Pronouns & Their Uses

Vocabulary

100

What is a word that takes the place of a noun

Pronoun

200

What is the word the pronoun is replacing

Antecedent

300

What is a noun or pronoun that follows a LINKING VERB and renames or explains the subject.

Predicate nominative

400

What is a noun or pronoun that follows an ACTION VERB and receives the action from that verb. (Answers the question who or what after the verb)

Direct Object

500

What is a noun or pronoun that precedes the direct object and tells TO WHOM or FOR WHOM or TO WHAT or FOR WHAT the action of the verb is done.

Indirect Object

Pronoun Cases

100

Nominative case pronouns are pronouns used as:

Subjects and Predicate Nominatives

200

Objective case pronouns are pronouns used as: (Must list ALL correct answers)

Direct Object, Indirect Object, Object of Preposition

300

List all objective case pronouns:

Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them, whom

400

List all nominative case pronouns:

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

500

How do we determine whether a pronoun is nominative or objective case?

Look at how it is being used in the sentence.

Pronoun Subject/Verb Agreement

100

Each of the novels (makes, make) the colonial period come alive.

MAKES

200

Either of the books (is, are) available for your report.

IS

300

In spite of the rain, she (doesn't, don't) want to cancel the picnic because there is a large pavilion in the park.

DOESN'T

400

Each of us (is, are) planning to bring something for the fundraising bake sale.

IS

500

(Does, Do) either of the welders know how to weld stainless steel?

DOES

Pronoun Use

100

(She, Her) and Lilly are going shopping tonight after supper.

She (subject)

200

Grandma sent (she, her) and Mikayla dolls for Christmas.

her (indirect object)

300

The mural on the wall was done by Grant and (he, him).

him (object of preposition)

400

The two winners were gavin and (her, she).

she (predicate nominative)

500

The band director asked (we, us) band members about our future plans.

us (direct object)

Miscellaneous

100

Possessive case pronouns show: (Must list all answers)

Relationship and ownership

200

What is an appositive?

A word that follows a noun and explains or identifies that noun.

300

Which of the following sentences is correct?

Sentence A: The Easter Bunny left candy for she.

Sentence B: Santa left presents for us.

Sentence B

400

Do all pronouns have antecedents?

No

500

List the 6 types of pronouns discussed in class.

Personal, Interrogative, Demonstrative, Indefinite, Compound, Relative