Mastering Personal Pronouns: He, She, They, and More

The video tutorial explores the concept of personal pronouns, explaining how they replace nouns and must agree with their antecedents in gender, number, and case. It covers the subjective, objective, and possessive cases, providing examples to clarify usage. The tutorial also addresses the use of 'they' as a singular pronoun and offers a trick to determine when to use 'I' or 'me' in sentences.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• Moby and me went to the store.

• Moby and I went to the store.

• Me and Moby went to the store.

• I and Moby went to the store.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a pronoun?

• A word that replaces a verb

• A word that replaces a noun

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that modifies a verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What must a personal pronoun agree with its antecedent in?

• Color, size, and shape

• Gender, number, and case

• Tense, person, and voice

• Mood, aspect, and evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which pronoun would correctly fit in the sentence: '___ is my best friend' referring to Moby?

• She

• It

• They

• He

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Can 'they' be used as a singular pronoun?

• No, it is informal

• No, it is always plural

• Yes, when the gender is unknown

• Yes, but only for objects

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the subjective case of a pronoun?

• When the pronoun is the object

• When the pronoun shows possession

• When the pronoun is the subject

• When the pronoun is an adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Choose the correct objective case pronoun to complete the sentence: 'I have known ___ for a long time.'

• they

• he

• him

• his

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence: 'Moby and ___ went to the store'?

• him

• myself

• I

• me

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What does the possessive case indicate?

• Duration

• Location

• Ownership

• Action

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which pronoun fits in the possessive case sentence: 'The store is ___.' referring to Ms. Gordon?

• she

• her

• herself

• hers

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D