Pronouns

Question 1

a word/s that substitutes for a noun

Answer 1

pronoun/s

Question 2

this type of pronoun functions as the object of a verb or preposition.

it appears AFTER a verb

Answer 2

object pronouns

Question 3

also known as nominative pronouns

this type of pronoun functions as the subject of a verb

appears BEFORE the verb

Answer 3

subject pronouns

Question 4

this type of pronoun is used to show ownership or possession.

Answer 4

possessive pronouns

Question 5

this type of pronoun functions as a substitute for a noun, meaning it stands alone as the subject or object of the sentence.

Answer 5

demonstrative pronoun

Question 6

this type of pronoun is used to ask questions.

Answer 6

interrogative pronouns

Question 7

this type of pronoun is used to refer to someone or something in a general way, without being specific about whom or what you’re referring to.

Answer 7

indefinite pronoun

Question 8

refers to general amount or quantity

Answer 8

amounts (many, some, half, enough, little, much)

Question 9

nobody, no one, nothing, nowhere, none

Answer 9

absence (under indefinite pronoun)

Question 10

conveys a broad or infinite range of possibilities

Answer 10

multiple possibilities (any, anybody, anyone, anything, anywhere)

Question 11

unspecified thing

Answer 11

nonspecific object (some, somebody, someone, something, somewhere)

Question 12

everybody, everyone, everything, everywhere, all

Answer 12

all of something (under indefinite pronoun)

Question 13

singling out (under indefinite pronouns)

Answer 13

• either - positive
• neither - negative
• each