Personal Pronouns
What category are these words in: I, my, me, mine, we, us, our, ours
1st Person, 2nd Person, or 3rd Person. Choose 1
1st Person
Complete the sentence with a subject pronoun:
____ were making cupcakes for their school's bake sale.
"They" were making cupcakes for their school's bake sale.
Identify the object pronoun:
George ate his orange for lunch.
"His" is the object pronoun.
Give an example of an intensive pronoun in a sentence.
Ex: I baked cookies myself.
Answers will vary.
Name three object pronouns.
Me, You, Him, Her, It, Us, You, The
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A word that the pronoun takes the place of.
Antecedent.
Identify the subject pronoun in the sentence down below.
Sentence:
My mother and I went to the store to buy a cake.
"I" is the subject pronoun.
Henry asked Martha and (I/me) whether we wanted pie or cake.
Henry asked Martha and me whether we wanted pie or cake.
What category the word myself fall in: First Person, Second Person, Or Third Person of Intensive or Reflexive.
First Person of Reflexive AND Intensive.
Give an example sentence that uses a subject pronoun.
They are eating spaghetti and meatballs together.
Replace Sarah with a pronoun.
Sarah is going to a restaurant.
She
What does the subject noun do in the sentence?
The subject noun performs the verb in the sentence.
What does the object pronoun do in the sentence?
What does the reflexive pronoun do?
The reflexive pronoun refers to the subject of the sentence and directs the action of the verb back to the subject.
Give the definition of personal pronouns in your own words.
(Answer will vary)
Computer Definition: Personal pronouns refer to the one speaking, being spoken to, and being spoken about.