Pronouns

Pronouns

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Pronouns

• words that replace nouns or noun phrases in sentences

• Ex. he, she, it, we, they, them, her, his, our, us

Personal Pronouns

• pronouns that replace names of people, places, or things

• Ex. I, me, you, he, him, she, her, we, us, they, them

Antecedent

• a noun or a noun phrase that a pronoun refers to

• should always agree with the pronoun in number and gender

Multiple Choice

Identify the pronoun that correctly refers to each underlined antecedent.

Mario told us that ____ had been to Europe.

• she

• he

• we

• it

Multiple Choice

Because maps are important, don't get ____ wet!

• them

• us

• it

• her

Multiple Choice

"Ted, how many European countries can ____ name?"

• he

• we

• they

• you

Multiple Choice

I asked Lorraine whether _____ had heard about Estonia.

• you

• we

• she

• they

Multiple Choice

Great Britain is an island, and ____ is close to France.

• it

• she

• we

• they

Multiple Choice

Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in the sentences to come.

Danielle is going to Spain and she will tutor a missionary's children.

• she - Danielle

• she - children

• she - Spain

• she - missionary

Multiple Choice

Did you ask Mr. Henson whether he would speak at the meeting?

• you - Mr. Henson

• he - Mr. Henson

• he - meeting

• you - meeting

Multiple Choice

Ainsley, will you tell about the missionaries in Scotland?

• you - Ainsley

• you - missionaries

• you - Scotland

Open Ended

Rewrite the following sentence to make it clearer. Add information if needed.

Dante and Wes played ball after he raked the leaves.

Possessive Pronouns

• pronouns that show ownership

• have some that go with nouns

• Ex. (those that stand alone) mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs

• Ex. (those that go with nouns) my, your, his, her, its, our, their

Subject pronoun

• a pronoun that functions as the subject in a sentence

• comes after a linking verb (is, are, was, were, am)

• Ex. I, you, he, she, it, we they

• you may either be singular or plural

• Ex. It was I who called the office earlier this morning.

Object Pronoun

• pronoun that replaces a noun used either as a direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition,

• Ex. me, you, him, her, it, us, them

• the pronouns it and you stay the same whether they are to be used as subject or object pronoun.

• Ex. It is a black cat that she is most afraid of. (used as a subject pronoun).

• I have nothing against the black cat, except that I am allergic to it. (used as an object pronoun)

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the pronoun in red is used as a subject, a direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition.

We have been learning about the three Low Countries.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

I explained to him that the Netherlands is one of the Low Countries.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

Bob couldn't remember the third country, so we helped him.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

Jane writes me letters from Belgium.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Interrogative Pronouns

• pronouns that are used to ask questions

• Ex. what, which, who, whom, whose

Demonstrative Pronouns

• pronouns that refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea

• Ex. this, that, these, those

• This is my favorite pen.

• Let me help you with those.

• may also be used as demonstrative adjectives when used to modify or describe nouns

• Ex. I will use this pen. (describes the pen)

• Used as adjectives when they come right before a noun.