Types of Pronouns
This type of pronoun answers a question.
Interrogative
The cats bowls were empty.
Possessive
What type of pronouns are these?
I, you, she, he, it
Personal pronouns
OR
Subject pronouns
Amy wants to see her grandmother.
her/Amy
This type of pronoun refers to a person, place, or thing that is not specifically named.
Indefinite
The cats are so cute when they play together!
Mike enjoys skiing at Mammoth Mountain on Saturdays.
There are _________ proper nouns in this sentence.
3
Which is the proper noun?
chairlift, skis, wachusett mountain, bindings
Wachusett Mountain
This test is going to be easy. It won't take much time.
It/test
This type of pronoun points out people, places, and things.
Demonstrative
We are getting two cats next week.
Plural
We enjoy ice cream sundaes after the buses drop us off at our houses.
There are ______ plural nouns and pronouns in this sentence.
6
Define an Antecedent.
An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun replaces.
Everybody is excited to have a few days off for Thanksgiving.
Everybody/?
This type of pronoun does the action in a sentence.
Subject Pronoun
My cats Halloween costume was so cute!
What is the name of the punctuation that a possessive noun always has?
Apostrophe
The dogs hid all of their bones by the tree.
their/dogs
This type of pronoun receives the action in a sentence.
Object Pronoun
Why am I writing so many sentences about cats habits?
Plural (sentences)/possessive (cats')/plural (habits)
The students papers sat in a neat piles in the teachers classroom next to the custodians closet.
There are _____ errors in this sentence.
What is the difference between a plural noun and a possessive noun?
Plural: more than one
Possessive: shows ownership
Michelle and Mike ate the pizza they made for dinner.
they/Michelle, Mike