Pronoun Jeopardy

Pronouns & Antecedents

100

Tell the pronoun and its antecedent. "The girls decided to publish a newspaper. They began by heading to Jenny's house."

they, girls

200

Tell the pronoun and its antecedent. "Although she didn't come up with the idea of the newspaper, Rita decided to be the editor-in-chief."

she, Rita

300

Find the pronoun (no antecedent) "Nobody wanted to challenge Rita's beliefs about the newspaper."

nobody

400

Find the pronoun. "Rachel couldn't stop herself from eating the whole pan of brownies."

herself

500

Find the pronoun(s). "The judges told us boys that our performance was 'dreadful.'"

us & our

Possessive Pronouns

100

Find the possessive pronoun. "Hers has yellow blinking lights."

hers

200

Write the pronouns. "Your coat is hanging over her chair."

your, her

300

Write the possessive pronoun(s). "You're not going to remember where you've put your coat."

your

400

Rewrite the sentence, fixing errors. Then circle each possessive pronoun. "You're projects should be on there desks by Friday."

You're --> Your & there --> their. Your and their should be circled.

500

Rewrite the sentence, fixing errors. Circle the possessive pronouns. "Our's needs it's final coat of black paint."

Our's --> Ours & it's --> its. Ours and its should be circled.

Subject & Object Pronouns

100

Choose the correct pronoun. Write "S" if it is a subject pronoun and "O" if it is an object pronoun. "(We / us) climbed a ladder to pick the apples."

we (S)

200

Choose the correct pronoun. Write "S" if it is a subject pronoun and "O" if it is an object pronoun. "Two falling apples hit (I, me) on the shoulder."

me (O)

300

Write the pronoun(s). Write "S" if it is a subject pronoun and "O" if it is an object pronoun. "After he finished picking apples, Ricky put them in a big wooden basket."

he (S) them (O)

400

Write the pronoun(s). Write "S" if it is a subject pronoun and "O" if it is an object pronoun. "Eventually we kids came home to retrieve the pies. They were so delicious that the nine hour trip was worthwhile."

we (S) they (S)

500

Write the pronoun(s). Write "S" if it is a subject pronoun and "O" if it is an object pronoun. "She didn't know how to send us kids the apple pies since we were away at college."

she (S) us (O) we (S)

Who/Whom/Who's/Whose?

100

(Who's / Whose) skates are in the hall closet?

Whose

200

For (who / whom) did you cheer at the game last night?

whom

300

(Who / Whom) won the first two games of the season?

Who

400

(Who's / Whose) that great goalie on the other team?

Who's

500

(Who / Whom) do you know on the other team?

Whom

Indefinite, Intensive & Reflexive Pronouns

100

Write the indefinite pronoun, and choose the verb that completes the sentence. "Many (comes / come) from faraway places for camp every summer."

Many, come

200

Tell the indefinite pronoun, and choose the verb that completes the sentence. "At Camp Woodchuck, everybody (stay / stays) busy the whole day."

everybody, stays

300

Find the reflexive or intensive pronoun and label it "R" for reflexive or "I" for intensive. "I've fallen into a well and can't get myself out!"

myself (R)

400

Find the reflexive or intensive pronoun and label it "R" for reflexive or "I" for intensive. "Neither your father nor I can drive you today. You'll have to walk yourself to school."

yourself (R)

500

Find the reflexive or intensive pronoun and label it "R" for reflexive or "I" for intensive. "Jeremy didn't trust his project teammates. He wouldn't consider the assignment finished until he himself turned it into Mr. Barfspringer."

himself (I)