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The Homework Chat: Discovering Pronoun Antecedents

Questions: 5

Grade: 9

Words: 105

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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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