPJH teachers organized a field trip, naturally they made it educational," what is the antecedent of the pronoun "it"?

• field trip

• school

• teachers

• MPJH

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?

"The committee reached a decision and then ____ announced the results."