Identify Pronouns and Antecedents

Read the following sentences and identify the pronoun. Type the pronoun in the answer space. Spelling counts. Randy and Luke are best friends. Every day after school they play basketball together.

Read the following sentence and identify the pronoun. Type the pronoun in the answer space. Spelling counts. Tim, Sarah, and Micky shoveled the driveway, and then they had a snowball fight.

Read the following sentence and identify the pronoun. Type the pronoun in the answer space. Spelling counts. Mrs. Pinch told me to go to her office.

Read the following sentence. Replace the underlined words with the correct pronoun. Write the pronoun in the answer space. Spelling counts.
Ben and Ally went camping up North.

Read the following sentence. Replace the underlined words with the correct pronoun. Write the pronoun in the answer space. Spelling counts.

I went to visit Cameron and Avery in Florida.

Read the following sentence. Replace the underlined words with the correct pronoun. Write the pronoun in the answer space. Spelling counts.
Cooper, Allyson, and I went fishing on the Wolf River.

Answer explanation

The antecedent is underlined in each sentence. Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun to match the antecedent.

Because Tyler and Emily like to travel, _________________ are planning a vacation to Germany.

The antecedent is underlined in each sentence. Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun to match the antecedent.

Here is a new diamond ring and __________________ is a beauty.

The antecedent is underlined in each sentence. Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun to match the antecedent.

My friends are amazing because _______________ bought me a ticket to attend a concert.

If a pronoun can refer to more than one noun, the antecedent may be unclear. Which one of the following sentences has a clear antecedent and is, therefore, written correctly?

• I left my coat in the car, but now I can't find it.

• I left my coat in the car, but I searched the car and cannot find it.