On The Case...
"My car will not start."
_____ is the possessive pronoun found in the sentence above.
What is "My"?
___ likes to go swimming on the weekend.
(Clue: 1 boy)
Who is "He"?
"Danny tied his shoes all by himself!"
This person is who the pronoun is referring back to...
Who is "Danny"?
"The man is washing his car."
The antecedent in the sentence above is...
What is "man"?
"Max tripped while running to his car."
Name that pronoun.
What is "his"?
These two nominative pronouns are often used when one is talking about more than one person or object.
What is "we/they"?
The dog is chewing on _____ bone.
(Clue: girl)
Who is "her"?
"The dancers worked themselves to exhaustion."
What is the subject that the pronoun is reflecting back on?
What is "the dancers"?
"Sandra is looking for her cat."
The antecedent in the sentence above is...
What is "Sandra"?
"Do you consider yourself a good friend?"
Name those pronouns.
What are "you/yourself"?
This type of pronoun is used to show ownership or possession of something...
What is the "possessive case"?
If Tara could be any animal, ___ would want to be a tiger.
Who is "she"?
"Mr. Thwack, himself, won a medal of honor when he was in the army."
The pronoun "himself" is (reflexive or intensive) in this sentence.
What is "intensive"?
"When they returned home, the Parkers found their house in shambles."
The antecedent in the sentence above is...
What is "the Parkers"?
"Is she home or did he pick her up already?"
Name those pronouns.
What is "she/he"?
These pronouns are often the subject of the sentence.
What are "Nominative Pronouns"?
Don't you think ____ would also like to go to the movies?
(Clue: 2 boys)
Who is "they"?
"The snake buried itself in the sand."
The pronoun "itself" is (reflexive or intensive) in this sentence.
What is "reflexive"?
"I can help myself up, thank you."
The antecedent in the sentence above is...
What is "I"?
"The Queen herself came to visit today."
Name that pronoun.
What is "herself"?
These 6 pronouns that are in the objective case can be used as the direct object, indirect object, or the object of the preposition.
What are "me, you, him, her, it, and them"?
I was so happy to see them that I gave ___ and ___ a hug.
(Clue: boy and girl)
Who are "him/her)"?
The pronouns myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves are...
reflexive and intensive pronouns
This is described as the subject that a pronoun reflects back to or mirrors in a sentence.
What is the "antecedent"?
"How is she going to walk all the way to her house and then back to your house when she has clearly twisted her ankle?!"
Name those pronouns in order.
*Maniacal laugh*
What are "she, her, your, she, her"?