Pronoun Usage

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 the name given to the word or group of words that a pronoun replaces?

• Root Word
• Antiseptic
• Antecedent
• Antibiotic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is the antecedent of the RED pronoun?
My mother ate her salad.

• My
• Mother
• ate
• salad

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Every pronoun must have an antecedent.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Interrogative pronouns interrogate, or ask a question.
What is the interrogative pronoun in this question?

• What
• interrogative
• this
• question

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Name the type of pronoun that is highlighted in RED.
Who are those people on the stage?

• Interrogative Pronoun
• Intensive Pronoun
• Reflexive Pronoun
• Personal Pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Name the type of pronoun that is highlighted in RED.
They made themselves some turkey sandwiches.

• Personal Pronoun
• Intensive Pronoun
• Relative Pronoun
• Reflexive Pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.6.1B

Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.
We watched the tiger's cubs as they played.

• their
• our
• its

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Choose a possessive pronoun to replace the red possessive noun.
The pencil is Kevin's.

• its
• his
• her

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which of the following is a possessive pronoun?

• me

• you

• his

• those

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D