Identify Subjects and Objects
She went to the store.
She (subject)
store (object)
Lily is a great dancer. ___ practices every day.
She
She likes ___ (he, object)
him
A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that reflects light like a mirror.
False
This is the subject pronoun you can use for our class.
We
The baker was making bread.
baker (subject)
bread (object)
Nemo and Dory were racing, so ____ were swimming really fast.
they
___ (you, possessive adjective) cat is black.
Your
A possessive adjective can tell who owns something.
True
What pronoun would you use for an animal?
it
The waiter gave the food to her.
waiter (subject)
food (direct object)
her (indirect object)
Jim has three dogs. He likes to give ____ treats.
them
___ (us, possessive adjective) class is the best in the school!
Our
An object pronoun is used only to talk about physical objects.
False. A grammatical object can be any noun.
Find the mistake:
"I don't like there music."
I don't like THEIR music.
("There" is a location. "Their" is a possessive adjective.)
The veterinarian gave the dog a bath.
veterinarian (subject)
dog (indirect object)
bath (direct object)
Jim bought a Valentine's Day gift for ___ girlfriend. He will give it to ___ on the 14th.
his, her
The students must complete their projects ____ (they).
themselves
A pronoun must substitute for a name.
False. A pronoun substitutes for a NOUN.
These pronouns can be both a subject and an object.
it, you
Bill is tired, so he is going to bed.
Bill (subject)
he (subject)
bed (object)
He doesn't like to ask for help. He prefers to do everything ___.
himself
Take care of ___! (you, plural, reflexive)
Yourselves
Sentences like “The class of Scott,” or “The book of the student” are very, very common in English
False. It is more common to say "Scott's class" or "The student's book."
Name the seven possessive adjectives.
my, your, his, her, its, our, their