Pronoun Practice

Pronoun Practice

Recognizing pronoun problems and revising them!

Multiple Choice

What is a pronoun?

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word used to describe an action.

• A word that takes the place of a noun

• A word that describes a noun.

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to the word, or group of words, that a pronoun replaces?

• Anecdote

• Antecedent

• Antioxidant

• Antiseptic

Multiple Choice

What is the antecedent of the red pronoun?

My mother ate her slice of pizza.

• My

• ate

• pizza

• mother

Multiple Choice

Many people thanked Mr. Brady and (I, me) for the candy.

• I

• me

Explanation:

The subject in this sentence is "many people." Therefore, you want to select "me" (the object pronoun) to complete the sentence. *Tip: Take "Mr. Brady" out of the sentence, and "me" sounds correct to the ear!

Open Ended

How would you correct the green portion of the sentence?

Yesterday, Mom and me made a pumpkin pie for dad.

Multiple Choice

Tony and (he, him) have been friends since Kindergarten.

• he

• him

Multiple Choice

Identify the personal pronoun that agrees with the indefinite antecedent:

All of my friends are excited for (his/her, their) winter break.

• His/her

• Their

Explanation:

In this case, the indefinite pronoun "all" is plural, so the use of the plural "their" is in agreement.

Multiple Choice

(Who, Whom) did you call yesterday?

• Who

• Whom

Multiple Choice

(Who, Whom) ate all of the ice cream?

• Who

• Whom

Explanation:

Whom is an object pronoun. Who is a subject pronoun. Here is a tip to tell when you use each:

Whom did you call? I called him.

Who ate the last slice? He did.

*You can test by answering the question with "he" or "him." If the answer is "him," choose "whom" as your pronoun. Bonus tip: They both end in "-m."

Multiple Choice

A mature person is responsible for (his or her, their) actions.

• His or her

• Their

Multiple Choice

Each of the Olympic champions on the men's basketball team proudly wore (his, their) medal.

• his

• their

Multiple Choice

Tony and (he, him) have been friends since Kindergarten.

• he

• him

You have completed this Pronoun Practice Quizizz! Continue to ask questions and revise your writing!

Multiple Choice

Almost anybody who has worked with clay would say that pottery soothes (his or her, their) spirit.

• his or her

• their

Open Ended

Do you have any questions for Mrs. Linn about any of the pronoun rules so far?

Explanation:

Remember that words like "each," "anybody," and "everyone" are always SINGULAR and require singular pronouns like he/she or his/her for agreement purposes.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has a vague pronoun error?

• The puppet show performed by Henry was his best creation yet.

• The dog ate all of the food in its bowl and the cat's bowl, too.

• Aaron visited George after his graduation ceremony ended.

Multiple Choice

Which has a vague, or ambiguous, pronoun reference?

• His mother told him another story.

• Despite the heat wave, they say Seattle is a cool city.

• Don't forget to submit your homework.

Explanation:

Remember that pronoun use must be clear! Do not use a pronoun unless the antecedent it is replacing is clear first.

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun that avoids an improper shift in usage. We were starving but decided to make the long drive home because the choices at the food court would have poisoned _______.

• them

• you

• her

• us

Explanation:

Keep pronoun use consistent. Do not shift from first-person pronouns (I, me, our) to second (you, your) or third-person (his, her, their) --- or vice versa.