Possessive and Indefinite Pronoun

Pronouns

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Definition:

Nouns can be replaced by pronouns.

It can be someone, something, any animals, etc...

Type of Pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns

2. Possessive Pronouns

3. Relative Pronouns

4. Reflexive Pronouns

5. Intensive Pronouns

6. Indefinite Pronouns

7. Demonstrative Pronouns

8. Interrogative Pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns: take the place of people or things

eg: I, you, he, she, we, it, they, me

2. Possessive Pronouns: personal pronouns that indicates the possession of something/owner of something

eg: my, your, his, her, (mine, yours, theirs- stand alone and not followed by a noun)

3. Relative Pronouns: use to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun [to add more information]

eg: who, whom, which, that

4. Reflexive Pronouns: when a subject perform an action on itself, the sentence use reflexive pronouns after the verb

eg: myself, himself, herself, themselves

5. Intensive Pronouns: similar to reflexive pronouns but have different function in a sentence (only to add emphasis)

eg: yourself, myself [I told Ain that you yourself will bake the cake]

6. Indefinite Pronouns: refer to people or things but they don't have a specific person or thing as a reference.

eg: some, anyone, everything

7. Demonstrative Pronouns: point out a person or thing

eg: this, that, these, those

8. Interrogative Pronouns: pronouns to ask questions

eg: who, whom, whose, what, which

Multiple Choice

1. Ann will be holding _________ birthday party this weekend.

• Her

• his

• their

• mine

Multiple Choice

2. The girls at the bench are eating ________ lunch.

• ourselves

• themselves

• their

• my

Multiple Choice

3. When I look over at _________, I noticed that he was reading a book.

• him

• them

• us

• we

Multiple Choice

4. The books on the shelf belong to Amin and his friends. They are ___________.

• us

• mines

• none

• mine

Multiple Choice

5. __________ umbrella did she take?

• which

• who

• these

• whom

Multiple Choice

What kind of pronoun is in the sentence below?

Betty has a new home which is a great accomplishment.

• reflexive

• demonstrative

• interrogative

• relative

Multiple Choice

6. _____________ one of the books is your favorite?

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

7. Look at __________ birds up there in the tree.

• that

• this

• those

• these

Multiple Choice

8. I bought the dress yesterday. It is _________.

• thiers

• mine

• her

• mines

Multiple Choice

What kind of pronoun is in the sentence below?

The car that I am driving has a heated steering wheel.

• demonstrative

• interrogative

• relative

• indefinite

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is in the sentence?

What is the order of the show?

• personal

• possessive

• reflexive

• interrogative

Multiple Choice

When it came to testing, Mr. Hill himself is administering them.

• reflexive

• possessive

• intensive

• demonstrative

Multiple Choice

Is the pronoun in the sentence an object or a subject pronoun?

Jessie and I are not going to be able to go to the game.

• subject

• object

Multiple Choice

Is the pronoun in the sentence below a subject or object pronoun?

Marilyn the new student gave me a unpleasant glance.

• subject

• object

Multiple Choice

What type of pronoun is in the sentence below?

The lady who is next to the window is my former dance instructor.

• reflexive

• relative

• possessive

• demonstrtive