Pronouns Basics
Subjects
Objects
Antecedents
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Stuff you might not need for the test.
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What is a Pronoun?
A Pronoun is a word that takes place of a noun. Without Pronoun: This question was hard for Joey. With Pronouns: It was hard for Joey.
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Locate the subject in this sentence: Teresa squished the bug.
Teresa is the Subject.
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What is an "object of a verb"?
An object is a word that receives the action of a verb.
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What is an antecedent?
An antecedent is the noun that the Pronoun replaces
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Find 2 Pronouns. Joey read the test. "Darn! It is looks very hard!" He exclaimed. "You should should have studied," she said.
It, He, She, You
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Locate the Subject in the sentence: Go get me a paper towel.
You are the subject.
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Is the object in this sentence direct or indirect? Johnny gave his teacher his homework?
Indirect.
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Identify the words that could be an antecedent: Audrey really hates Gabriel. Alot.
Audrey, Gabriel
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Name a 3rd PERSON, POSSESSIVE, PLURAL Pronoun
Their, Theirs
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Name a Subject that is a pronoun
I, You, He, She, It, We, They
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Locate a direct Pronoun: Pat got a digital watch for his birthday
The direct pronoun is WATCH (and nothing else).
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Is the pronoun below a Relative Pronoun, Demonstrative, or interrogative? The Sky filled with an eery glow, WHICH we suddenly was fire.
Relative
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Name the words in the following sentence that can be replaced with Pronouns. Laurie is thought the pencil belonged to Jess
Laurie, Jess, "the pencil"
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Locate the Subject in the sentence: An angry bear stared at the petrified campers.
Bear
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Is the word in CAPS an object or adverb? The firefighters worked HARD.
Hard in this context is an adverb.
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If you replace the antecedents with Pronouns, what kind of pronouns will they be? Jonathan's and Loretta's homework was incomplete
His and Her. They would be possesive.
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Name ALL the SINGULAR, THIRD PERSON, Object Pronouns
Him, Her, It
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Name as many Subject Pronouns as you can!
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
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Name every object pronoun!
Me, you, him, her, it, us, them.
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