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Pronouns
Antecedents
Object of the Preposition
Indefinite Pronouns 1
Indefinite Pronouns 2
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What does a pronoun replace in a sentence?
What is: a noun?
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The pronoun in a sentence MUST agree with its: _______.
What is: antecedent!
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What does OOP stand for?
What is "Object of the Preposition"?
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What does "indefinite" mean? ("not definite" will not be accepted as an answer).
What is: uncertain / unknown
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None of the players on the basketball team wanted (his, his or her, their) coach to leave.
What is: their (the plural OOP "players" makes the indefinite pronoun "None" plural as well, making the correct answer "their."
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Give 3 examples of pronouns.
What is: He, She, They, Me, You, Him, It, We, Her, Us, Them, My, Your, His, Hers, Its, Our, Yours, Ours, Theirs, Mine
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In the sentence, "Danielle thought she saw a ghost, but she wasn't sure," what is the antecedent of "she"?
What is: Danielle!
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What is the object of the preposition in the prepositional phrase, "of the cookies"?
What is: "cookies"?
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Why are some pronouns called "indefinite"? What do they do (or not do)?
What is: They do not indicate the exact person or thing to which they refer
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Is the indefinite pronoun in these sentences singular or plural? "Most of the students would be fine with having four day weekends. Most of the teachers would too."
What is: plural (students / teachers are the OOPs, and they are plural. This makes the indefinite pronoun "Most" plural as well.)
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What is the matching pronoun for the antecedent "Damian" in the sentence: "Damian ran the mile. He is very fast and has great endurance, so he beat everyone."
What is: "He / he"?
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What is the antecedent of "It" in the sentence: "Carlos kept the secret from his friends. It had to be kept confidential that he had taken over as Gotham's Dark Knight, the infamous Batman."
What is: "the secret"
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What are 3 examples of preposition words? *Hint: A preposition acts as a kind of a locator of place / time in a sentence.
What is: of, with, at, near, around, from, into, during, including, until, against, among, throughout, despite, towards, upon, concerning, to, in, for, on, by, about, like, through, over, before, between, after, since, without, under, within, along, across, following, beyond, plus, except, but, up, out, down, off, above, aboard, amid, against, behind, below, beneath, beside, onto, outside, through, within
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Name 3 examples of indefinite pronouns.
What is: everybody, nobody, somebody, no one, someone, anybody, anyone, everything, nothing, something, anything, each, none, some, any, both, few, several, many, all, one, more, most
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a. Nobody got to play in the rain. He or she had to stay inside instead. OR b. Nobody got to play in the rain. They had to stay inside instead.
What is: a. Nobody got to play in the rain. He or she had to stay inside instead. Remember, "Nobody" is on the singular list!
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What does using pronouns allow us to do?
What is: to refer to a specific noun repeatedly without saying the word over and over again. Ex. Kelly thought Kelly saw Iron Man yesterday, but Kelly wasn't sure. vs. Kelly thought she saw Iron Man yesterday, but she wasn't sure.
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Name the pronoun AND its antecedent in the sentence: Brittany loved skydiving. It was her favorite thing to do in the world.
What is: "her" and "Brittany" OR "It" and skydiving
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What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The mouse in the commercial benched the trap easily."
What is: "in the commercial"?
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What is the indefinite pronoun in the sentence: All of the students wanted to beat the new arcade game"? What is its antecedent?
What is: "All"; "students"
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a. Everybody studied and did their homework. OR b. Everybody studied and did his or her homework.
What is: b. Everybody studied and did his or her homework. Remember, "Everybody" is on the singular list!
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What three aspects need to "agree" between the pronoun and its antecedent?
What is: gender, number, and person?
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Name 2 sets of pronouns AND their agreeing antecedents in the following sentence: "After the drama of the missing Pepsis, Maddie went home. It was a big deal for her at first, but now it was finally over."
What is: "she" and "Maddie"; "It" and "drama"
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What is the Prepositional Phrase and the Object of the Preposition in the sentence: "Sarai passed a message under the door"? Is the OOP singular or plural?
What is: "under the door" and "door;" singular!
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What is one example of an indefinite pronoun that, when used before a prepositional phrase, can be seen as either singular or plural?
What is all, more, none, most, any, some
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What changes the the indefinite pronouns "all, more, none, most, any, some" to be singular or plural in a sentence before a prepositional phrase? In other words, what does the pronoun depend upon?
What is: the OOP or object of the preposition Ex. "Most of the peaches were ripe. They smelled delicious." Most is plural here because of the OOP "peaches." Ex. "Most of the floor was mopped. It looked sparkling clean." Most is singular here because of the OOP "floor."