Grade 8 Unit 3 Pronoun Case

Grade 8 Unit 3 Pronoun Case

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is a pronoun?

• He

• she

• they

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is a pronoun?

• I

• me

• us

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is a pronoun?

• them

• dog

• cat

• all of the above

PRONOUNS

They take the place of nouns.

They come in several different forms, or cases.

- nominative/subjective

- objective

- possessive

PRONOUNS

- NOMINATIVE/SUBJECTIVE --> used for subjects of verbs and predicate pronouns

EXAMPLES: I, we, you, he, she, it they

-- She told the story.

-- The storyteller was she.

Multiple Choice

What is the nominative pronoun?

They couldn't believe how many toes Terry had.

• they

• how

• Terry

• had

Multiple Choice

What is the nominative pronoun?

The thief who stole the corn dogs was him!

• thief

• corn dogs

• him

• stole

PRONOUNS

- Objective --> used for direct objects, indirect objects, and the object of the preposition

EXAMPLES: me, us, you, him, her, it, them

-- Amy told it to John. (direct object)

-- Amy told him the story. (indirect object)

-- Amy told the story to her. (obj. of prep)

Multiple Choice

What is the objective pronoun?

Timmy saw them when he was stealing the corn dogs.

• Timmy

• them

• he

• corn dogs

Multiple Choice

What is the objective pronoun?

Timmy threw the possum to me.

• Timmy

• threw

• possum

• me

Multiple Choice

What is the objective pronoun?

Timmy asked me the question on the note: how many donuts is too many?

• Timmy

• me

• donuts

• question

PRONOUNS

- Possessive --> shows ownership

EXAMPLES: my, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs

-- Amy told her story to John.

Multiple Choice

What is the possessive pronoun?

Gary picked his nose while Sandra watched in terror.

• Gary

• picked

• his

• nose

Multiple Choice

What is the possessive pronoun?

Sandra picked gum from under the desk and put in on my desk.

• Sandra

• gum

• desk

• my

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun should be used?

When Amy Ling visited _____ grandma, she saw an image of herself.

• she

• her

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun should be used?

People told her to dig a hole to China, though _____ were not serious.

• they

• them

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun should be used?

When Amy and she hugged, it was ____ first hug ever.

• they

• their

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun should be used?

They spoke different languages, but _____ love was deep and needed no words.

• they

• their

Multiple Choice

What pronoun case is used for the underlined pronoun?

They spoke different languages, but their love was deep and needed no words.

• nominative (Does it replace the subject? Is it the predicate pronoun?

• objective (Is it the direct object, indirect object, or the object of the preposition?)

• possessive (does it show ownership?)

Multiple Choice

What pronoun case is used for the underlined pronoun?

When Amy Ling visited her grandma, she saw an image of herself.

• nominative (Does it replace the subject? Is it the predicate pronoun?

• objective (Is it the direct object, indirect object, or the object of the preposition?)

• possessive (does it show ownership?)

Multiple Choice

What pronoun case is used for the underlined pronoun?

People told her to dig a hole to China, though they were not serious.

• nominative (Does it replace the subject? Is it the predicate pronoun?

• objective (Is it the direct object, indirect object, or the object of the preposition?)

• possessive (does it show ownership?)

Multiple Choice

What pronoun case is used for the underlined pronoun?

People told her to dig a hole to China, though they were not serious.

• nominative (Does it replace the subject? Is it the predicate pronoun?

• objective (Is it the direct object, indirect object, or the object of the preposition?)

• possessive (does it show ownership?)