Personal/General Pronouns
Give an example of a personal pronoun
I, You, He, She, It, They, We, Us
What do intensive and reflexive pronouns refer to?
The subject in the sentence.
What is an antecedent?
The word or words a pronoun replaces.
What do possessive pronouns show?
Ownership
What do indefinite pronouns NOT refer to?
Specific people, places, and things
Give three examples of personal pronouns.
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What two endings can intensive and reflexive pronouns have?
-self and -selves
What is the antecedent for the underlined word?
Cats are very careful when they chase mice.
Cats
What do you need to add to a pronoun to make it possessive?
Nothing
Give three examples of indefinite pronouns.
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What is wrong with the following sentence?
Aiden yelled at Ray because him took his Takis.
him should be he
Write an example sentence on the board that correctly uses an intensive or reflexive pronoun.
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What is the antecedent for the underlined word?
Taytum, Eli, and I were playing basketball after we finished our homework.
Taytum, Eli, and I (the person speaking)
Fill in the blank:
I paid for part, and you paid for part. That makes this candy __________.
ours
Complete the following sentence.
Several of the students (has/have) finished their assignment.
have
What is wrong with the following sentences?
Mrs. Barrett carried me to Unreal on Fortnite. I owe them big time.
them should be her
The author wants to add more emphasis to Jaslina and what she did. Rewrite the sentence in a way that adds more emphasis.
Jaslina defeated the evil villains.
Jaslina herself defeated the evil villains.
Jaslina defeated the evil villains herself.
What is the antecedent for the underlined word in the following sentence?
I got an A+ on my DCA!
The person speaking
DAILY DOUBLE
What is wrong with the following sentence?
That charger is mine, but I let them borrow it because they forgot theirs'.
theirs' shouldn't have an apostrophe
Complete the following sentence.
Some of this game (was/were) created by Alivia.
was
What is wrong with the following sentence?
My shoes got all wet because I left it outside when it rained.
The first it should be them
DAILY DOUBLE!
Give three ways you can tell if a pronoun is intensive or reflexive.
1) Intensive aren't necessary.
2) Intensive can be next to the subject, reflexive can't.
3) Intensive never have words like "by" or "for" in front of them.
What is the antecedent for the underlined pronoun in the following sentence?
I got upset because I left it in Mrs. Carnahan's class.
Unclear (you can't tell from the sentence by itself)
My dog, Jeoffery, was mad because I took the bowl that belongs to its.
its should be it
All of the laundry (is/are) finished drying.
is