Antecedent

Identify the antecedent: Riley let her friend borrow a pencil.

• Riley

• her

• friend

• There is no antecedent.

Identify the antecedent: Ann is excited because she is bringing Buddy the hamster to school.

• Ann

• she

• Buddy

• There is no antecedent.

Identify the antecedent: The boys at Cotillion politely danced with their partners.

• boys

• their

• partners

• There is no antecedent.

Identify the antecedent: They announced the winner of the class election at assembly.

• the

• winner

• they

• There is no antecedent.

Identify the antecedent: Everyone is ready for the quiz on pronouns and antecedents.

• everyone

• ready

• the

• There is no antecedent.

What is the antecedent to the pronoun?

The store was open for Christmas, but it closed early.

• she

• it

• store

• Christmas

What is the pronoun and its antecedent?

Jason bought his lunch at Olive Garden.

• his, lunch

• his, Jason

• his, Olive Garden

• at, lunch

What is the pronoun and its antecedent?

Jayla rolled the dice while she played monopoly.

• while, she

• roll, the

• she, Jayla

• she, monopoly

Identify the antecedent: Sarah loves her cat because it is so playful.

• Sarah

• her

• cat

• There is no antecedent

What is the antecedent to the pronoun? The dog wagged its tail when it saw the treat.

• dog

• tail

• it

• treat