Pronouns

Mr Richards, __________ is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.

• who

• which

• whose

I live in a house in Norwich _____________ is in East Anglia.

• who

• which

• whose

The DVD .... you gave me is awesome!

• who

• that

• where

Aunt Alicia gave (we, us) a book about Elizabeth Blackwell.

• We

• Us

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.

Which of the below sentences contains the vague pronoun?

• Dad yelled at Rick, but he was just being silly.

• Dad was just being silly when he yelled at Rick.

What is a vague pronoun?

• A pronoun hiding in a secret location

• A pronoun with an unclear meaning

• A pronoun that mumbles when it talks

• A pronoun that is easy to identify

Which sentence contains the vague pronoun?

• The fans booed and jeered at the referee because he had called the game unfairly.

• The fans booed and jeered at the referee because he had called it unfairly.

Which sentence contains a vague pronoun?

• Eli is always thinking about computers; it seems to be his only interest.

• Eli is always thinking about computers; technology seems to be his only interest.

Which sentence contains a vague pronoun?

• As Joe was talking to Sam, Sam started to cry

• As Joe was talking to Sam, he started to cry.