Pronouns Flashcards
Pronouns: these are used in the same way as a noun, and ? them in sentences when a ? is not necessary.
A. Replace / gerund B. Remove / verb C. Replace / noun D. Removes / container E. Replaces / container
C. Replace / noun
Personal Pronouns: represent people or things.
Please name the 2 different forms?
1. (?) personal pronouns, indicates that the personal pronoun is acting as the “subject of the verb”
- (?) personal pronouns, used when the personal pronoun is an object of the verb. (Direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions)
- Subjective
“we brought a pound of apples” - Objective.
“Paul knows her” direct = her
“Paul gave them the letter” indirect = know
“Paul went with him” prep = with him
Subjective Pronouns:
Replace the subject of a sentence.
Please name the 7 Subjective personal pronouns and commit to memory.
Object Pronouns:
Replace the object of the sentence.
Please name the 7 Object personal Pronouns and commit to memory.
Subject:
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who
Object:
Me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom
Possessive Pronouns:
Are used to indicate (?) or (?) owns something and replace the owner if the owner is known.
Like all pronouns they take the place of nouns in sentences.
Please name 7 Possessive Nouns.
Who or what (represents people or things)
Mine, Yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs
Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs, are 7 (?) pronouns.
A. Pronouns
B. Subject pronouns
C. Object pronouns
D. Possessive pronouns
D. Possessive pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who
are the 7 ? pronouns
A. Pronouns
B. Subject pronouns
C. Object pronouns
D. Possessive pronouns
B. Subject pronouns
The term Possessive Pronoun covers Possessive adjectives and absolute possessive pronouns, (stand alone and do not modify nouns)
They include another 2 pronouns (?) and (its) - both from the possessive adjective
Whose and its (both from possessive adjectives)
Me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom
Are the 7 ? Pronouns
A. Pronouns
B. Subject pronouns
C. Object pronouns
D. Possessive pronouns
C. Object Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns:
Are used with another noun or pronoun when something does something to itself, which means the ? and the ? are the same.
“John pinched himself”
Please name 8 reflexive pronouns
Subject / object
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves, yourselves
Indefinite Pronoun:
Refers to a non-specific (?) or (?). Used when unsure about the subject or object.
Please name the 6 and commit to memory
person / thing
Anyone, someone, anybody, somebody, nobody, something,
Demonstrative Pronouns:
Are used to replace specific people or things that have been previously mentioned or understood from context and whether it is replacing something singular or plural and whether is close by or far away.
Please name 2 singular and 2 plural
Singular:
This - close by
That - farther away
Plural:
These - close by
Those - farther away
Interrogative Pronouns:
Sometimes called “question words or (wh-words) as they are used to ask questions. These pronouns represent the “thing” that the question is about.
“Who won the race”
Please name the 5 and commit to memory.
Who, whom, whose, which, what
Also
Whoever, whomever, whichever, whatever.
Relative pronouns: introduces an adjective clause.
used to introduce a description for a noun and comes after the noun to identify it / tell us more information about it.
Please name 5 relative pronouns
That, which, who, whom, whose
The lady who made your dress is waiting outside
Noun = lady,
Relative pronoun = who
which starts the adjective clause
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, themselves, yourselves and ourselves are used when the subject and object are the same. These are known as
A. Relative pronouns B. Reflexive pronouns C. Interrogative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns E. Demonstrative pronouns
B. Reflexive pronouns
Anyone, someone, anybody, somebody, nobody something are used when we are unsure as to the subject and object. They are all
A. Relative pronouns B. Reflexive pronouns C. Interrogative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns E. Demonstrative pronouns
D. Indefinite pronouns
Singular - this, that / plural - these, those
Are what type of pronouns
A. Relative pronouns B. Reflexive pronouns C. Interrogative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns E. Demonstrative pronouns
E. Demonstrative pronouns
Who, whom, whose, which, what
Are the question or “wh” words known as
A. Relative pronouns B. Reflexive pronouns C. Interrogative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns E. Demonstrative pronouns
C. Interrogative pronouns
that, which, who, whom, whose
Are all what type of pronouns
A. Relative pronouns B. Reflexive pronouns C. Interrogative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns E. Demonstrative pronouns
A. Relative pronouns
These are used when the subject and object are the same:
A. Relative pronouns B. Reflexive pronouns C. Interrogative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns E. Demonstrative pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, themselves, yourselves, ourselves
Used when we are unsure about the subject or object.
A. Relative pronouns B. Reflexive pronouns C. Interrogative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns E. Demonstrative pronouns
D. Indefinite pronouns
Anyone, someone, anybody, somebody, nobody, something
The “wh-words” that may also replace common phrases.
A. Relative pronouns B. Reflexive pronouns C. Interrogative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns E. Demonstrative pronouns
C. Interrogative pronouns
Who, what, where, when, why, which, whom
Used to introduce clauses that contain more information about the subject or object.
A. Relative pronouns B. Reflexive pronouns C. Interrogative pronouns D. Indefinite pronouns E. Demonstrative pronouns
A. Relative pronouns
That, which, who, whom, whose
Your choice of relative pronoun is determined by whether it refers to a person or thing. Your choices are.
A. Who/whom refer to people
B. Which refers to things
C. This/that refer to people or things
D. All are true
D. All are true
True or false.
An adjective clause starting with “that” is only used to identify a noun. You cannot use it to add information.
True
Mrs Higgins, who owns a pie shop, is waiting outside.
Mrs Higgins = (?)
Who = (?)
Adjective clause = (?)
Noun
Relative pronoun
Who owns a pie shop
Reciprocal pronouns:
A reciprocal pronoun express a mutual action or relationship.
Please name the 2 forms
Each other
One another
“Jack and Jill hate each other”
“each other or one another” - choose correct use
Jack and Jill hate ?
Each other
Rule Tip!
If the antecedent is two things, use “each other”. If it’s more than two, use “one another”
“each other or one another” - choose correct use
The crayfish started attacking ?
one another
“each other or one another” - choose correct use
The team players played their hearts out for ?
one another
“each other or one another” - choose correct use
They gave (?) presents.
each other
Name the Subjective Personal Pronoun:
I didn’t fall, the ground just needed a hug
I
Name the Subjective Personal Pronoun:
A house is just a place to keep stuff while you go out and get more stuff.
You
Name the Subjective Personal Pronoun:
If there were no electricity, we would all be watching television by candlelight.
We
Name the Subjective Personal Pronoun:
Be nice to nerds. The chances are you will end up working for one.
You
Name the Subjective Personal Pronoun:
He has been given a large by mistake.
He
Name the Subjective Personal Pronoun:
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
They
Name the Subjective Personal Pronoun:
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
It
