Worksheet

Pronouns and Antecedents

Grade 3 - Grammar - Building Confidence

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  1. Read "Jada and Lena said they could sort the books." Which word is the pronoun?

    • they
    • class
    • Jada and Lena
    • sentence

  2. In "Jada and Lena said they could sort the books.", what is the antecedent of "they"?

    • Jada and Lena
    • they
    • no noun
    • she

  3. Which pronoun correctly replaces "Maya" in this sentence?

    • whom
    • their
    • her
    • itself

  4. Which revision avoids repeating the noun in "Jada and Lena said Jada and Lena could sort the books."?

    • The noun should be repeated twice.
    • Jada and Lena said they could sort the books.
    • Jada and Lena said Jada and Lena could sort the books.
    • Jada and Lena said she could sort the books.

  5. Which pronoun would make this sentence unclear or incorrect for "Maya"?

    • a clear pronoun
    • their
    • the matching pronoun
    • the correct replacement

  6. Read "The dog wagged its tail near the gate." Which word is the pronoun?

    • its
    • sentence
    • class
    • dog

  7. In "Omar said he would feed the class fish.", what is the antecedent of "he"?

    • Omar
    • he
    • they
    • the whole sentence

  8. Which pronoun correctly replaces "Omar" in this sentence?

    • itself
    • ours
    • he
    • whom

  9. Which revision avoids repeating the noun in "The dog wagged the dog's tail near the gate."?

    • The dog wagged the dog's tail near the gate.
    • No pronoun can be used.
    • The dog wagged its tail near the gate.
    • The dog wagged our tail near the gate.

  10. Which pronoun would make this sentence unclear or incorrect for "Omar"?

    • they
    • a clear pronoun
    • the correct replacement
    • the matching pronoun
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