Pronouns

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.
• A word that takes the place of verbs.
• A word that takes the place of adjectives.
• A word that takes the place of adverbs.

What is the name given to the word or group of words that a pronoun replaces?

• Root Word
• Antiseptic
• Antecedent
• Antibiotic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent of the RED pronoun?
My mother ate her salad.

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent of the RED pronoun?
Students should go to their classes prepared.

• Students
• should
• classes
• prepared

What is the pronoun for the word in RED?
The principal spoke to the teacher about the student that was sent out of her class. 

• about
• student
• that
• her

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Every pronoun must have an antecedent.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which word below is NOT a personal pronoun?

• I
• We
• You
• Which

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

A reflexive pronoun REFLECTS the action of the verb toward the subject.
What is the reflexive pronoun in this sentence;
Jane poured herself a glass of water.

• Jane
• poured
• herself
• glass

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

An intensive pronoun adds emphasis (or INTENSIFIES) to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence.
What is the intensive pronoun in this sentence?
The mayor herself attended the carnival.

• mayor
• carnival
• attended
• herself

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1B

CCSS.L.2.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

Which of the following is NOT one of the four demonstrative pronouns?

• She
• That
• This
• These

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A