Pronouns & Antecedents BELLWORK
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English
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10th Grade
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Paige Hale
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A pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns.
An antecedent is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers.
A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in number (singular/plural) and gender (male/female/neutral).
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Is the antecedent singular or plural?
If it is singular, determine whether it is masculine (he, him), feminine (she, her), or neutral (you, it).
Does my pronoun “agree” with the word or words that it replaces or refers?
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In the following examples, the pronouns are red, and their antecedents are green:
Jay and I walked to the zoo, and we saw the new exhibit.
Jay called Carla to pick him up from the zoo.
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Drag and Drop
The word a pronoun refers to is called its
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence has a clear pronoun–antecedent match?
When Maria lost her book, she looked everywhere.
When Maria lost her book, they looked everywhere.
When Maria lost her book, it looked everywhere.
When Maria lost her book, him looked everywhere.
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Dropdown
Each of the players must bring
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Dropdown
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Categorize
she
it
he
him
you
I
they
them
we
us
their
Sort the following pronouns into singular and plural categories.
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Ex. I talked to Sarah and Michelle, and she will be coming for dinner.
Ex. The supervisors told the workers that they would receive a bonus.
Ex. Although John was wealthy, he made poor use of it.
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Multiple Choice
Max silenced his phone because ____ was too loud.
he
I
you
it
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Multiple Choice
Aden and Jamie didn't like the questions on the test because they were very difficult.
Aden and Jamie
questions
test
difficult
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Multiple Choice
Nadia doesn't have a car, so I gave her a ride to the airport.
I
ride
Nadia
airport
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Multiple Choice
In sentence (4), who does the pronoun “they” most likely refer to?
The children
The parents
The announcers
The rides
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Multiple Choice
In sentence (8), the pronoun “him” is unclear. What revision would best improve clarity?
NO CHANGE
Replace "him" with "her brother"
Delete "with him."
Change "him" to "we"
A pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns.
An antecedent is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers.
A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in number (singular/plural) and gender (male/female/neutral).
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