Pronouns General
Which of the following pronouns are singular, and which are plural?
I, me, he, her, you, we, them, his, theirs, yours
I (s), me (s), he (s), her (s), you (both), we (p), them (p), his (s), theirs (p), yours (both)
Would you use she or her?
Many young girls looked up to ___________.
her
Name the indirect object pronoun:
The teacher brought him his homework to finish.
Identify the pronoun. Is it a possessive pronoun or an adjective pronoun?
The students displayed their project about the Native Americans.
Complete this sentence with the correct pronoun:
To (who/whom) did Prometheus give fire?
whom (it is after a preposition which is to)
Identify the pronoun. Then tell if the sentence is in first, second or third person.
Have you ever read The Odyssey?
you, second
Would you use he or him?
The class and _______ were skyping about plants and their uses.
he
Identify the pronoun. Is it a direct object (DO) or object of a preposition (OP)?
The class got a new student, and they listened to him.
him, OP
Identify the pronoun. Is it a possessive pronoun or an adjective pronoun?
Hers was a cake made of vanilla and chocolate.
Hers, possessive (it shows she owns the cake and stands alone)
Identify the pronoun. Is it singular, plural, far, or near? (pick 2)
Those are the books she wants to read.
those, plural, far
Identify the pronoun. Tell if the sentence is in first, second, or third person.
We studied ancient Greek and Latin roots.
we, first
My friend and _________ enjoyed the story about Mafatu.
I
In Greek legend, Poseidon was the sea god, and Odysseus had angered him.
him, DO
Identify the pronoun. Is it a possessive pronoun or an adjective pronoun?
The recorders sounded nice, and theirs was the best sound of all.
theirs-possessive (stands alone)
Identify the pronoun. Is it singular, plural, far, or near? (pick 2)
These books are for the 5th graders to study for B.O.B.
these-plural, near
Identify the pronoun. Tell if the sentence is in first, second, or third person.
The people there gave them pancakes at the restaurant.
them, third
Identify the pronoun. Is it a subject or subject complement?
The person who went to the birthday party was she.
she, subject complement (she=person)
Identify the indirect object of a preposition pronoun in this sentence:
The horse galloped away from him.
him
Identify the pronoun. Is it intensive or reflexive?
Zeus himself was considered the chief god of Greek mythology.
himself, intensive (it is right next to Zeus)
Name the two words in this contraction:
they're
NOT their
NOT there
Identify all the pronouns in the following sentence:
The teacher said she would test us on the stories, and we would have to write about them.
she, us, we, them
We celebrated Thanksgiving at my grandparents' house.
we-subject
Identify the pronoun used as a direct object in this sentence:
The water separated them from the mountain and its snow.
them
Identify the pronoun. Is it intensive or reflexive?
Odysseus earned himself a reputation as a smart leader.
himself, reflexive
Name the pronoun and its antecedent.
Even though the library book was checked out, the boy still reserved it.
it = book