Pronoun Practice 1/21

A pronoun ________ a noun.

• replaces
• interrupts
• modifies
• devours

We use pronouns to avoid _______.

• nouns
• other pronouns
• Hmm... what's for lunch?
• repeating ourselves

When it's unclear which noun the pronoun is replacing, that's called a _______ pronoun.

• confused
• vague
• incomplete sentence
• dependent clau

Tags

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following contains vague pronouns?

• The new documentary, they claim, is one of the best ever made.
• The new documentary, critics claim, is one of the best ever made.

Which of the following contains a vague pronoun?

• School officials rejected the students' petition to start classes later.
• They rejected the students' petition to start classes later.

Which of the following contains vague pronouns?

• Hares are often mistaken for bigger rabbits, even though their feet and ears are bigger.
• Hares are often mistaken for bigger rabbits, even though hares' feet and ears are bigger.

Which of the following contains a vague pronoun?

• Mrs. Powell's cell phone rang just as she finished brewing Leah a cup of tea.
• Just as Mrs. Powell finished brewing Leah a cup of tea, her cell phone rang.

Identify the possessive pronoun in the following sentence:
Mrs. Dixon returned our homework.

• Mrs. Dixon
• returned
• our
• homework

Identify the possessive pronoun in the following sentence:
The boys ride their bikes.

• Boys
• bike
• their
• rides

Identify the possessive pronoun:
Mrs. Jefferson works in her garden.

• Mrs. Jefferson
• works
• her
• garden