Pronouns and Indefinite Pronouns

Reflexive pronoun

He _______ baked a beautiful cake for his birthday.

• Himself

• Himselve

• Himselfs

• Himselves

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.6.1B

Reflexive pronoun

The matter was serious. The principal wrote a letter _____ to all the parents explaining her views on cheating.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.6.1B

They educated six children. They paid all the expenses by___________

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1B

The car _________ started running down the hill.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.6.1B

The dog _____ made the robber run away.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1C

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1B

What is a pronoun?

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• a describing word

• an action or state of being

• a word that takes the place of a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Some examples of POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS are:

• Myself, itself, herself, themselves

• I, me, he, she, they

• Anything, something, someone, everyone

• Mine, hers, his, theirs

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Some examples of INDEFINITE PRONOUNS are:

• Themselves, herself, itself, himself

• This, that, these, those

• Who, Whom, Whose, What

• Anything, everyone, anyone, somebody

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

The children are on the field. ____ are playing netball.

• Her

• His

• We

• He

• They

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

My brother lives in Berlin with ____ friends.

• their

• his

• her

• he

• she

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D