English Worksheet With Answers Page 27
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What’s an “Antecedent”?
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It’s the Word a Pronoun Refers To.
• A pronoun usually refers back to a noun. This noun is called the antecedent.
Mr. Howard teaches me to play guitar. He is a good teacher.
antecedent
pronoun
• A pronoun must agree with its antecedent. This means that the pronoun
has to go with the noun it refers to.
My guitar is new. It sounds beautiful.
My family loves to hear me practice. They enjoy music.
Try It
A. Identify the antecedent for the underlined pronoun. Add a sentence using the pronoun.
Sentences will vary.
antecedent:
1. Mr. Harrison tells me to practice. He says that practice helps me learn.
Mr. Harrison; He also practices daily.
antecedent: My brother
2. My brother and I play music together. We both love to play.
and I; We both study guitar with Mr. Harrison.
antecedent: Music; It also
3. Music is my favorite activity. It is important to me.
makes me feel happy.
antecedent: My cousins;
4. My cousins also play music. They play piano and violin.
They are very talented.
B. Add a sentence to each item to continue the idea of the first sentence. Use
Possible responses:
the correct pronoun for each underlined antecedent.
She thinks he is a good musician.
5. My mother likes Mr. Harrison.
He loves to teach.
6. My teacher has many students.
We work hard to improve.
7. My brother and I want to teach music someday, too.
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