1. Pronouns and Antecedents

2. What's a Pronoun? pronoun: a word that takes the place of a noun
Example:
pron.
John likes bunnies, and he also enjoys kickboxing.

3. What's an Antecedent?
antecedent: the noun a pronoun takes the place of
Example:
ant pron.
John likes bunnies, and he also enjoys
kickboxing.

4. List of Common Pronouns (This is not a complete list!)
some
both
nobody, no one
one
that
everybody, everyone
* These words are called possessive pronouns
I, me, mine*
he, him, his*
she, her, hers*
you, your, yours*
it, its*
we, us, our*
they, them, their*
there

5. Practice Finding Pronouns and Antecedents
Underline the pronoun (p) once and the antecedent (a) twice. Then draw an arrow from the p to the a with the arrow pointing at the a.
Example:
Though summer had seemed long, the autumn
had finally come, and it turned the grass from green to a dull, dead brown.
Answer = It is the pronoun. Autumn is the antecedent

6. 1. The boys wanted to go to the park, but Jim's mom
said she didn't have time to take them there.
2. The spaghetti was so delicious Stephanie wanted to take some home for her dad.
3. “Look, Jim, if you want to play with girls' heads, you can play with one that isn't mine!” Jennifer screamed.
Answers on next slides

7. Answer to 1 Pronoun = she and its antecedent = mom Pronoun = them and its antecedent = boys Pronoun = there and its antecedent = park

8. Answers to 2 Pronoun = some and its antecedent = spaghetti Pronoun = her and its antecedent = Stephanie

9. Answers to 3 Pronoun = you (x2) and its antecedent = Jim (x 2) Pronoun = one and its antecedent = heads Pronoun = mine and its antecedent = Jennifer