Basic Pronoun Info.
This is the job of a pronoun.
What is to replace a noun or another pronoun in a sentence?
"I"is this type of pronoun in the following sentence: Andy and I vacation to Florida every summer.
What is a Subject Pronoun?
Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun. Did you ride _______________ bike to school this morning?
What is "your"?
*If you misspell it, you do not get the points!
"Herself" is this type of pronoun in the following sentence: She looked at herself in the mirror.
What is Reflexive?
*It comes AFTER the verb and reflects back to the subject "she".
This occurs when a pronoun has an unclear antecedent.
What is a Vague Pronoun?
What is a subject pronoun?
"Them" is this type of pronoun in the following sentence: Mrs. Stephan gave them a lot of homework over the weekend.
What is an Object Pronoun?
Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun. Please hand me that. It is __________.
What is "mine"?
"myself" is this type of pronoun in the following sentence: My brother likes football, but I myself prefer basketball.
What is Intensive?
*It comes right after the pronoun "I" that it is intensifying.
True or False: The following words are all indefinite pronouns: Each, One, All, Both, Everyone, Anywhere, Nothing, Somebody, Few, None
What is TRUE?
This is what we call the noun or pronoun a pronoun replaces.
What is the antecedent?
These two pronouns are in the subject AND object categories.
What are "you" and "it"?
Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun: __________ car is in need of repairs.
What is "their"?
*If you misspell it, you do not get the points!
"Himself" or "hisself" is missing from the following sentence: When we visited the White House, we met the president _____________________.
What is "himself"?
"Hisself" is not a reflexive or intensive pronoun!
These two words could be the antecedents for the vague pronoun "it":
He replaced the battery in his car when it stopped working.
What are "battery" and "car"?
This type of pronoun intensifies or emphasizes a noun in a sentence.
What is an Intensive or Reflexive Pronoun?
"You" is this type of pronoun in the following sentence: You can borrow my phone.
What is a Subject Pronoun?
Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun: The car is missing ____________ rearview mirror.
What is "its"?
*If you misspell it, you do not get the points!
"itself" is this type of pronoun in the following sentence: Write on the answer key rather than the test itself.
What is Intensive?
It follows the noun (test) that it is intensifying.
True or False: "Both" is a plural indefinite pronoun
What is TRUE?
*Both means - more than one!
Name as many CATEGORIES/TYPES of pronouns as you can. The teams with at least 6 of the types will get the points!
*Vague pronouns are not a type - that just means you are using pronouns incorrectly!
What are SUBJECT, OBJECT, POSSESSIVE, REFLEXIVE, INTENSIVE, DEMONSTRATIVE, RELATIVE, INTERROGATIVE, and INDEFINITE?
*If you have ALL 9, you will be awarded DOUBLE!
"It" is this type of pronoun in the following sentence: Please don't break it.
What is an Object Pronoun?
Fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun:
A student should always try _____________ best.
What is "his or her"?
*The phrase is his or her because you do not know if the student is a boy or girl - the sentence is talking about both!
Fill in the blank with the correct reflexive pronoun: Both George and Jim bought __________ ice cream at lunch.
What is "themselves"?
True or False: If you use the indefinite pronoun "anyone" the antecedent will be "his or her".
What is TRUE?
"Anyone" is singular, so you have to use singular pronouns with it!