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Pronouns and antecedents

Quiz by Sherry Sillings

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  • Q1
    In the sentence 'Maria lost her book', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'her'?
    book
    lost
    sentence
    Maria
    30s
  • Q2
    In the sentence 'The dog wagged its tail happily', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'its'?
    tail
    dog
    wagged
    happily
    30s
  • Q3
    In the sentence 'The students raised their hands when the teacher asked a question', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'their'?
    teacher
    hands
    question
    students
    30s
  • Q4
    In the sentence 'Emily and Sarah went to the park because they wanted to play', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'they'?
    wanted
    play
    Emily and Sarah
    the park
    30s
  • Q5
    In the sentence 'The cat chased its tail around the room', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'its'?
    room
    cat
    tail
    chased
    30s
  • Q6
    In the sentence 'Jack and his brother built a treehouse, but it collapsed during the storm', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'it'?
    Jack
    brother
    treehouse
    storm
    30s
  • Q7
    In the sentence 'The teachers gave their students extra time to finish the test', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'their'?
    time
    students
    teachers
    test
    30s
  • Q8
    In the sentence 'When the boys went to the store, they bought candy', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'they'?
    store
    went
    candy
    boys
    30s
  • Q9
    In the sentence 'The flowers bloomed and they added color to the garden', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'they'?
    flowers
    garden
    added
    bloomed
    30s
  • Q10
    In the sentence 'Sarah bought a new dress, but it didn't fit her', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'it'?
    her
    Sarah
    dress
    fit
    30s
  • Q11
    Which pronoun correctly refers to the antecedent in this sentence: 'The dog wagged its tail when it saw the ball.'?
    them
    he
    she
    it
    30s
  • Q12
    In the sentence 'Jessica and Mia went to the park. They played soccer there.', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'They'?
    they
    the park
    soccer
    Jessica and Mia
    30s
  • Q13
    In the sentence 'The teacher gave her students their assignments.', what does the pronoun 'her' refer to?
    the class
    the assignments
    the students
    The teacher
    30s
  • Q14
    In the sentence 'The cat chased its tail until it got tired.', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'it'?
    the chase
    the tail
    the cat
    the tiredness
    30s
  • Q15
    In the sentence 'The children played with their toys until they were tired.', what is the antecedent for the pronoun 'they'?
    the games
    the park
    the toys
    the children
    30s

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