Worksheet for identifying pronouns and antecedents with example sentences and a humorous comic.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and find the pronoun and its antecedent.

Remember:
- A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (like he, she, it, they, him, her, etc.).
- The antecedent is the noun that the pronoun refers to — what the pronoun stands for.

We’ll look at each sentence, circle the pronoun, underline the antecedent, just like in the example.

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1. *The concert was fantastic, but it ended too early.*
→ Pronoun: it → Antecedent: concert
(“It” refers to “the concert”)

2. *Trevor enjoys the school dances and goes to them often.*
→ Pronoun: them → Antecedent: school dances
(“Them” means the dances)

3. *Maria and Laura enjoy jazz, and they attend the school’s band concerts.*
→ Pronoun: they → Antecedent: Maria and Laura
(“They” are Maria and Laura)

4. *Mark plays the guitar and Julia sings, so they formed a band.*
→ Pronoun: they → Antecedent: Mark and Julia
(“They” = Mark + Julia)

5. *Zach’s father was out of town, so he could not make it to the concert.*
→ Pronoun: he → Antecedent: Zach’s father
(“He” is Zach’s dad)

6. *Michelle loves to design costumes, and she does this for the play every year.*
→ Pronoun: she → Antecedent: Michelle
(“She” = Michelle)

7. *Coach Martinez encouraged Audrey to practice more and improve her game.*
→ Pronoun: her → Antecedent: Audrey
(“Her game” = Audrey’s game)

8. *Every book in our new set has been read.*
→ No pronoun here! “Our” is a possessive adjective, not a pronoun replacing a noun. So skip or note: no pronoun/antecedent pair.

Wait — let’s double-check: “our” shows possession but doesn’t replace a noun — it modifies “set”. So no pronoun to circle here.

9. *Marco wasn’t excited about the move, but he agreed to go.*
→ Pronoun: he → Antecedent: Marco

10. *Tanisha finished her history project early.*
→ Pronoun: her → Antecedent: Tanisha

11. *The other students were writing their speeches.*
→ Pronoun: their → Antecedent: students

12. *Ms. Whitman and Mr. Khan took their classes on a field trip.*
→ Pronoun: their → Antecedent: Ms. Whitman and Mr. Khan

13. *The cake was left in my box, but I wanted it at my desk.*
→ Two pronouns here:
First: my → Antecedent: implied speaker (but since we’re looking for clear nouns, maybe skip? Wait — actually, “my” is possessive, not a subject/object pronoun. Let’s focus on personal pronouns.)
Second: I → Antecedent: the speaker (not named — so maybe not applicable?)
Third: it → Antecedent: cake ← This one works!

So best answer:
Pronoun: it → Antecedent: cake

Also, “my” appears twice — but those are possessive adjectives, not pronouns standing alone. We usually don’t count them unless specified. Stick with “it” → “cake”.

14. *Morgan gathered his materials, but he was not ready to leave.*
→ Two pronouns:
his → Antecedent: Morgan
he → Antecedent: Morgan
Either is fine — pick one. Let’s use he → Morgan

15. *The rain was very heavy, and it caused much flooding in the area.*
→ Pronoun: it → Antecedent: rain

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Now let’s list all answers clearly:

1. it → concert
2. them → school dances
3. they → Maria and Laura
4. they → Mark and Julia
5. he → Zach’s father
6. she → Michelle
7. her → Audrey
8. (no pronoun)
9. he → Marco
10. her → Tanisha
11. their → students
12. their → Ms. Whitman and Mr. Khan
13. it → cake
14. he → Morgan
15. it → rain

Note: For #8, if your teacher expects you to mark something, you might write “none” or leave blank. But based on standard rules, there’s no pronoun replacing a noun here.

Final Answer:
1. it → concert
2. them → school dances
3. they → Maria and Laura
4. they → Mark and Julia
5. he → Zach’s father
6. she → Michelle
7. her → Audrey
8. (no pronoun)
9. he → Marco
10. her → Tanisha
11. their → students
12. their → Ms. Whitman and Mr. Khan
13. it → cake
14. he → Morgan
15. it → rain