Pronouns Quiz

What is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a type of verb

• A pronoun is a type of adverb

• A pronoun is a punctuation mark

• A pronoun is a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it).

Identify the relative pronoun in the sentence: The book that I borrowed is interesting.

• that

• I

• Is

• which

Choose the reflexive pronoun in the sentence: She hurt herself while playing.

• itself

• theirs

• herself

• her

Which word is a demonstrative pronoun?

• what

• them

• this

• there

What is an interrogative pronoun?

• Interrogative pronouns are used for exclamatory sentences.

• Interrogative pronouns are pronouns used to form questions.

• Interrogative pronouns refer to inanimate objects.

• Interrogative pronouns are only used in written language.

Provide an example of an indefinite pronoun.

• someone

• She

• run

• That

Replace the noun with the correct pronoun: The girl is happy. ___ is smiling.

• Them

• It

• She

• He

Select the personal pronoun in the sentence: They went to the park.

• It

• We

• They

• She

In the sentence 'Whose book is this?', what type of pronoun is 'whose'?

• Interrogative pronoun

• Possessive pronoun

• Relative pronoun

• Demonstrative pronoun

Identify the demonstrative pronoun in the sentence: Look at those beautiful flowers.

• them

• that

• these

• those