Spot the Pronoun
Identify the pronouns in this sentence:
She gave him the ball, and he threw it back to her.
she, him, he, it, her
Define a pronoun in your own words.
A word that replaces a noun.
Define a reflexive pronoun.
A pronoun that refers back to the subject.
Define an intensive pronoun.
A pronoun that adds emphasis to a noun/pronoun.
Define object and subject pronouns.
A subject pronoun replaces the noun that is doing the action in the sentence.
A object pronoun replaces the noun that is receiving the action in the sentence.
Identify the pronouns in this sentence:
They told us that we should help them.
they, us, we, them
List five examples of pronouns.
I, me, you, he, she, it, we, they, mine, ours, myself, yourself,...
Give three examples of reflexive pronouns.
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Give three examples of intensive pronouns.
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Replace the noun in Anna is happy and identify which kind of pronoun is being used.
She is happy.
Subject Pronoun
Identify the pronouns in this sentence:
I saw them when they were walking with her.
I, them, they, her
Explain why pronouns are useful.
They prevent repetition and help sentences sound smoother.
Fill in the blank: I taught ___ to play piano.
myself
Identify the intensive pronoun in:
- I myself don’t like broccoli.
Create your own sentence with a subject pronoun.
Answers will vary.
The pronoun must be doing the action.
Identify the pronouns in this sentence:
He asked me if I could give him my notes.
he, me, I, him, my
Replace the nouns in "Sarah and I are friends."
We are friends
Correct this sentence by adding a reflexive pronoun.
"She made dinner by she."
She made dinner by herself.
Rewrite: "The president signed the bill" with an intensive pronoun.
The president himself signed the bill.
Replace the noun in The teacher gave the book to Sam.
The teacher gave the book to him.
Identify the pronouns in this sentence:
We told ourselves that they would help us if we asked them.
we, ourselves, they, us, we, them
Replace the noun in: "The dog chased the ball."
It chased the ball
Create your own sentence with a reflexive pronoun.
Answers will vary. The sentence cannot make sense without the pronoun.
The cat cleaned itself after eating.
They introduced themselves to the new student.
You should be proud of yourself.
Create your own sentence with an intensive pronoun.
Answers will vary. The sentence needs to still make sense if the pronoun is removed.
The teacher herself graded all the papers
Create your own sentence with an object pronoun.
Answers will vary.
The pronoun must be receiving the action.