Possessive Pronouns
What is a possessive pronoun?
A possessive pronoun is a word that may take the place of a possessive noun.
The most frequently used pronouns are called _____________.
personal pronouns
Correct or incorrect use of pronouns: Samantha buys a new bike. She rides it skillfully.
correct
What are reflexive pronouns?
Reflexive Pronouns are pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence or clause.
a subject pronoun is used as the what of a sentence?
subject
What are some common examples of possessive pronouns?
Some commonly used possessive pronouns are; my, your, his, her, its, our, their and your.
A _________ pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence.
subject pronoun
Is the pronoun used correctly or incorrectly?
Danny and Sarah go to school together. He rides the bus everyday.
Is incorrect. The sentence can be improved by rewriting it in the following manner. .......They ride the bus everyday.
most reflexive pronouns are either what?
singular or plural
In the following sentence what is the subject? She is my best friend.
she
Use the correct possessive pronoun: I went to his/he's birthday last night.
his
A ____________ pronoun refer/reflect back to the subject of the sentence or clause.
reflective
when using pronouns, you must also make sure that they agree with their what?
antecedents,a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word is being replaced.
myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves, itself and themselves are examples of what?
Reflexive pronouns
You and I will meet later. Identify the subjects in this sentence
you and I
What is plural possessive pronoun?
our, your, their
this type of pronouns is a pronoun that shows who or what has something.
possessive pronouns
An antecedents (word/noun) could be ___________ and ___________
singular and plural
I had to remind myself/herself to wait for my turn to speak during a class discussion.
myself
Subjects can be classified as a ________.
noun
What is used alone singular possessive pronouns?
mine, yours, his, hers, its
Examples of three singular reflexive pronouns and three examples of plural reflexive pronouns
myself, yourself, itself,
ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
The gender of a pronoun may be what?
male, female, or referring to things
When we went to the library, we had to keep ouselves/we quiet.
ourselves
We are going to see a play in the weekend.
Find the subject pronoun in the above sentence.
we