Personal Pronoun
What is an antecedent?
The specific noun that a pronoun is replacing.
Finish this sentence with the correct reflexive pronoun.
I taught ________ how to play guitar.
myself
What is the correct way to write the sentence?
Everyone knows to look both ways before crossing the street.
Everyone know to look both ways before crossing the street.
This interrogative pronoun is used when you are asking about a choice between specific items.
Which
Correct the error in this sentence:
Those dogs barks at the mailman.
Those dogs bark at the mailman.
The sentence below has a pronoun or agreement error. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
Jack needs to study more because him got a bad grade on the final.
Jack needs to study more because he got a bad grade on the final.
Finish this sentence with the correct reflexive pronoun.
She can't take __________ too seriously, or else she'll never be cheer captain.
herself
When should Indefinite Pronouns be used?
When we don't know or need to know exactly who we are talking about (e.g., someone, anybody).
This demonstrative pronoun is used for a plural group of items that are far away.
Those
Choose the correct verb.
Everyone _______ (enjoy / enjoys) the party.
enjoys
The sentence below has a pronoun or agreement error. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
Our head is killing me! I hit it during lunch today playing soccer.
My head is killing me! I hit it during lunch today playing soccer.
The sentence below has a pronoun or agreement error. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
Tom Brady spoke to me themselves and said I had the best arm on my team.
Tom Brady spoke to me himself and said I had the best arm on my team.
What is the indefinite pronoun in the sentence?
Everyone can agree that Dave's Hot Chicken is better than Cane's.
Everyone
These two interrogative pronouns are used specifically when asking about people.
Who and Whom
Choose the correct verb.
Everyone, _______ (enjoy / enjoys) the party.
enjoy
The sentence below has a pronoun or agreement error. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
Vague Pronoun: Maya and Jen went to the store, and she bought milk.
Maya and Jen went to the store, and they bought milk.
What pronouns end in -self or -selves?
Reflexive Pronouns
True or False: In grammar, indefinite pronouns like "Everyone" and "Nobody" are treated as plural.
False; They are singular.
ex:
Everyone wants new shoes.
She wants new shoes.
They want new shoes.
If you are holding a single pencil in your hand, you should use this demonstrative pronoun to point to it.
This
Fix the Case Error and fix the subject-verb agreement.
Me and him goes to the movies together.
He and I (go/went/had gone) to the movies together.
Name 3 Personal pronouns.
ex: he, she, them
Finish this sentence with the correct reflexive pronoun.
They created a real problem for ___________ when they took in that stray dog.
themselves
Rewrite this sentence correctly:
Just wait and see; somebody in the bleachers wave a giant flag during the game.
Just wait and see; somebody in the bleachers waves a giant flag during the game.
Name all four Demonstrative Pronouns.
(These pronouns "point" to specific things and change based on distance and number)
This, That, These, and Those
Correct the verb tense.
My mother yelled at me and said, "You needs to clean your room before company arrives!"
My mother yelled at me and said, "You need to clean your room before company arrives!"