Personal Pronouns
What is the personal pronoun: The explorers sailed their ship across the Pacific.
their
Identify the Antecedent: Two deer led their young to the river.
deer
What is the pronoun? Will the treasurer give her report?
her
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent: The jaguar struck the rock and injured its front paw.
its- jaguar
Singular or Plural Pronoun? We
plural
Identify the personal pronoun: Bill left his homework on the bus.
his
Identify the Antecedent: The champion skater always performed on his newest skates.
champion skater
What is the pronoun? The rattlesnake kills its victims with venom.
its
Identify the pronoun and it's antecedent: The violinist said he practices seven days a week.
violinist- he
Identify the personal pronoun: The bicycle is yours, Martha.
yours
Identify the Antecedent: Bill left his homework on the bus.
Bill
What is the prounoun? Baking cookies for the party is not a good idea. It takes too much time.
It
Identify the pronoun and its antecedent (if possible): Most of the students will be attending the play.
most- no antecedent
What is the pronoun and is it singular or plural? Albert Einstein devoted his life to science.
What is his; singular
Identify the personal pronoun: When the astronaut landed his spaceship, the sun had already set.
his
Identify the Antecedent: Jimmy is the person whom Sarah invited.
Jimmy
Identify the pronoun: If Sarah can have cookies, then I should get some, too.
some
Identify the pronouns and their antecedents (if possible): The man who broke into my father's shop ought to be ashamed of himself.
who- man
my- no antecedent
himself- man
What is the pronoun and is it singular or plural? The Mississippi empties its waters into the Gulf of Mexico.
Its; singular
Identify the personal pronouns: When we arrived at the family reunion, Aunt Martha and her sister immediately gave us wet, juicy kisses.
we, us
Identify the antecedent: John checked the bathroom, but Jimmy wasn't in there.
bathroom
Identify the pronouns. (Don't forget the indefinite pronouns) Someone said not to do that, but John did it anyway.
Someone, that, it
Identify the pronouns and their antecedents (if possible): All of the students understood something from their lessons.
all- students
something- no antecedent
their- students
What is the pronoun and is it singular or plural? The actors practiced their parts at rehearsal.
their- plural