Pronouns
What does a pronoun do?
1) It takes the place of a specific noun, and makes it less specific.
2) Substitutes/Replaces a noun.
A subject pronoun does what...
It does the action in the sentence. (it is who/what the sentence is about)
What is a possessive pronoun?
It is a pronoun that shows ownership.
What do relative pronouns do?
They connect a noun or pronoun to information in the sentence.
True or False:
Indefinite pronouns always refer to a specific person, place, or thing already listed.
false
Which of the following are examples of pronouns?
It, me, Toby, calf, him, she, they, we, student, whom
It, me, him, she, they, we, whom
An object pronoun does what...
It receives the action of the sentence. (It is who/what the action is being done too/for)
List at least 5 possessive pronouns.
hers, mine, ours, theirs, yours, his, my, our, its, your
Which of the following are NOT relative pronouns?
whom, which, is, who, whose, when, did, whomever
is, when, did
What do reflexive pronouns do?
They act as objects and refer back to the subject of the sentence.
Find the pronoun in this sentence:
Patrick will come home with us today after school.
Is the italic pronoun a subject or object pronoun?
She will fix the car after work today.
She- subject
Which pronoun is used correctly as a possessive in this sentence?
Sally let me borrow (her, hers) jacket at the race.
her
Kersha is starting a new job and will work with Bill, (who/whom) she has worked with before.
whom
Sort the following pronouns into two categories: indefinite and reflexive pronouns
someone, nobody, myself, ourselves, either, himself, anybody, yourselves, itself, everybody
indefinite: someone, nobody, either, anybody, everybody
reflexive: myself, ourselves, himself, yourselves, itself
Find the pronouns in this sentence:
This summer, we will go with her to the beach house.
we
her
Is the italic pronoun a subject or object pronoun?
Miguel is throwing a surprise party for him.
Him- object
Which pronoun is used correctly as a possessive in this sentence?
That dog, with the green collar, is (our, ours).
ours
Find the relative pronoun in this sentence:
My sister is taking her car, which is new, on a cross country road trip.
which
Fill in the blank with the correct indefinite pronoun:
Could _____ ask Mom what we are having for supper?
somebody
someone
Fill in the blank with a pronoun that fits.
I don't want _____ to worry about their pet's health.
them
her/him
Label each pronoun as a subject or object pronoun.
I will win this game for them.
I- subject
them- object
Fill in the blank with a correct possessive pronoun.
Isabella replied, "_____ room is so unorganized, can you help me find my shoes?"
My
Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun:
I don't care how we get there, ________ route would be the fastest might be nice.
whichever
Fill in the blank with the correct reflexive pronoun:
The family members, ____, told us that they are moving next week.
themselves