Advanced Nouns and Pronouns

What is a pronoun?

• a word that must be capitalized, such as a name or title

• a word that replaces/refers to a noun

• a word that describes a noun

• a word that is a noun, but only for money

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

How is a noun made possessive?

• put it in parentheses, ()

• add an 's' or 'es'

• if it does not already end in an 's' add an apostrophe and an 's'

• capitalize it

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

What is a possessive pronoun

• a pronoun that shows possession: he, she, I

• a pronoun that shows possession: his, hers, mine

• a pronoun that is the object of a sentence: him, her, me

• a pronoun that is the subject of a sentence: he, she, I

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is a proper noun?

• a noun that never leaves the house without a dapper hat

• any noun that is used properly

• a fancy noun that people don't use often, typically with 4 or more syllables

• a noun that must be capitalized, such as a name or title

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

In the sentence "He gave her a gift," what part of speech is "her"?

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

In the sentence "The book on the desk is mine," what part of speech is "mine"?

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

In the sentence "The cake was for him and me," what part of speech is "me"?

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a personal pronoun?

• a pronoun that refers to persons or things: she, he, they, her, him, them

• a pronoun that shows possession: hers, his, theirs

• a pronoun that reveals secrets

• a pronoun used for abstract concepts

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

What is a demonstrative pronoun?

• a pronoun that is used to point to something specific within a sentence that indicate items in space or time: this, that, these, those

• a pronoun that gives directions and shows you how to do something

• a pronoun that shows possession: his, hers, theirs, ours, mine

• a pronoun that is the object of a sentence: him, her, me, them

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What kind of pronoun is "his"?

• personal pronoun

• common noun

• possessive pronoun

• demonstrative pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D