Pronouns
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the antecedent(s) in the following sentence, and to which pronouns do they correspond? Also, are there any pronouns without antecedents? "John accidentally cut himself, and that is why he isn't at our party."
John (Himself and he). "That" and "our" have no antecedents.
What is the antecedent(s) in the following sentence, and to which pronouns do they correspond? "Marco ate four entire chickens, and then he threw them up."
Marco (he) and chickens (them).
What is the antecedent(s) in the following sentence, and to which pronouns do they correspond? "When the children were happy, they clapped to express their pleasure."
"children" is an antecedent for both "they" and "their"
Define "antecedent"
The word the pronoun is replacing/the word that demonstrates what word the pronoun is replacing
Do all pronouns have antecedents?
No
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "I like to destroy the hopes of children, but she does not, particularly when they are weeping their eyes out."
I- Personal. She- Personal. They- Personal. Their- Possessive
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "Many never realize exactly how cool I truly am."
Many- Indefinite. I- Personal.
What is the antecedent(s) in the following sentence, and to which pronouns do they correspond? "I love so many things about myself."
"I" is the antecedent for "myself"
What is the antecedent(s) in the following sentence, and to which pronouns do they correspond? "When Kris sprained his ankle, Coach Ames replaced him with Jasper, a much slower runner. "
"Kris" is an antecedent for both "his" and "him"
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "Some of the ice cream was eaten already."
"Some" is an indefinite pronoun
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "I punched him in the tummy when he stole it from me."
I- Personal. Him- Personal. He- Personal. It- Personal. Me- Personal
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "Those are not ours."
Those-Demonstrative. Ours-Possessive
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "Somebody did not write their name on the paper."
Somebody- Indefinite, their- possessive
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "The dish that contains the leftover squid eyeball stew is not microwave safe after you cracked its lid."
that-demonstrative, you- personal, it- possessive
List the demonstrative pronouns!
This, that, these, those.
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "Nobody hurt themselves on the hike."
Nobody- Indefinite. Themselves- Reflexive
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "Who did that to you?"
Who- Interrogative. That- Demonstrative. You- Personal
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "I asked him to bring it, and he said he would. "
I- personal, him- personal, it- personal, he- personal, he- personal
What is the antecedent(s) in the following sentence, and to which pronouns do they correspond? "The beetle and baby snake were thankful that they escaped the lawnmower blade."
beetle (they) and snake (they)
Objective case pronouns are pronouns used as: (Must list ALL THREE correct answers)
Direct Object, Indirect Object, Object of Preposition
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "Anyone can do that."
Anyone- Indefinite. That- Demonstrative
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "Those flamingos are mine."
Those- Demonstrative. Mine- Possessive
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "This car that she bought for her daughter isn't handling properly."
This- demonstrative, she-personal, her- possessive
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "She needs to stop lying to herself and throw that away in one of those dumpsters."
She- personal, herself- reflexive, that-demonstrative, one- indefinite, those- demonstrative
What is the pronoun or pronouns in the following sentence, and what specific pronoun type are they? "When did Terry want to eat at that restaurant?"
When- Interrogative, that- demonstrative