Pronouns and their Antecedents
-Jake
-Jake
Find the pronoun and its antecedent of the following sentence:
Caleb ate all of his leftovers from yesterday's dinner.
Caleb is the antecedent, and the pronoun is his.
What do indefinite pronouns refer to?
A non- specific person, place, or thing
What are the three pronoun cases?
subjective, objective, possessive
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
David showed them the error on his receipt, and he received a refund.
David showed the customer service representatives the error on his receipt, and he received a refund.
David showed them the error on his receipt, and he received a refund.
Which is a hillbilly pronoun?
A:Theirselves B:Themselves
A:theirselves
Find the pronoun and Antecedents of the following sentence.
The elephant feeds her calf milk.
Antecedent=Elephant
True or False? Reciprocals end in other
True
What does the subjective case act as?
acts as the subject or predicate nominee
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Katie split up the baking duties with Becky, so all she had to do was mix together the dry ingredients.
Katie split up the baking duties with Becky, so all Katie had to do was mix together the dry ingredients.
Katie split up the baking duties with Becky, so all she had to do was mix together the dry ingredients.
What is the problem with this sentence?
If interior designers want to attract new clients, you should advertise on TV.
Replace you with they
Last winter my parents and I flew to Florida for a vacation. On ____tour of the Everglades, we saw signs that said "Caution! Watch for Alligators."
answer for ____ is they
Who stole my pencil? What kind of pronoun is this?
Interrogative
You and it are both what cases?
subjective and objective
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
Bill peeled the wrappers off of the blueberry muffins and then set the wrappers aside.
Bill peeled the wrappers off of the blueberry muffins and then set them aside.
Bill peeled the wrappers off of the blueberry muffins and then set them aside.
What is wrong with this sentence:
Some of the girls is going to the salon.
Replace is with are
Philosopher John Dalton is credited with developing our modern theory about atoms. Dalton proposed that ____ make up all elements of the universe.
Answer for the ____ is they
What is the difference between an indefinite pronoun and a demonstrative pronoun?
An indefinite pronoun refers to something non-specific and a demonstrative pronoun points out a specific thing.
What are 2 of the 4 personal pronoun qualities?
answers may vary: person, number, gender, case
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
If John winds up attending Ben's performance, he will let Jenny know.
John will let Jenny know if he winds up attending Ben's performance.
If John winds up attending Ben's performance, he will let Jenny know.
Fill in the blank:
Me and the boys went ____ the restaurant ___ old town, 1909.
1st blank=to
2nd blank=in
Although Walt Disney encountered financial problems with his first company, Laugh-O-Grams, ____ went on to revolutionize how cartoons were made.
The answer for the _____ is he.
The artists themselves were surprised at their paintings. Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?
Intensive
Analyze the sentence.
Him and Chelsea ate all of the meatballs.
He and Chelsea ate all of the meatballs.
Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference?
The Terrys' car has a dent in the bumper, but otherwise their car looks just like the Bensons'.
The Terrys' car looks just like the Bensons', but theirs has a dent in the bumper.
The Terrys' car looks just like the Bensons', but theirs has a dent in the bumper.
true or false:
The subject can be in a prepositional or verbal phrase
False