Vague 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

What is a vague pronoun?

• A pronoun hiding in a secret location

• A pronoun with an unclear meaning

• A pronoun that mumbles when it talks

• A pronoun that is easy to identify

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Miss Havisham lives with Estella in HER mansion. (This is vague. Who could "her" refer to in this sentence?)

• Miss Havisham

• Estella

• Miss Havisham and Estella

• mansion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Before Sally puts fondant flowers on wedding cakes, she sprinkles THEM with sugar. (This is vague. Who could "them" refer to in this sentence?)

• Sally and flowers

• Sally and flowers and cakes

• flowers and cakes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the sentences below contains a vague pronoun?

• Mom and Lauren ate dinner together.

• Mom gave Lauren her dinner.

• Mom ate Lauren's dinner.

• Mom and Lauren love Mexican food.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Find the vague pronoun: Meredith told her boss that she is extremely smart.

• Meredith

• her

• boss

• she

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

Find the vague pronoun: Olivia and Mia went to War-Mart, and she bought her a soda.

• Olivia

• Mia

• she

• a

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the below sentences contains the vague pronoun?

• Dad yelled at Rick, but he was just being silly.

• Dad was just being silly when he yelled at Rick.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Find the vague pronoun: Henry saw his older brother, so he ran to give him a hug.

• Henry

• he

• give

• hug

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which word in the below sentence is the vague pronoun?

Even though Jane invited Beth to the party, she was still upset.

• though

• Jane

• she

• upset

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D