Pronouns and their Antecedents

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is Peggy Whitson. In 2002, Peggy Whitson flew to the International Space Station as a flight engineer. That same year, NASA named her the first International Space Station Science Officer.

her

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is Wangari Muta Maathai. Wangari Muta Maathai became the first African woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize because of her devotion to democracy, human rights, and conservation.

her

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is Philip Glass. As a child, Philip Glass developed an interest in music by listening to records his father brought home from work. Today, Glass is considered one of the greatest American composers of the 20th century.

his

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is a flea. A flea can consume fifteen times its body weight in blood each day.

its

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is the Constitution. The Constitution was written in 1787, and its first ten amendments were added in 1791 to describe individuals' rights in detail.

its

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is the Springfield soccer team. The Springfield soccer team was favored to win the tournament until its goalie was injured.

its

Select the antecedent of the pronoun we. When my sister and I were traveling in Mexico, we explored the ancient ruins at Teotihuacan.

my sister and I

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is Lillian Moller Gilbreth. Not only was Lillian Moller Gilbreth an engineer and a writer, but she was also the mother of twelve children!

she

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is Mr. Moore's daughter. Is Mr. Moore's daughter aware that she was chosen to sing the solo at the fall concert?

she

Select the antecedent of the pronoun they. Some people believe that the seasons are caused by Earth's distance from the Sun, but they aren't. Earth's tilt, not its distance from the Sun, determines the seasons.

the seasons

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is schooners. Schooners were once the most important ships in North America, but by 1800, they were only really used for coastal trade and fishing.

they

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is the musicians in that band. The musicians in that band are highly talented, but talent alone won't be enough to succeed in the music business; they will need plenty of luck, too.

they

Select the antecedent of the pronoun it. In the 1700s, tobacco was so valuable that it was used as currency in many American colonies.

tobacco

Select the pronoun whose antecedent is the librarian and I. The librarian and I searched everywhere for the missing dictionary, but we couldn't find it anywhere.

we

Pronouns and Antecedents

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase. The noun or noun phrase that the pronoun refers to is called the antecedent.

Select the antecedent of the pronoun his. Franklin D. Roosevelt began his political career in 1910 in the New York Senate and then eventually went on to serve four terms as president of the United States.

Franklin D. Roosevelt