Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns

Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns

by Kristin Towe

​Subjective Pronouns vs. Objective Pronouns

Ms. Towe is hungry.

​She is hungry.

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​The llama ate Ms. Towe.

​The llama ate her.

Subjective

​Pronouns:

Objective

​Pronouns:

​Subjective Pronouns

​Pronouns in the subject of a sentence

I, you, he, she, we, they, and who.​

Ms. Towe likes soup.​

She likes soup.

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Multiple Choice

Which subjective pronoun can be used to replace the underlined word in this sentence?

Ms. Towe loves her students.

• Her

• They

• It

• She

Multiple Choice

Which objective pronoun can be used to replace the underlined word in this sentence?

Ms. Towe loves the students in her class.

• Her

• They

• Them

• His

Multiple Choice

Objective pronouns are found after a _________ or ________.

• noun; adjective

• verb; adverb

• verb; preposition

​Possessive Pronouns

​Pronouns that show ownership

mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs.

That llama is Ms. Towe's.

​That llama is hers.

Multiple Choice

Which possesive pronoun can be used to replace the underlined word in this sentence?

That is Mr. Cole's capri-sun.

• Hers

• his

• Them

• those

Multiple Choice

Possessive pronouns show ___

• Beginning

• Ownership

• Middle

What is an antecedent?

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

Example: James opened his bookbag.

(James is the antecedent, his is the pronoun)

Multiple Choice

What is the antecedent for the pronoun "he" in the following sentence? The artist comes every October because he enjoys autumn.

• autumn

• artist

• October

Multiple Choice

Identify the antecedent for the word "their" in the following sentences. On their arrival, Tim and Joel were offered hot apple juice.

• Tim and Joel

• apple

• juice

Time for the quiz​

Multiple Choice

My family and I visited the zoo where _____ saw many animals.

Select the answer with the correct pronoun and type of pronoun.

• we, objective

• we, subjective

• we, possessive

• they, possessive

Multiple Choice

While you are visiting, this bed will be _______.

Select the answer with the correct pronoun and type of pronoun.

• they, subjective

• yours, possessive

• me, objective

• left, subjective

Multiple Choice

The students left _______ popcorn at the movie.

Select the answer with the correct pronoun and type of pronoun.

• our, possessive

• their, subjective

• their, objective

• their, possessive

Multiple Choice

Kim and _____ asked if we could ride our bikes.

Select the answer with the correct pronoun and type of pronoun.

• I, subjective

• I, objective

• me, posessive

• me, subjective

Multiple Choice

What kind of pronouns are these: he, she, it, you, they, me,

us, them...

• possessive pronouns

• personal pronouns

• reflexive pronouns

• indefinite pronouns

Multiple Choice

The award was given to Dale and _______.

• she

• her

Multiple Choice

If you ask _____, there's too much emphasis on winning.

• I

• me

Multiple Choice

If you have any questions, talk to Ms. Ramirez or ________.

• I

• me

Multiple Choice

Were you and _______ interested in signing up for the Drama Club?

• she

• her

Multiple Choice

The guests eagerly helped __________ to the tempting buffet.

• theirselves

• myself

• himself

• themselves