Types of Pronouns
asks a question
interrogative
Did anyone give Jim his notebook?
anyone
The class discussed the question but did not vote on it.
it/question
She washed and she bandaged,
She shooed away the flies
"Clara Barton"
Back of the brawn, the brain!
"The Thinker"
points out a person or thing
demonstrative
Maria thought the black one was his jacket.
one
Katherine was late, but she had a good reason.
she/Katherine
Some men searched for truth,
"The Scientists"
Scientist at Tuskegee Institute
George Washington Carver
Pronoun case for subjects
She offered to help the bride get ready for her wedding.
She
The explorers decided they would stop at the next stream.
they/explorers
What was George Washington Carver traded for when he was an infant?
a horse
Nurse who began a training school for nurses
Florence Nightingale
pronoun case that shows ownership
possessive
This is the first time Julia has ever visited Washington, D. C.
This
Morgan said, "I think the game is nearly over."
I/Morgan
Who was known as the Lady of the Lamp?
Florence Nightingale
Which scientist was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park?
Thomas Edison
introduces a dependent clause
relative
He preferred her chocolate cake over the oatmeal cookies.
He
Mr. Jones was upset because the boys had run through the flower bed he had just planted.
Who wrote "Clara Barton"
Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet
Scientist who invented the light bulb
Thomas Edison