What is the subject pronoun in the following sentence?
We are going to do a great job on the test tomorrow!
Justify your answer!
We
"We" is the subject of the sentence. Whom or what is the sentence about? It is about "we." We is a pronoun, and I know that because it does not tell me exactly who "we" is.
100
What is the object pronoun in the following sentence?
Mr. Hawkins took them to the new pizza place downtown.
Justify your answer!
them
took what? took whom?
took them
100
What is the reflexive pronoun in the following sentence?
Keshaun picked himself up and kept on going.
Justify your answer!
himself
A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject. The subject is Keshaun. "Himself" is the correct reflexive pronoun because Keshaun is a singular 3rd person male.
100
Read the following definition:
To put or place something in a particular position.
What is the word that matches this definition?
a) set
b) sit
set
100
What is a negative contraction? Give an example of a negative contraction.
A negative contraction is a verb + not.
Example: is + not = isn't
200
What is the correct subject pronoun to fill in the blank?
Deontre painted his room black. ________ wanted it to look like outer space.
Justify your answer!
He
Deontre is a single male, so I have to replace "Deontre" with the single male subject pronoun which is "he."
200
What is the correct object pronoun to fill in the blank?
I found a cat stuck in a tree. I helped _______ get out of the tree by calling its name.
Justify your answer!
it
helped whom? helped what?
helped it
200
What is the correct reflexive pronoun to fill in the blank?
We must remind___________ not to leave the water running when we brush our teeth.
Justify your answer!
ourselves
The reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject "we." We is 1st person plural, and the matching reflexive pronoun is "ourselves."
200
Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
As soon as I get home from school, Jarison (lies/lays) down on his bed.
Justify your answer!
lies
Lie means to recline.
200
Which negative contraction is written incorrectly?
a. can't
b. willn't
c. shouldn't
d. couldn't
b. will + not = won't
Won't is one of the irregular negative contractions.
300
Which subject pronoun belongs in the blank?
Ms. Smith and I went to the library to check out books, but _______ forgot to bring our library cards.
a) I
b) We
c) Us
d) They
Justify your answer!
b) We
The subject of the sentence is Ms. Smith and I. The first person plural pronoun is "we."
300
My mother baked a dozen chocolate chip cookies for me.
In the sentence above, replace the object with a pronoun.
Justify your answer!
My mother baked them for me.
baked what? baked whom?
baked a dozen chocolate chip cookies
replace "a dozen chocolate chip cookies" with "them"
300
Fill in the blank with the correct reflexive pronoun.
Sable loves to write short stories. She does not want help from anyone. She likes to write them __________________.
Justify your answer!
herself
The reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject "she." "She is 3rd person singular female, and the matching reflexive pronoun is "herself."
300
Is this sentence written correctly?
Sit your homework out on the table, so I can check your answers.
Justify your answer!
No
It should be:
Set your homework on the table, so I can check your answers.
Set means to place or put.
300
Rewrite the sentence to include a contraction.
You are the most hard working students in Nashville.
you + are = you're
You're the most hard working students in Nashville.
400
Replace the word in quotation marks in the following sentence with the correct subject pronoun.
Ms. Miller and Ms. Flynn printed our report cards. "You" sent them home to our parents.
Justify your answer!
They
Ms. Miller and Ms. Flynn are two people, so I need to use the plural third person subject pronoun "they."
400
Replace the word in quotation marks with the correct object pronoun.
I knew Angelica was a really good basketball player because I watched her play. I picked "him" to be on my team.
Justify your answer!
her
Angelica is a female, so we need to use a female object pronoun. "Him" is a male object pronoun. "Her" is the singular female object pronoun.
400
Replace the word in quotation marks with the correct reflexive pronoun.
I am going to drive "yourselves" to the fair tomorrow.
myself
The subject is "I," so the pronoun should be "myself."
400
Is the following sentence written correctly?
I went to lay my brother in his crib, and then I went to lie down.
Justify your answer!
Yes!
Lay means to place. I placed my brother in his crib.
Lie means to recline. I went to rest by lying down.
400
What is the correct way to make a contraction from the words in quotation marks?
"She will" study her notes and old tests.
a. She'ill
b. She'll
c. Shew'll
d. Shei'll
b. She'll
she + will = she'll
500
Name all of the subject pronouns.
There are eight subject pronouns that we like to say!
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
Are the following sentences written correctly?
I am not going to just lie down and give up! Set your things down so we can get to work.
Justify your answer!
Yes
Lie means to recline. Set means to place or put.
500
SUPER ULTRA BONUS QUESTION
Turn the words in quotes into contractions.
Your parents said you "should not" run around in the rain. "They are" watching and "they will" get mad if you "do not" listen.
Your parents said you shouldn't run around in the rain. They're watching and they'll get mad if you don't listen.
should + not = shouldn't
they + are = they're
they + will = they'll
do + not = don't