A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
100
What is a subject pronoun?
Pronoun that is used as the subject in a sentence or as a predicate pronoun after a linking verb.
100
What is an object pronoun?
A pronoun used as a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition.
100
What is a possessive pronoun?
A personal pronoun used to show ownership or relationship.
100
What is a reflexive pronoun?
A pronoun that refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject. Necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
200
What is an antecedent?
The word that the pronoun refers to.
200
True or False- A pronoun can be called a subject pronoun when it is used as the subject or part of a compound subject.
True
200
Identify the direct object in the following sentence.
The mysterious death of King Tut fascinates me.
me- DO
200
Identify the possessive pronoun/s in the following sentence.
The Chinese museum kepts its amazing secret for years.
its
200
What is an intensive pronoun?
Pronoun that emphasizes a noun or another pronoun in the same sentence. Not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
300
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent.
Death Valley is mysterious. It is silent.
Pronoun- It
Antecdent- Death Valley
300
What is a predicate pronoun?
Pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies the verb's subject.
300
Identify the object pronoun in the following sentence and tell whether it is a DO, IO, or OP.
Did someone hurt him?
Him- DO
300
Identify the possessive pronoun/s in the following sentence. Tell whether the pronoun is singular or plural.
The secret was theirs. Now the secret is ours.
Theirs- plural
Ours- plural
300
What must a reflexive or intensive pronoun end with?
Self or Selves
400
What is a personal pronoun?
Personal pronouns represent specific people or things.
We use personal pronouns in place of the person or people that we are talking about
400
Identify the subject pronoun/s in the following sentence.
You and he think the diamond is cursed.
You, he
400
Identify the object pronoun in the following sentence and tell whether it is a DO, IO, or OP.
I told her the whole story.
Her- IO
400
Identify the possessive pronoun/s in the following sentence. Tell whether the pronoun is singular or plural.
His is torn. Is hers any better?
His- Singular
Hers- Singular
400
Identify the follow reflexive or intensive pronoun. Tell whether it is R or I.
Even today's professional acrobats themselves would not try that trick.
Themselves- R
500
Personal pronouns have a variety of forms to indicate different.....?
Examples- Using I or we, using he or they
Persons, Cases, and Numbers
500
Identify the predicate pronoun/s in the following sentence.
The buyers are you and he.
you, he
500
Identify the object pronoun in the following sentence and tell whether it is a DO, IO, or OP.
Will you save the video for them?
Them- OP
500
Which of the following are NOT possessive pronouns?
My, Ours, Their, Them, Her, His, She
Them
She
500
Identify the follow reflexive or intensive pronoun. Tell whether it is R or I.
The girl herself said that it wasn't true.