Pronouns: Demonstrative/Interrogative

Pronouns:

Demonstrative/Interrogative

Demonstrative Pronouns

-Used to point out things, places, and people

This

That

These

Those

Use this and these to point out things that are near.

Use that and those to point out things that are farther away.

Multiple Choice

Read these sentences. Which clothes are more likely to be nearer?

These are my clean clothes. Those are my dirty clothes.

• Those

• These

Fill in the Blank

Identify the demonstrative pronoun:

These are the items we need for our survival kits.

Fill in the Blank

Whose radio is this? Does it work?

Fill in the Blank

The box of bandages on the table is empty. Take these.

Fill in the Blank

These are the best matches to have in a survival kit.

Fill in the Blank

Is this the sleeping bag with a hole in it?

Interrogative Pronouns

-Used to ask a question

who

whom

whose

what

which

Whom is used when the pronoun refers to a person.

To whom does David go for help?

Whose is used in speaking of persons

Whose dog is this?

What is used in speaking of things and asking information.

What are you reading?

Which is used when asking about persons or things.

Which of these characters was the most interesting?

Multiple Choice

______ wrote the novel The Wizard of Oz?

• Who

• What

Multiple Choice

______ of the states did Dorothy live in?

• What

• Which

Multiple Choice

______ of Dorothy's friends did you like the most?

• Which

• What

Multiple Choice

_______ are the illustrations in your copy of the book?

• Who's

• Whose

Multiple Choice

With _____ did Dorothy live?

• who

• whom