Subject and Object Pronouns
Words that takes the place of nouns
pronouns
Mention the pronoun that could replace this antecedent:
the puppies
they / them
A possessive pronoun shows:
ownership or possession
Identify the pronoun and its type (indefinite or reflexive):
If somebody works hard, success will be reached.
somebody - indefinite
Which one is correct?
a. In the next play, we will try to tackle him and the running back.
b. In the next play, we will try to tackle he and the running back.
a. In the next play, we will try to tackle him and the running back.
(tackle who? tackle him, objective)
María told them to bake a cake for Luisa's birthday party.
Is "them" a subject or object pronoun?
object
Fill in the sentence with a possible antecedent for the pronoun in bold.
___________ walked to the park, she enjoyed playing on the swings.
"woman's name"
Give 5 examples of possessive pronouns
my, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, their, theirs, its
Identify a pronoun and its type (indefinite or reflexive)
You cannot allow yourselves to panic in a stressful situation.
yourselves - reflexive
Which one is correct?
a. Last night he and his sister rummaged through the attic looking for old photographs.
b. Last night him and his sister rummaged through the attic looking for old photographs.
a. Last night he and his sister rummaged through the attic looking for old photographs.
(he and his sister are the subject)
It was __________ on the phone.
her/she
she
Choose the correct pronoun to replace the antecedent in bold
The players have (his / their) own locker.
their
Identify the possessive pronoun and say whether it is singular or plural.
The building is about to collapse under its own weight.
its - singular
Complete the sentence with an indefinite pronoun:
Does _____________ have a phone charger?
anyone, anybody
(we use indefinite pronouns that start with "any-" to ask questions!)
Which one is correct?
a. Is that hot fudge sundae for Carlos and I?
b. Is that hot fudge sundae for Carlos and me?
b. Is that hot fudge sundae for Carlos and me?
(take out "Carlos and", Is that hot fudge sundae for me?)
List 4 subject pronouns and 4 object pronouns
Subject: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Object: me, you, him, her, it, us, them
What is an antecedent?
noun or nouns to which the pronoun refers
Correct the pronoun.
Which science project is your?
yours
Complete the sentence with a reflexive pronoun.
The repair shop was closed, so I fixed the car ______________________.
myself
Which one is correct?
a. It was us who found the treasure.
b. It was we who found the treasure.
b. It was we who found the treasure.
(notice the linking verb making this a subjective pronoun-We found the treasure.)
Identify the pronoun/s, tell their type:
We decided to give the girl next to us a cup of soda.
we-subject
us-object
Identify the pronouns in the sentence. What is the antecedent:
Michael and Kim go out of the country whenever they want. It is their favorite thing to do."
pronoun: they / their
antecedent: Michael and Kim
Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:
Some people have moved cities and started (their / theirs) new lives. Freedom would finally be (their / theirs).
their
theirs
Complete the sentence with an indefinite pronoun and a reflexive pronoun.
We didn't buy ___________ to eat. We cooked the BBQ ____________.
anything
ourselves
Which one is correct?
a. The captain of the team is he.
b. The captain of the team is him.
a. The captain of the team is he.
(notice the linking verb making this a subjective pronoun-He is the captain of the team.)