{"id":758,"date":"2022-04-20T09:25:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T09:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=758"},"modified":"2025-11-04T05:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:22:39","slug":"e-aa-1-identify-pronouns-and-their-antecedents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-aa-1-identify-pronouns-and-their-antecedents\/","title":{"rendered":"E- AA.1 Identify pronouns and their antecedents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Identify pronouns and their antecedents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3tTyhfRE\/Npk1BhPLSsQVKBugQD69wA\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3tTyhfRE&#x2F;Npk1BhPLSsQVKBugQD69wA&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3tTyhfRE&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-a55842143cd39bfdaf6aec26eb50ac5f\"><strong>\u2728 Identify Pronouns and Their Antecedents \u2728<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 What is a Pronoun?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A pronoun is a word that <strong>takes the place of a noun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Examples<\/strong>: <strong>he, she, it, they, we, you, I, him, her, them<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udd39 What is an <strong>Antecedent<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>noun that the pronoun replaces<\/strong> or refers to is called its <strong>antecedent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf38 <em>Sara<\/em> loves music. <strong>She<\/strong> \ud83c\udfb5 practices every day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Here, <strong>Sara<\/strong> = antecedent, <strong>She<\/strong> = pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83e\udde9 Rules for Pronouns and Antecedents<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Number Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singular antecedent \u2192 Singular pronoun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plural antecedent \u2192 Plural pronoun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc36 The <strong>dog<\/strong> wagged <strong>its<\/strong> tail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc69 The <strong>girls<\/strong> played, and <strong>they<\/strong> laughed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Gender Agreement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masculine antecedent \u2192 he\/him<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feminine antecedent \u2192 she\/her<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neutral antecedent \u2192 it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc66 John said <strong>he<\/strong> was ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc67 Anna said <strong>she<\/strong> was happy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Clarity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure it\u2019s clear which noun the pronoun refers to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>When Tom met Alex, he smiled.<\/em> (Who smiled? \ud83e\udd14)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714\ufe0f <em>When Tom met Alex, Tom smiled.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udf1f Examples<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The teacher<\/strong> \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb gave homework. <strong>She<\/strong> explained it clearly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The players<\/strong> \u26bd\ufe0f ran quickly. <strong>They<\/strong> won the match.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>My phone<\/strong> \ud83d\udcf1 is new. <strong>It<\/strong> works perfectly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83d\udcdd Quick Tip<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udc49 Always <strong>find the noun first<\/strong> (antecedent) before deciding the pronoun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Practice Time<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in these sentences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Lisa<\/em> \ud83d\udc69 lost her book. <strong>She<\/strong> was upset.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The cats<\/em> \ud83d\udc08 ate their food quickly. <strong>They<\/strong> were hungry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The tree<\/em> \ud83c\udf33 lost its leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Remember:<\/strong> Pronouns make sentences smoother, but they must always match their antecedents in <strong>number, gender, and clarity<\/strong> \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/78708\/044\/443\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-174.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-174.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-174-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-174-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-174-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/78963\/302\/942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-177.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-177.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-177-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-177-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-177-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify pronouns and their antecedents Design by Delta publications Key Notes: \u2728 Identify Pronouns and Their Antecedents \u2728 \ud83d\udd39 What is a Pronoun? 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