Pronouns

Pronouns

​Pronouns are words that can replace nouns or groups of nouns.

We will look at four different types of pronouns:
Subjective
Objective
Possessive
Reflexive

These are used as the object of a verb or preposition:
me, you, him, her, it, us, you, and them.

​Objective

These are used as the subject of a sentence or clause:
I, you , he, she, it, we, you, and they.

​Subjective

Subjective and Objective Pronouns

Multiple Choice

Joey let Raj borrow _____ truck.

• Joey's

• the

• his

• their

Multiple Choice

Raj told Joey that ______ broke.

• it

• the truck

• he

• my

Multiple Choice

Raj said, "____ did not break it!"

• Joey

• Raj

• I

• She

These are used to reflect an action back to the subject: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves, yourselves.

​Reflective

These are used to show ownership: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, it, us, your, them.

Possessive

Possessive and Reflective

Multiple Choice

"_____ sister broke it!"

• Raj's

• Them

• It's

• My

Multiple Choice

Joey wasn't so sure, so he said, "Let me ask her _______."

• myself

• herself

• themselves

• ourselves

Multiple Choice

Raj's sister said, "That truck broke _____."

• her

• him

• ourselves

• itself