Pronouns Possessive Pronouns and Antecedents

What is a possessive pronoun?

• A word that replaces a verb

• A word that replaces an adjective

• A word that shows ownership

• A type of Swedish taco

Choose the possessive pronoun.
Shall we meet at your house or mine?  

• your

• meet

• house

• at

What is the antecedent of the pronoun his in the sentence: Jeremy left his book on the counter as he walked out for school. 

• he 

• as 

• his 

• Jeremy

What is the antecedent to the pronoun her in the following sentence: Susan left her makeup at home on the big trip. 

• Susan 

• Her 

• Home 

• Makeup

Either Mrs. Radtke or Mr. Schuler will give you (his or her/their) feedback on the essay.

• his or her

• their

Nobody wants to deliver (his or her/their) speech.

• his or her

• their

At the trial, each of the witnesses told ​ (a)   details of the event.

• his or her

• their

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

• My

• Mother

• ate

• salad

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

• Students

• should

• classes

• prepared

What is an antecedent?

• Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

• Action Word

• word that describes nouns

• word the pronoun is replacing