Pronouns

Identify the antecedent for each underlined pronoun.

100

• Sarah and I went out for dinner, and we both ordered hamburgers.

Sarah and I

200

• The server asked if we wanted anything to drink, and she recommended the chocolate shakes.

server

300

• Sarah told me that the kitten was hers.

Sarah

400

Jessica has two cats, and they like to go outside when it’s snowing

cats

500

• William likes snow, and he has a great throwing arm for snowball fights.

William

Complete the first two sentences with the correct interrogative pronouns and the last two sentences with the correct demonstrative pronouns.

100

• ___________ do you think dropped it?

Who

200

• To ___________ did you give the card?

Whom

300

• Is ________ your dirty laundry?

that or this

400

• _________ are full laundry bags I’m carrying.

These

Rewrite the sentences to correct the use of relative pronouns.

100

• The giant T. Rex named Sue, who is the largest known T. Rex specimen, was found by Susan Hendrickson.

Change who to which

200

• After the bones were unearthed, they were sold to the Field Museum in Chicago, that paid a lot of money for them.

Change that to which

300

• The scientists studied the head and learned that the part of the brain which helps smell was huge.

Change which to that

Identify the indefinite pronouns. They may have more than one.

100

How many of your friends really like to eat.

many

200

• Everyone I know likes to eat, though he or she may have different likes and dislikes.

Everyone

300

Some prefer Italian food, while others prefer Chinese.

some, others

400

• My favorite meal is one that I don’t have to cook.

one

Identify the indefinite pronouns. Tell whether they are singular or plural. They may have more than one.

100

• After drinking one root beer, James asked Joe to bring another to the table.

another

singular

200

• Of the 10 people at the adjoining table, several asked Joe the same things.

several

plural

300

• Some, who didn’t like root beer, wanted lemonade.

some

plural

400

• Chocolate cake and carrot cake were the desserts, and guests could choose either or both.

either singular

both plural

500

• However, all the chocolate cake was eaten.

all 

singular