Vocab
A short way of writing two words, using an apostrophe to replace one or more letters
Contraction
A word that takes the place of a noun
Pronoun
Which word(s) is the pronoun: Emily called her friend.
Emily
Which word(s) is the subject pronoun: They are the best players on the soccer team.
They
Tells who or what does the action of a sentence
Subject Pronoun
A pronoun that shows ownership
Possessive pronoun
Which word(s) is the antecedent: Beth and Joey went to their jobs early.
Beth and Joey
Which word(s) is the object pronoun: My sister and I saw him at the park yesterday.
Him
Shows ownership of an object by one person or thing
Singular possessive
Shows ownership by more than one person or thing
Plural Possessive
Which word(s) is the antecedent: Clark and Sherman finished their homework before the class was over.
Clark and Sherman
Which word(s) is the subject pronoun: He is my best friend.
He
Tells who or what receives the action of the verb
Object Pronoun
A pronoun that tells when the subject of a sentence does something to itself
Reflexive Pronoun
Which word(s) is the pronoun: Hank wants to be a scientist, so he studies hard in his science class.
he
Which word is the object pronoun: Can you pass the ball to us during the game?
Us
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
Homophones
The word or phrase a pronoun replaces
Antecedent
Which word(s) is the antecedent: Hank and Sandy have an earth science test tomorrow. They will study this afternoon.
Hank and Sandy
Which word(s) is the object pronoun: The teacher praised her for completing the assignment early.
Her