Question

Which word is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?


Billy read the "Cinderella" fairy tale to his little sister.

A.
sister

B.
Billy

C.
Cinderella

D.
tale

Answer 1

@perl

Answer 2

Underlined pronoun?

Answer 3

his

Answer 4

Ok. Now what do you think it is?

Answer 5

is it A

Answer 6

No We're looking for the previous one.

Answer 7

d

Answer 8

Okay. We've been doing this all wrong. Apparently I didn't know what an antecedent was, but now I do. It's the noun that the pronoun replaces. Who is "his?"

Answer 9

sister

Answer 10

is it sister

Answer 11

No. "His" is referring to a guy. Not a girl.

Answer 12

ok

Answer 13

Which word is the antecedent of the underlined pronoun?


My dog Dexter chased after the squirrel but could not catch it.

A.
dog

B.
squirrel

C.
My

D.
Dexter

Answer 14

Underlined pronoun?

Answer 15

sorry it

Answer 16

Well what do you think "it" refers to?

Answer 17

b

Answer 18

Yes.

Answer 19

ok