1. PRONOUNS

2. ANTECEEDENTS-a word that the pronoun stands for  1. Hayden took his teddy bear to dinner with him.  Hayden  2. The teddy bear was brown and it was old.  Teddy bear  3. Hayden loaned it to Jackson because he had bad dreams.  Jackson  4. It protected him from the bad dreams.  Teddy bear, Jackson  5. They soon went away and never returned.  Bad dreams

3. Domonstrative Pronouns—points out a person, place, or thing  Underline the demonstrative pronoun and the noun it refers to.  1. This is the best banana I have ever eaten.  This, banana  2. That is the book I have to read for class.  That, book  3. The apple on the plate was just picked, but those on the table were picked days ago.  Apple, those  This is the best time to speak to Mrs. Garrett. She is not yelling at anyone.  This, time

4. Relative Pronoun—introduces a dependent clause  Write the relative pronoun and the dependent clause (has subject and verb).  1. Are those the kittens that you found?  That you found  2. The book, which has 2 authors, is over on the shelf.  Which has 2 authors  3. The artist who painted the mural did a good job.  Who painted the mural