Understanding a Pronoun

Some examples of PERSONAL PRONOUNS are:

• Mine, ours, theirs, his, hers

• Myself, themselves, itself, herself

• I, me, he, she, they, them

• Who, whom, what, who's

Identify what type of pronoun the underlined word is.

What is she doing at her locker during specials?

• Indefinite Pronoun

• Demonstrative Pronoun

• Possessive Pronoun

• Personal Pronoun

A pronoun that does NOT refer to any SPECIFIC PERSON, AMOUNT, OR THING in particular.

• Reflective Pronouns

• Indefinite Pronouns

• Personal Pronouns

• Demonstrative Pronouns

Some examples of INDEFINITE PRONOUNS are:

• Themselves, herself, itself, himself

• This, that, these, those

• Who, Whom, Whose, What

• Anything, everyone, anyone, somebody

What pronoun should replace the underlined words?

Bill and Joe went to lunch

at Subway.

• we

• she

• they

• he

Which word is the pronoun?

The blue car is ours.

• The

• blue

• car

• ours.

What type of pronoun is "it"?

It can toast two slices of bread at one time.

• Subject

• Object

Fill in the blank.

The Smith family went on vacation. They showed their photos to _____.

• us

• we

• mine

• she

Which pronouns are the same in BOTH the subjective and objective case?

• Me and She
• He and They
• You and It
• We and Her

This type of pronoun is used to point to something specific (either near or far) in distance or time.

• Interrogative
• Reflexive
• Intensive
• Demonstrative