The Homework Chat: Discovering Pronoun Antecedents
One sunny afternoon, best friends Alex and Sam were busy discussing their English homework. "I don't understand this pronoun antecedent thing," groaned Sam. Alex, always eager to help, replied, "Let's figure it out together." Just then, their teacher, Mrs. Brown, walked by. "Pronoun antecedent?" she asked. "That's simple. A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun, and its antecedent is the noun it refers to. For example, in the sentence 'Alex forgot his book,' 'his' is the pronoun and 'Alex' is the antecedent." Sam, looking relieved, thanked Mrs. Brown. From then on, pronoun antecedents were no longer a mystery to Sam.
Question 1
What is a pronoun antecedent?
A noun that is replaced by a pronoun
Explanation. A pronoun antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to in a sentence. For example, in the sentence 'Alex forgot his book,' 'his' is the pronoun and 'Alex' is the antecedent.
The verb in a sentence
The adjective in a sentence
A special type of punctuation
The adverb in a sentence
Question 2
Who helped Sam understand the concept of pronoun antecedents?
Alex
Mrs. Brown
Both Alex and Mrs. Brown
Explanation. Alex was eager to help Sam understand the concept of pronoun antecedents, but it was Mrs. Brown who provided the clear definition that finally made Sam understand.
Neither Alex nor Mrs. Brown
Sam's parents
Question 3
What is the antecedent in the sentence 'Alex forgot his book'?
'Alex'
Explanation. In the sentence 'Alex forgot his book,' 'Alex' is the antecedent for the pronoun 'his'.
'his'
'forgot'
'book'
There is no antecedent
Question 4
Who didn't understand the concept of pronoun antecedents at first?
Alex
Sam
Explanation. The story mentions that Sam was the one who initially had trouble understanding the concept of pronoun antecedents.
Mrs. Brown
Both Alex and Sam
Nobody
Question 5
What is the pronoun in the sentence 'Alex forgot his book'?
'Alex'
'his'
Explanation. In the sentence 'Alex forgot his book,' 'his' is the pronoun that substitutes for the noun 'Alex'.
'forgot'
'book'
There is no pronoun
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