Pronouns Flashcards
Pronouns
Take the place of nouns
The word for which the pronoun stands is called
The antecedent
“George Washington picked up his waistcoat and admired its golden buttons.” What are the two antecedents in this sentence?
George Washington and waistcoat
What are the eight different types of pronouns?
Personal Possessive Reciprocal Reflexive Demonstrative Interrogative Relative Indefinite
Personal pronouns indicate
A person speaking, spoken to, or spoken of
Give an example of the dummy it.
It snowed last night.
It’s cold.
What are the possessive pronouns?
My, mine Your, yours His, her, hers, its Our, ours Your, yours Their, theirs
Some possessive pronouns are used to modify nouns and seem to function as
Determiners.
Do you use an apostrophe with possessive pronouns to show possession?
Never
What are the reciprocal pronouns?
Each other and one another
When should you use each other vs one another?
Each other when referring to two people. One another when referring to more.
How do you form the reflexive pronouns?
Add either -self or -selves to the appropriate possessive pronoun.
What are the demonstrative pronouns?
This, these
That, those
Demonstrative pronouns point to ______. They can also function as ______.
The nouns they are replacing. Determiners.
What are the interrogative pronouns?
Who, which, and what
Interrogative pronouns are
Words of interrogation
What causes who to change form?
The case. Whether it’s nominative, objective, or possessive
Should you use who, whom, or whose in the following sentence?
_____ stole my car?
Who
Should you use who, whom, or whose in the following sentence?
_____ are we meeting?
Whom
Should you use who, whom, or whose in the following sentence?
_____ ate all my brussels sprouts?
Who
Should you use who, whom, or whose in the following sentence?
_____ book is this?
Whose
Should you use who, whom, or whose in the following sentence?
For _____ did you buy those flowers?
Whom
Can the interrogative pronouns be used as an adjective to modify a noun?
Yes, as a determiner
Do interrogative pronouns have antecedents?
No
