Grammar and Language Workbook

Draw a line under each personal pronoun and draw a circle around its antecedent.
My parents have their original copy of Kidnapped.
1. Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish author, is best known for his adventure novels.
2. Stevenson always suffered from poor health; in spite of this, he lived a life notable for its adventure.
3. His father hoped Robert would become an engineer, but the lad found the occupation 
too strenuous.

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4. As a young man, Stevenson studied law but never took up its practice.
5. Stevenson started traveling to improve his health and soon began writing novels that would
leave their impression on millions of readers.
6. In France Stevenson met Fanny Osbourne, who devoted much of her life to seeking a cure for
his tuberculosis.
7. Treasure Island, published by Stevenson in 1883, secured his fame immediately.
8. A Child’s Garden of Verses (1885) has given many children their habit of reading poetry.
9. A prolific writer, Stevenson soon completed two other popular novels; their popularity
brought the Scot even more fame.
10. Still trying to better his health, Stevenson and Fanny traveled to the South Pacific, where they
lived for the rest of his life.
 Exercise 2
Complete each sentence by writing a personal pronoun that agrees with the
antecedent. Draw a line under the antecedent. 
The Brontë family is respected for 
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its
place in English literature.
1. The Brontë sisters are known for