IXL | Use the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent

Complete the sentence with the pronoun that agrees with the word or words in bold.

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Complete the sentence with the pronoun that agrees with the word or words in bold.

Last winter my parents and I flew to Florida for a vacation. On iiiiiiiinn tour of the Everglades, we saw signs that said "Caution! Watch for Alligators."

key idea

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. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent.

Singular pronouns take the place of singular nouns. Singular pronouns include I, you, she, he, it, me, him, her, his, its, my, and your.

Rachel is tired, even though she slept for ten hours last night.

Surprisingly, my brother's basketball team won all of its games this season.

Can you open this jar of pickles? I can't get it to open.

Plural pronouns take the place of plural nouns, or of nouns joined by the conjunction and. Plural pronouns include we, you, they, us, them, our, your, and their.

My neighbors spent the weekend at their cabin in South Lake Tahoe.

Where are the cans of soup I just bought? They aren't in the cupboard.

Izzy and I spent all day on our science project.

solution

Look at the antecedent, my parents and I. It is plural, so use the plural pronoun our.

Last winter my parents and I flew to Florida for a vacation. On our tour of the Everglades, we saw signs that said "Caution! Watch for Alligators."

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

HH.1Identify pronouns and their antecedents

LL.3Replace the noun with a personal pronoun

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