Pronouns (Grade 6)

Front

What is a pronoun?

Back

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun to avoid repetition.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Front

What is an antecedent?

Back

An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to or replaces.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Front

What is the purpose of using pronouns in sentences?

Back

Pronouns help make sentences clearer and less repetitive by replacing nouns.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Front

What are the three main types of pronouns?

Back

The three main types of pronouns are personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, and reflexive pronouns.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Front

What is a personal pronoun?

Back

A personal pronoun refers to a specific person or thing and can be in the subject or object form (e.g., I, you, he, she, it, we, they).

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Front

What is a possessive pronoun?

Back

A possessive pronoun shows ownership or possession (e.g., mine, yours, his, hers, theirs).

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Front

What is a reflexive pronoun?

Back

A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence and ends in '-self' or '-selves' (e.g., myself, yourself, themselves).

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.6.1B

Front

What is the subject case of a pronoun?

Back

The subject case of a pronoun is used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence (e.g., I, he, she, we, they).

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Front

What is the object case of a pronoun?

Back

The object case of a pronoun is used when the pronoun is the object of the verb or preposition (e.g., me, him, her, us, them).

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Front

What is a possessive case of a pronoun?

Back

The possessive case of a pronoun shows ownership (e.g., my, your, his, her, our, their).

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D