Relative Pronouns
The house ____ we built last summer is going to be sold next week.
that
The new foal lifted ______ off the ground and trotted over to its mother.
itself
Tell where the comma should be placed.
You may send a note in the mail and I'm sure he will get it.
after mail (before and)
A pronoun replaces what part of speech?
a noun
The plant needs a lot of light, so I placed it by the window.
What does it refer to?
plant
The boy, _____ just fell off his bike, is going to be just fine.
who
Steven got in trouble and had to eat lunch by ________.
himself
Tell where the comma should be added.
Agnes likes the idea of running during the cool mornings of fall but she disliked the morning dog walkers.
after fall (before but)
Write the pronouns from the following words:
Sam, we, it, us, friend, dog
we, it, us
_______ going to run the 5K at North Park this weekend.
(they're, there, their)
They're
The book, _____ was written by my favorite author, sold over one million copies.
ourselves
Rewrite the nouns that should be capitalized in the sentence.
On saturday we will report to hampton middle school for our baseball tournament.
Saturday
Hampton Middle School
Blacksmiths need special training to help them do their jobs. They would find their jobs more difficult without ________.
those, it, them, one
it
The puppy likes to chase ________ tail.
its
Janice's Junction featured several items. What words would best replace "several items" to make the sentence more specific.
1. many types of gems
2. over thirty brilliant diamonds
3. a variety of really amazing stones
2. over thirty brilliant diamonds
If you don't respect _______, then no one else will either.
yourself
What word has a mistake in capitalization and should be revised?
The Howard County library will host a holiday gathering next week.
library (because it is a specific library, it should be written Howard County Library)
Find the pronoun and identify if the pronoun is singular or plural.
He went ice skating with Sandra.
He, singular
(Your / You're) new binder appears to be very sturdy.
Your
Do you know _____ dog is outside?
whose
Pam helped _______ to another slice of pizza.
herself
"After your Dad drops you off for school, please have him stop at the store to pick up my medicine," said Mom.
Identify the error in the sentence above.
Dad should not be capitalized in the sentence because (your) is before it. Dad in the sentence is not being referred to by name so it should be lowercase.
your Bob? my Bob?
That is the hospital ____________ we completed her training.
(why, when, where)
my Mom has many friends but he does not have time to sea them
Write the sentence correctly. The sentence has a total of 5 errors.
My mom has many friends, but she does not have time to see them.