Question

exercise 2 adding pronouns to match antecedents. find the antecedent for a pronoun that could fill in each blank. then write the appropriate pronoun for that antecedent. example: the hornets owe much of their success to coach maloney. 1. paul went to school without lunch money. 2. to find the area of a rectangle, multiply length by width. 3. jenny, would like of this cake? 4. although the leaves are changing later this year, colors are more vivid than usual. 5. without help, pete, we would still be working. 6. mayor anita ramirez announced plans to seek a second term. 7. the woman once baby - sat for my brother still sends a christmas card every year. 8. two robins made nest in the maple tree. 9. one explanation for the shows success is appeal to teenagers. 10. if of the players show confidence, the other players are likely to follow example.

Explanation:

This is a language - related exercise focusing on identifying the antecedent for a given pronoun. In English grammar, an antecedent is the noun or noun - phrase that a pronoun refers back to. For each blank, we need to find the appropriate noun in the sentence that the pronoun would logically replace.

Answer:

1. Paul
2. Coach Maloney
3. length, width
4. cake
5. leaves
6. Pete
7. baby - sat, brother
8. robins
9. show
10. players