Personal Pronouns
What are some examples of personal pronouns?
I, we , they, he, her, me, she, him, you, them, us , it
What are subject pronouns?
What are object pronouns?
Subject: takes the place of a noun as the subject of a sentence.
Object: used as the object of a verb or as an object of a preposition, such as at, in, or to.
What are some examples of possessive pronouns?
my, your, his, hers, its, our, their, yours, ours, theirs, mine
What are some examples of intensive/reflexive pronouns?
myself, ourself, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
What is an antecedent?
A word earlier in the sentence that a pronoun relates to.
What personal pronoun best fits in the sentence?
Please tell ___________ the directions to the restaurant.
him, her, me, them
Fill in the blank below to complete the sentence.
Do you know that man? Do you know _________?
him
Fill in the blank below to complete the sentence.
We bought that house last year. It is ____________.
mine
Read the sentence that includes an intensive pronoun. Then, rewrite the sentence to change the pronoun from intensive to reflexive.
I myself do not know where to go.
I do not know where to go myself.
Identify the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence.
The other students were writing their speeches.
Pronoun: their
Antecedent: students
What personal pronoun best fits in the sentence?
(I/ Me) feel like taking a relaxing vacation on the coast.
I
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.
Robert and Mark are late. _________ should hurry.
We gave him the money, and he gave __________ the candy.
They
us
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.
This car belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It is ___________.
My brother and I made that chair. It's ________.
theirs
ours
Read the sentence that includes an intensive pronoun. Then, rewrite the sentence to change the pronoun from intensive to reflexive.
Did you yourself discover it?
Did you discover it yourself?
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent.
The rain was very heavy, and _______ caused much flooding in the area.
A. her
B. his
C. it
D. their
C. it
Write THREE sentences that use different personal pronouns.
Answers Vary
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.
Dinosaurs were very large, but __________ all died millions of years ago.
My sister isn't here. __________ is at work.
I almost never eat junk food because __________ isn't healthy.
they
She
it
Write two sentences that use a possessive pronoun.
Answers Vary
Read the sentence that includes an intensive pronoun. Then, rewrite the sentence to change the pronoun from intensive to reflexive.
They themselves wanted to answer the questions.
They wanted to answer the questions themselves.
Choose the pronoun that agrees with its antecedent.
Tina finished _________ history project early.
A. ours
B. it
C. they
D. her
D. her