PRONOUNS AND
ANTECEDENTS
THEME 3
LESSON 14
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes
the place of one or more
nouns.
For Example:
1. Laura wanted to vote.
She wanted to vote.
2. Sara and Gena are friends.
They are friends.
These are pronouns!
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
me
him
her
us
them
my
mine
your
yours
his
her
hers
its
our
ours
their
theirs
What is an
antecedent?
An antecedent is the noun or
nouns the pronoun refers to.
For example:
Kate and I will go to the lake if
you drive us there.
Kate and I are the antecedents,
and us is the pronoun.
Circle the pronoun and
underline the antecedent
1. Greg and Al were glad when
they arrived in Mexico.
2. Emily flew to England when
she was eight years old.
3. The teacher laughs when he is
happy.
4. Sandy screamed when she got
scared!
Circle the pronoun and
underline the antecedent
5. Roger announced that he
wanted to build a fort.
6. Evan and Eric watched clouds
as part of their weather
project.
7. I read the book and it was
really good!
Fill in the blanks with a
pronoun!
Harry had a pile of newspapers and
sold _____ to his customers. Harry got _____
attention by screaming the headlines.
Some of _____ just ignored Harry’s
screaming. Other people bought the
newspaper. _____ always thanked his
customers. _____ favorite customer was
Ms. Johnson. She always bought a
newspaper and greeted _____. Harry
thought _____ was the nicest person he
knew!
POP QUIZ!!!
Name the pronoun and the
antecedent!
1. My dog ran
upstairs when
it got scared.
2. Karen and I
went to Kohls
and we bought
clothes.
3. John and Nate
studied until
they felt
confident.
4. After they
finished the
game, the
students
cheered!