Grammar 2 - Pronouns

True or False: A pronoun is a word used to take the place of a noun.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

True or False: An antecedent is a noun that a pronoun substitues.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

True or False: A personal pronoun refers to the person speaking, the person spoken to, or the person, place, or thing spoken about.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the personal pronoun and antecedent in the sentence:

Lisa, are you going to the party tonight?

• Lisa, you

• are, going

• to, the

• the, party

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence:

When Paul drove up, everyone piled into the car.

• Paul, everyone

• Paul, his

• up, into

• when, car

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence:

Phyllis said that she would be absent today.

• she, be

• that, absent

• said, today.

• Phyllis, she

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

True or False:

A demonstrative pronoun directs attention to a specific person, place, or thing.

• True

• False

True or False: A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the sentence.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

True or False: An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.

• True

• False

Identify the underlined word as demonstrative, interrogative, or relative.

Are these your keys?

• Demonstrative

• Interrogative

• Relative

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CCSS.L.9-10.1