Identifying Pronouns

It refers to a word, phrase, or clause that is renamed by another word (usually a pronoun) later in a sentence.

• Antecedent

• Proverb

• Object

• Subject

• Modifier

This is the noun or pronoun that performs the action in a sentence.

( eg. Chowder stole food from the fridge last night! )

• Phrase

• Object

• Subject

• Preposition

• Sentence Fragment

This is the noun or pronoun that receives the action in a sentence.

( eg. Megamind feeds his pet fish in the aquarium with fish food. )

• Clause

• Object

• Subject

• Preposition

• Sentence Fragment

It refers to a pronoun that acts as a subject in a sentence.

• Nominative Pronoun

• Objective Pronoun

• Personal Pronoun

• Reflexive Pronoun

• Possessive Pronoun

It refers to a pronoun that acts as an object in a sentence.

• Nominative Pronoun

• Objective Pronoun

• Personal Pronoun

• Reflexive Pronoun

• Possessive Pronoun

It is the main object in which the verb is acted upon; additionally, it answers whom or what questions with regards to the verb.

(eg. Natalie watered her plants in the garden.)

Note: The dependent possessive pronoun her plants answered the question: What did Natalie watered in the garden? → her plants

• Direct Object

• Indirect Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Subject of the Preposition

• Simple Object

It is the objective pronoun which is the recipient or the receiver of the object being acted on directly by the verb; additionally, it answers to whom, for whom, or for what questions with regards to the verb.

(eg. Francisco left her a gift on the table.)

Note: The personal pronoun her answered the question: To whom did Fransisco give the gift? → (to) her

• Direct Object

• Indirect Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Subject of the Preposition

• Simple Object

It is a type of objective personal pronoun which is followed by a preposition.

(eg. They believed that there is an imposter among themselves.)

Note: The reflexive pronoun themselves is followed by the preposition among.

• Direct Object

• Indirect Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Subject of the Preposition

• Simple Object

Determine whether the underlined word is true or false:

An antecedent is a word that refers to an earlier noun or pronoun in a sentence, and it always comes after the pronoun that replaces it.

( eg. Jack and Jill went up the hill as they need to fetch some water).

• True

• False

• Partially True

• Partially False

Determine whether the underlined word is true or false:

Reflexive pronouns are objects that refer back to the subject of the sentence as they are basically the same.

(eg. I will not forgive myself if I lose this opportunity.)

• True

• False

• Partially True

• Partially False