Personal Pronouns
What is "I"?
"I" is a subject pronoun used for oneself.
What shows ownership?
Possessive pronouns show ownership (like mine, yours).
What is a reflexive pronoun?
A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject (myself, yourself).
What does "this" point to?
"This" points to something close to the speaker.
Fill in: "___ is my friend." (He/Him)
"He is my friend." ("He" is the correct subject pronoun)
Give an object pronoun
Object pronouns include me, him, her, us, them.
Replace "my" with a possessive pronoun
Possessive pronoun for "my" is "mine".
Complete: "She looked at ___ in the mirror."
"She looked at herself in the mirror."
Which word points to something far away?
"That" points to something far away.
Choose the right word: "Give it to ___." (I/me)
"Give it to me." ("me" is the correct object pronoun)
Which pronoun replaces "Tom"?
"He" replaces "Tom".
Choose the possessive pronoun: mine, me, I
The possessive pronoun is "mine". ("Me" and "I" are not possessive.)
When do you use "yourself"?
Use "yourself" when the subject and object are the same person (You did it yourself).
Which word points to more than one thing? (These/This)
"These" points to more than one thing close by.
"Replace the noun: "Anna and I" with a pronoun
"We" replaces "Anna and I.
Correct pronoun: "___ am happy." (He/His)
Correct: "He am happy." → Actually, correct is "He is happy." Pronoun: "He"
Fill in: "This is ___ book." (your/yours)
"This is your book." (possessive adjective)
True or False: Reflexive pronouns can be subjects
False. Reflexive pronouns are never subjects.
Fill in: "___ are my toys." (These/Those)
"These are my toys." ("These" points to plural things nearby)
What's wrong with: "Me went to the park"?
"Me went to the park" is wrong; correct is "I went to the park."
Make a sentence with "they"
Example sentence: "They are playing soccer."
Change to possessive: "That is her pen."
"That pen is hers." (Possessive pronoun: hers)
Reflexive pronouns vs intensive pronouns
Use "himself" correctly in a sentence
What is the pointing word in: "That cake looks good"?
"That" is the pointing word in "That cake looks good."
Rewrite: "Samantha gave the book to Samantha" using a pronoun
"Samantha gave the book to her." (using pronoun "her")