Pronoun Types 1
Name the type of pronoun in this sentence and give one more example:
They didn’t invite us to the meeting.
Answer:
Personal pronouns (they, us).
Is who in this sentence interrogative, relative or conjunctive?
I don’t know who sent this email.
Conjunctive pronoun – connects the clauses and does not ask a question directly.
Is twenty-fifth a cardinal or ordinal numeral?
Ordinal numeral (shows order).
Say this year and type of numeral:
1919
“nineteen nineteen”, cardinal
Pronounce this decimal correctly:
2.75
“two point seven five” (NOT “two point seventy-five”).
What type of pronoun (and SUB type) is underlined and what does it show?
Is this seat taken, or is it mine?
Absolute (dependant) possessive pronoun (mine) – shows ownership and does not take a noun after it.
Which pronoun correctly completes both gaps and what type is it?
The student ___ project won the prize is the one ___ I mentioned.
Options: who / whom / whose / which / that
whose / whom or whose / that.
Choose the correct spelling:
A) eightteenth
B) eighteenth
C) eightteenths
D) eightenth
B) eighteenth.
read this and give the result!
6.4 + 3.6 = ?
Answer:
Six point four plus three point six equals ten.
Is such a demonstrative pronoun or a determiner in this sentence?
She is such a talented speaker.
Here such is a determiner/intensifier, not a pronoun.
Identify the pronoun type and function in the sentence:
Nobody told her the deadline had changed.
Indefinite pronoun (nobody) used as subject.
Decide if this sentence uses that as demonstrative or relative:
That was the decision that changed everything.
First That – demonstrative pronoun (pointing to a decision).
Second that – relative pronoun (introducing defining clause).
Which is correct in academic writing?
A) 23rd of April
B) the twenty three of April
C) the twenty-third of April
D) twenty-third April
C) the twenty-third of April.
Equation:
2½ + 3.4 = ?
Two and a half plus three point four equals five point nine.
Choose the correct option and explain:
We should help ___ if we want to finish on time.
A) each other
B) ourselves
Both can be correct, but:
ourselves → focus on the group helping itself.
each other → focus on mutual help between individuals.
Name the type of pronoun and its specific meaning:
Each of the students submitted their work on time.
Universal pronoun (each), meaning “every one individually”.
What pronoun type is ________ , and what does it express in this sentence?
The two teams congratulated one another after the match.
Reciprocal pronoun, expresses mutual action.
say this number in three ways:
0.5
0.5 or 1/2 or 2/4 – "zero point five" “one-half” or “two-quarters”.
Q4. Read and solve:
4⅓ × 3 = ?
Four and one-third times three equals thirteen.
Result: 13
Identify and correct the mistake:
My and his presentations were scheduled for the same day.
Incorrect coordination. Correct:
“His and my presentations were scheduled for the same day”
Identify all pronouns in the sentence and classify each:
Those are the candidates who said they could start themselves next week.
Those – demonstrative pronoun (subject)
who – relative pronoun
they – personal pronoun (subject)
themselves – reflexive pronoun (emphatic or reflexive, depending on context)
What pronoun type is underlined and what does it refer to?
The manager, who everyone respects, arrived late.
Relative pronoun (who), refers back to the manager.
Identify all pronouns and say what is strange about the sentence and why:
This is the article that the professor said that we should analyse in detail.
This – demonstrative pronoun (points to an article).
First that – conjunctive pronoun (introduces a noun clause: that the professor said…).
Second that – conjunctive or borderline relative-like, introducing another clause (that we should analyse…).
too many that-clauses in a row without clear structure!
300/6*½
25
good luck!
In the sentence below, identify the type and syntactic function of each pronoun:
Those who finished their reports early helped each other with the final checks.
Those – demonstrative pronoun, subject of the whole sentence.
who – relative pronoun, subject of the relative clause (who finished…).
their – dependent possessive pronoun, attribute to reports.
each other – reciprocal pronoun, object of helped.