Pronoun Lesson & iPractice

Pronouns

Grammar Focus​

​a word that replaces a noun to avoid repetition in writing.

He/Him She/Her They/Them, We, You, It

A pronoun is...

Multiple Choice

Which word is a pronoun? Zoe is taller than him.

• Zoe

• taller

• him

• NONE OF THESE

Multiple Choice

Which word is a pronoun? The women each gave their approval.

• women

• each

• their

• NONE OF THESE

Fill in the Blank

What pronoun would you use for this:

Fill in the Blank

What PRONOUN would replace the PROPER NOUN in this sentence?

Sally ate cake.

Multiple Choice

Which word is a pronoun?Joe helped himself to the food on the table.

• Joe

• himself

• on

• NONE OF THESE

Multiple Select

Which of these is NOT a PRONOUN?

• Harry

• you

• hair

• NONE OF THESE

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a PRONOUN?

• him

• herself

• me

• NONE OF THESE

Fill in the Blank

Identify the PRONOUN in these sentences.

Chris wanted to see the world. He wanted to see everything.

Multiple Choice

How many PRONOUNS are in the following?

She asked me to pass the laptop. So I passed it to her.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Select

Identify some of the PRONOUNS in the same sentence.

She asked me to pass the laptop. So I passed it to her.

• She

• asked

• me

• to

• passed

Fill in the Blank

Write a sentence that would follow using a PRONOUN:

Frank saw a bird.

Fill in the Blank

What pronoun would you use for this:

Multiple Choice

Which one of these IS a PRONOUN?

• Simon

• loud

• shed

• NONE OF THESE

Multiple Choice

How many PRONOUNS are in following:

I invited him and his wife.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Fill in the Blank

What pronoun would you use for this:

Fill in the Blank

Write a sentence that would follow using a PRONOUN:

The fish swam so fast.

Multiple Select

Identify the NOUNS:

Joe saw Jill, and he waved at her.

• Joe

• Jill

• he

• her

Multiple Choice

Which was is NOT a pronoun?

• he

• it

• they

• the

Multiple Choice

Please take these papers and give ............... to Mike.

• it

• them

Multiple Choice

Tom asked Ann and ............... about the new theater.

• I

• me

Multiple Select

Identify the PRONOUNS:

Joe saw Jill, and he waved at her.

• Joe

• Jill

• he

• her

Open Ended

Type three PRONOUNS that you know:

Multiple Choice

Janice and ............... live in an apartment.

• I

• me

Multiple Choice

My neighbors are very friendly. I really like ............... .

• they

• them

• their

• theirs

Multiple Select

That dog belongs to my neighbors. It's ............... dog.

• his

• her

• our

• their

Pronouns and Antecedents

• A pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns. 

• An antecedent is the noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers.  

• A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in number (singular/plural) and gender (male/female/neutral).

Questions to ask:

• Is the antecedent singular or plural?

• If it is singular, determine whether it is masculine (he, him), feminine(she, her), or neutral(you, it).

• Does my pronoun “agree” with the word or words that it replaces or refers?

Examples:

In the following examples, the pronouns are red, and their antecedents are blue:

• Jay and I walked to the zoo, and we saw the new exhibit.
  

• Jay called Carla to pick him up from the zoo.

Multiple Choice

The boy jumped in the water. He caused a big splash.

What is the pronoun in the sentence?

• He

• splash

• water

Multiple Choice

The boy jumped in the water. He made such a splash.

What is the antecedent for the pronoun HE?

• water

• spash

• the boy

Multiple Choice

Katie wrote a letter to her teacher.

What is the pronoun in the sentence?

• letter

• her

• wrote

Multiple Choice

Katie wrote a letter to her teacher. What is the antecedent?

• Katie

• letter

• wrote

Multiple Choice

What antecedent does the pronoun "it" refer to?

"When you finish the book, will you lend it to me?"

• you

• lend

• the book

• there is no antecedent in this sentence

Multiple Choice

What antecedent does the pronoun "their" refer to?

"All of the students in our class had their picture taken for the yearbook"

• class

• picture

• taken

• students

Congratulations! You are done!

What is a pronoun?​