Spiral Grammar: Pronouns & Relative Pronouns

What pronoun is used in the sentences below?

"Um, so, I'm Lisa," the girl said. "What are your names?"
She said it in the kind of voice a new babysitter uses.

• girl

• what

• it

• she

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Choose the pronoun for the capitalized portion of the sentence:

We found STYX sitting on his back porch steps.

• them

• me

• him

• we

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a possessive pronoun?

• a pronoun that shows possession
  (his, mine, ours, theirs)

• a pronoun that relates a clause to the noun that clause modifies
  (who, whom, whose, which, that)

• a word that replaces a noun
  (he, I, we, they)

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

What type of pronouns are used in this sentence?

Bobby Gene and I muddled our way through breakfast, trying to tamp down our excitement.

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a relative pronoun?

• A pronoun that shows possession
  (hers, mine, ours, theirs)

• A pronoun that relates a clause to the noun or the pronoun that the clause modifies
  (who, whom, whose, which, that)

• A word that replaces a noun
  (he, I, they, we)

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

The relative pronoun WHICH refers to...

• people

• animals or things

• animals, things, or a class of people

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

The relative pronoun WHO, WHOM, or WHOSE refers to...

• animals or things

• people

• animals, things, or a class of people

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

The relative pronoun THAT refers to...

• animals or things

• people

• animals, things, or a class of people

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Read the following sentence:

Bobby Gene was the one who kept his cool.

WHO refers to...

• Bobby Gene, WHO kept his cool.

• Cool, WHO was kept.

• The one, WHO kept cool.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A

Which of the following sentences uses a relative pronoun correctly?

• The teacher, whom I respect, gave us homework.

• The book, who I borrowed, is on the table.

• The cat, whose tail is long, is sleeping.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1A