Identifying Antecedents

My father is a doctor, and I want to be one also.
1. father
2. doctor
3. I
Hannah’s grandmother was a great gardener, and Hannah loved helping her.
1. grandmother
2. Hannah
3. gardener
Molly didn’t like cleaning, but she’d been working on her room for hours.
1. Molly
2. cleaning
3. room
4. hours
Katie’s aunt had just bought a new computer and given Katie her old one.
1. computer
2. Katie
3. aunt
I bought a new phone, but my mother says I have to return it.
1. phone
2. mother
3. I
Katie’s aunt had just bought a new computer and given Katie her old one.
1. aunt
2. Katie
3. computer
4. one
5. Katie's aunt
The triplets asked if they could each have a piece of candy.
1. triplets
2. piece
3. candy
We just read that book. It might be my favorite book ever.
1. book
2. we
The teacher returned our papers and said they might be the worst papers ever.
1. papers
2. teacher
3. students
The bicycle is starting to rust because it was left outside too much.
1. bicycle
2. rust
3. outside
Jane unfolded her newspaper.
1. Jane
2. newspaper
My father and I used to go to a museum every weekend, but we have not done so since he started his new job.
1. father
2. I
3. museum
4. weekend
In reality, Beth, you will not win if you don’t practice.
1. Beth
2. reality
3. None
4. practice
Still lost in his futuristic dreams, Aaron was unable to concentrate on his present assignment.
1. Aaron
2. dreams
3. his
4. assignment
As the books fell off the shelf, they created such a cacophony of noise that disrupted the entire library.
1. books
2. shelf
3. noise
4. library
Jack listened to Percival’s answer and then let go of him.
1. Percival
2. Jack
3. him
Ralph put his head in the hole, withdrew it, and turned to Jack.
1. head
2. Ralph
3. hole
4. Jack
Peter went to the store, but he didn’t really want to go with his dad.
1. Peter
2. store
3. dad
The screen door made a loud bang as it hit the opposite wall.
1. door
2. bang
3. wall
This class is horrible; it is far too difficult.
1. class
2. horrible
3. difficult

Identifying Antecedents

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