Pronouns in this case include my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs.
What is possessive case?
100
The definition for antecedent is __________________.
What is the noun or pronoun to which a pronoun refers?
100
Who and Whoever are in this case.
What is nominative case?
100
Our history teacher assigned (we, us) students a research project about the Civil War.
What is us?
100
Identify the four words in the following list that are not pronouns.
herself, hisself, their, there, its, it's, theirselves, mine, ours
What is hisself, there, it's, and theirselves?
200
Pronouns in this case are used as direct objects, indirect objects, objects of preposition, or objects of infinitive.
What is objective case?
200
A ______________ pronoun is used to refer to antecedents joined by "and."
What is plural?
200
To figure out whether to use who or whom in a _______________________ clause, look at how the pronoun functions in the clause.
What is subordinate?
200
No one was as excited about the project as (me, I).
What is I?
200
Identify the type of reference error in the following sentence as general, indefinite, or ambiguous.
When Joe called Kaleb, he was preparing to set sail.
What is ambiguous?
300
Pronouns in this case include me, you, him, her, it, us, them.
What is objective case?
300
Neither NASA nor the astronauts neglected (its, their) duty.
What is their?
300
Mary Kingsley, (who, whom) was born in London in 1862, fearlessly explored regions of West and Central Africa.
What is who?
300
Choose the correct pronoun and explain why.
Judy and (myself, I, me) decided to work together on the project.
What is I because the pronoun is being used as the subject so you choose nominative case (I)?
300
Correct the pronoun reference error in the following sentence.
In the book, it states that Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who crossbred pea plants.
What is "The book states that Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who crossbred pea plants."?
400
Pronouns in this case include I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
What is nominative case?
400
An astronaut should take (his, your, their, his or her) duties seriously.
What is his or her?
400
Explain why whom is correct in the following sentence.
Kingsley had no relatives in England to whom she was close, so she visited her native country only briefly in 1884 before returning to Africa.
What is because you use objective case (whom) as the object of a preposition?
400
Choose the correct pronoun and explain why.
The highest grade for the research projects was awarded to Judy and (myself, I, me).
What is me because the pronoun is being used as the object of the preposition "to" so you need objective case (me)?
400
Identify the pronoun that does not belong in the following list and explain why.
another, anybody, each, everything, someone, no one, anything, neither, many, anyone, somebody, one
What is "many" because it is a plural indefinite pronoun and all the others in the list are singular indefinite pronouns?
500
Pronouns in this case are used before a gerund.
What is possessive case?
500
A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in ___________, ____________, and _________________.
What is number, gender, and person?
500
Choose the correct pronoun in the following sentence and explain why.
Kingsley went to South Africa when war broke out there between the British and the Boers, (who, whom) were settlers of Dutch descent.
What is who because it acts as the subject within the subordinate clause, and you use the nominative case (who) for subjects?
500
Choose the correct answer and explain why.
The prize winners were Cecilia and (me, I, myself).
What is I because the pronoun is being used as a predicate nominative, so you must select nominative case (I)?
500
Sort the following pronouns into the three cases.
me, I, she, his, us, they, who, whom, them, their, him, our
What is I, she, they, and who are nominative; me, us, whom, them, and him are objective; and his, their, and our are possessive?