Pronouns

Question 1

pronoun (definition)

Answer 1

words which replace a noun

Question 2

pronouns can be _____, _____, or show _____

Answer 2

subjects, objects, possession

Question 3

pronoun case (types)

Answer 3

subjective, objective, possessive

Question 4

pronoun (types)

Answer 4

demonstrative, indefinite, intensive, interrogative, object, subject, personal, possessive, reciprocal, reflexive, relative

Question 5

demonstrative pronoun (definition)

Answer 5

points to a specific thing

Question 6

demonstrative pronoun (examples)

Answer 6

this, that, these, those

Question 7

indefinite pronoun (definition)

Answer 7

does not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular

Question 8

indefinite pronoun (examples)

Answer 8

few, some, several, any, most, other, some, each, everything, none, neither and either, one

Question 9

_____ is the only indefinite personal pronoun

Answer 9

one

Question 10

intensive pronoun (definition)

Answer 10

uses a reflexive pronoun to add emphasis to the subject of the sentence

Question 11

intensive pronoun (examples)

Answer 11

myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Question 12

the way to identify an intensive pronoun is to

Answer 12

remove it from the sentence; if it’s an intensive pronoun, the sentence will still make sense. If the sentence no longer makes sense, it’s a reflexive pronoun.

Question 13

interrogative pronoun (definition)

Answer 13

used to ask a question

Question 14

interrogative pronoun (examples)

Answer 14

who, which, what, whom, whose

Question 15

objective pronoun (definition)

Answer 15

receives the action the verb suggests

Question 16

objective pronoun (examples)

Answer 16

me, you, him, her, it, us, them

Question 17

subjective pronoun (definition)

Answer 17

does the action the verb suggests

Question 18

subjective pronoun (examples)

Answer 18

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Question 19

personal pronoun (definition)

Answer 19

replaces the name of a person or a group of people

Question 20

possessive pronoun (definition)

Answer 20

refers to something which belongs to someone or something

Question 21

possessive pronoun (examples)

Answer 21

mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs, whose

Question 22

possessive determiners (definition)

Answer 22

replaces the person who owns the item

Question 23

possessive determiners (examples)

Answer 23

my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their

Question 24

possessive determiners must always be followed by a _____

Answer 24

noun

Question 25

reciprocal pronoun (definition)

Answer 25

used when two or more people or things are doing the same thing, and experiencing the same consequences

Question 26

reciprocal pronoun (examples)

Answer 26

each other, one another

Question 27

reflexive pronoun (definition)

Answer 27

used when a person or thing is referring to the same person or thing

Question 28

reflexive pronoun (examples)

Answer 28

myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Question 29

relative pronoun (definition)

Answer 29

connects one phrase or clause to another one, creating what’s called a relative sentence

Question 30

relative pronoun (examples)

Answer 30

who, whoever, whom, whomever, which, whose, that

Question 31

list of pronouns

Answer 31

any, anybody, anyone, anything, either, he, her, hers, herself, him, himself, his, I, it, its, itself, me, mine, my, myself, neither, none, one, oneself, our, ours, ourselves, she, someone, something, that, their, theirs, them, themselves, these, they, this, those, we, what, whatever, which, whichever, who, whoever, whom, whomever, you, you, your, your, yours, yourself, yourselves

Question 32

who (definition)

Answer 32

subjective pronoun which should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence

Question 33

whom (definition)

Answer 33

objective pronoun which should be used to refer to the object of a sentence

Question 34

antecedent (definition)

Answer 34

a noun that is replaced by a pronoun

Question 35

everyone vs. every one

Answer 35

everybody vs. each individual who makes up a group