Pronouns: Objective, Subjective, Possessive

A pronoun is

• a person, place, or thing
• a word that replaces a noun
• an antecedent
• a verb

The word a pronoun replaces is called an

• verb
• pronoun
• antecedent
• object

Subjective pronoun in this sentence:

I always rinse the dishes before I put them in the dishwasher.

• I

• them

Objective pronoun in this sentence:

I always rinse the dishes before I put them in the dishwasher.

• I

• them

Objective pronoun in this sentence:

Is she going to the comic book convention without me?

• she

• me

Subjective pronoun in this sentence:

Is she going to the comic book convention without me?

• she

• me

Choose the correct pronoun to finish the sentence.

Are you absolutely certain that it was _________?

• she

• her

Choose the correct pronoun to finish the sentence.

Everyone in the history class had read the document except for ________?

• him

• he

Objective pronoun in this sentence:

Our favorite author gave us autographed copies of his best-selling novel.

• our

• us

• his

Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

Our favorite author gave _______ autographed copies of his best-selling novel.

• she

• us

• them

• you