Y4 Term 1 Grammar Review 1

Which underlined word is a pronoun?

The car has a leak in its transmission.

• car

• has

• its

Answer explanation

The word 'its' is a pronoun that refers to the car, indicating possession. The other options, 'car' and 'has', are a noun and a verb, respectively, and do not function as pronouns.

Which underlined word is a pronoun?

My aunt asked me to catch her dog.

• catch

• her

• dog

Answer explanation

The underlined word 'her' is a pronoun. It refers to the aunt and indicates possession of the dog, while 'catch' is a verb and 'dog' is a noun.

Which underlined word is a pronoun?

During winter snowstorms, the sparrows depend on our feeder for their food.

• during

• sparrows

• on

• their

Answer explanation

The word 'their' is a pronoun that refers to the sparrows, indicating possession of the food. The other underlined words are not pronouns; 'during' is a preposition, 'sparrows' is a noun, and 'on' is also a preposition.

Which underlined word is a pronoun?

Rosa raises ponies on the farm where she lives.

• Rosa

• raises

• farm

• she

Answer explanation

The underlined word 'she' is a pronoun, as it replaces a noun (Rosa) and refers to a person. The other options are not pronouns; 'Rosa' is a noun, 'raises' is a verb, and 'farm' is a noun.

Which underlined word is a pronoun?

Today we cleaned the entire house.

• Today

• we

• house

Answer explanation

The underlined word 'we' is a pronoun, as it refers to a group of people including the speaker. 'Today' is an adverb, and 'house' is a noun, making 'we' the correct choice.

Which pronoun is correct?

(Him/He) has studied kng fu for years.

• Him

• He

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun is 'He' because it is the subject form used before a verb. In this sentence, 'He has studied kung fu for years' correctly identifies the subject performing the action.

Which pronoun is correct?

The history of the martial arts is interesting to (he/him)

• he

• him

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun is 'him' because it follows the preposition 'to'. In this context, 'him' is the objective case, which is appropriate after a preposition.

Which pronoun is correct?

(We/Us) know about many great warriors.

• We

• Us

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun is 'We' because it is used as the subject of the sentence. 'Us' is an object pronoun and cannot be used in this context. Therefore, 'We know about many great warriors' is the correct choice.

Which pronoun is correct?

John washed the towels and dried (they/them).

• they

• them

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun is 'them' because it serves as the object of the verb 'dried'. 'They' is a subject pronoun, while 'them' is the appropriate object pronoun in this context.

Which pronoun is correct?

(She/Her) lived during the Jinn Dynasty.

• She

• Her

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun is 'She' because it is the subject form used to refer to the person performing the action. In this case, 'She lived during the Jinn Dynasty' is grammatically correct.