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.

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

Indefinite pronouns are not definite.  They refer to a person, place, thing, or idea that is not specifically named.
What is the indefinite pronoun in the sentence?
Everything is ready for our trip to Florida?

• ready
• Everything
• our
• trip

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Find the possessive pronoun in this sentence:
The red house on the corner is ours.

• Ours
• The
• house
• is

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

Find the possessive pronoun in the sentence:
Hey, it looks like that is my coat!

• it
• Hey
• is
• my

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

Find the possessive pronoun in the sentence:
She grabbed my notebook by mistake.

• She
• my
• notebook
• by

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

Find all the personal pronouns in the sentence:
He watched the sun as it sank below the horizon.

• the, as
• He, the, as, it
• sun, it, below
• He, it

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

I know all of you have done ____ best.

• her
• his
• your

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D