Personal, demonstrative, relative, indefinite or interrogative
Those paintings in France are more than 30,000 years old.
THOSE- DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
Decades ago, no one could have imagined how communication technology would grow.
TWO NOUNS AND ONE PRONOUN
NOUNS- DECADES, TECHNOLOGY
INDEFINITE PRONOUN- NO ONE
Is that all you have done?
THAT AS A DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
Is that your pencil?
FALSE, that is not an interrogative pronoun.
Electronic communication is continually expanding. We use it daily.
Choose the antecedent for the personal pronoun.
communication
These are the symbols representing words.
THESE-DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
Every day, someone is envisioning possibilities for faster, more efficient communications.
FIND 3 NOUNS AND ONE PRONOUN
NOUNS: DAY, POSSIBILITIES, COMMUNICATIONS
INDEFINITE PRONOUN- SOMEONE
The book that you read was amazing.
THAT AS A RELATIVE PRONOUN
Are you mad at me?
FALSE- you is not an interrogative pronoun.
The brothers quit the team when they found that their grades were suffering.
Find the antecedent for they and their.
brothers
The person to whom you are speaking may be a good listener.
FIND 2 TYPES
WHOM-RELATIVE PRONOUN
YOU- PERSONAL PRONOUN
Who are these experts who are transforming our lives?
FIND 2 NOUNS AND 2 PRONOUNS
NOUNS-EXPERTS, LIVES
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN- WHO (FIRST ONE)
RELATIVE PRONOUN- WHO (SECOND ONE)
THAT AS A RELATIVE PRONOUN
Are these your bottles?
FALSE- these is not an interrogative pronoun.
As teenagers, the Jonas created their own band.
Find the antecedent for the personal pronoun
Jonas
He or she is the one who is on the other side of this conversation.
FIND 4 TYPES
HE, SHE- PERSONAL PRONOUNS
ONE-INDEFINITE PRONOUN
WHO- RELATIVE PRONOUN
THIS- DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
Actually, many experts are people who developed their skills on their own. FIND 3 NOUNS AND ONE PRONOUN
Many wonder what technologies will emerge, but who can accurately foresee new developments? FIND 2 NOUNS AND 2 PRONOUNS
NOUNS- EXPERTS, PEOPLE, SKILLS
RELATIVE PRONOUN-WHO
INDEFINITE PRONOUN- MANY
NOUNS- TECHNOLOGIES, DEVELOPMENTS
INDEFINITE PRONOUN- MANY
INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN- WHO
THAT A S A DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN
What is your favorite band?
TRUE- what is an interrogative pronoun
The magazine is as exciting as its cover suggests, and I really recommend it to you.
Find the antecedent for its and it.
magazine
There were two people. To which one were you speaking?
FIND 3 TYPES
WHICH- INTERROGATIVE
ONE- INDEFINITE PRONOUN
YOU- PERSONAL PRONOUN
Anyone can improve his or her computer knowledge through practice.
NOUNS- KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICE
INDEFINITE PRONOUN-ANYONE
HIS/ HER- PERSONAL PRONOUNS
I studied for the tests, and that has helped improve my grade.
With whom do you expect to go to the party?
TRUE- whom is an interrogative pronoun.
The teachers there believe that most students behave well if they are treated fairly.
What's the antecedent for the personal pronoun they?
students