Personal Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Subject & Object
Pronouns
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement
100
I, me, my mine
What are the first person pronouns?
100
This part of speech shows ownership.
What is a possessive pronoun?
100
A pronoun that functions as the subject of the sentence.
What is a subject pronoun?
100
These two pronouns end in "self" and "selves"
Reflexive and intensive pronouns end in what two suffixes?
100
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number, gender and person.
What is pronoun/antecedent agreement?
200
we, us, our, ours
What are the first person plural pronouns?
200
my, your, her, our, its, their
What are the possessive pronouns that are used BEFORE nouns?
200
It is found in the subject part of the sentence.
Where is the subject pronoun located?
200
It refers to another word in the sentence.
What is a reflexive pronoun?
200
A SINGULAR antecedent takes a SINGULAR pronoun.
What is the rule for using a singular antecedent?
300
you, your, yours
What are the second person pronouns, both singular and plural?
300
mine, yours, hers, ours, theirs
What are the possessive pronouns that can stand alone?
300
This pronoun takes the action of the verb.
What is an object pronoun?
300
This pronoun cannot be deleted without changing the meaning of the sentence.
What is important to remember about a reflexive pronoun?
300
A PLURAL antecedent takes a PLURAL pronoun.
What is the rule for using a plural antecedent?
400
they, them, their, theirs
What are the third person PLURAL pronouns?
400
his
What is the possessive pronoun that can be used both ways? (before a noun or it can stand alone)
400
This pronoun is located near the predicate or action part of the sentence.
Where is the object pronoun located in the sentence?
400
This pronoun is used with a noun or pronoun to emphasize or intensify it.
What is an intensive pronoun?
400
Compound antecedents joined by or or nor use a SINGULAR pronoun.
What is the rule for compound antecedents when using or/nor?
500
he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
What are the third person singular pronouns?
500
The large, brindle boxer is mine.
What is the possessive pronoun in the sentence?
500
To help determine the correct pronoun to use in a sentence, read the sentence with each subject separately.
How do you determine which subject pronoun to use (when there is more than one to choose from)?
500
This type of pronoun CAN be deleted without changing the meaning of the sentence.
What is important to remember about an intensive pronoun?
500
Compound antecedents joined by "AND" use a plural pronoun.
What is the rule for compound antecedents joined by AND?
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