ProNouns Flashcards
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What are pronouns and why do we use them?
Give an example of a sentence that uses a pronoun.
One uses pronouns so that nouns do not have to be repeated. Pronouns make speaking and writing much quicker and clearer.
E.g: When Wendy stroked her cat and listened to Wendy’s cat purring, Wendy felt calm.
VS
When Wendy stroked her (note that HER is a possessive adjective in this context) cat and listened to IT purring, SHE felt calm.
What are the most commonly used pronouns?
Personal pronouns.
Name the types of pronouns.
- Relative
- Demonstrative
- Interrogative
- Indefinite
- Reflexive (used the least)
- Personal (used the most)
- Possessive
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What do relative pronouns do? Give an example of a relative pronoun.
These pronouns help to connect or relate one part of a sentence to another. E.g. who, whom, which, what, whose, that.
What do demonstrative pronouns do? Give an example of a demonstrative pronoun.
These pronouns point out a person or thing specifically. E.g. this, that, these, those.
What do interrogative pronouns do? Give an example of an interrogative pronoun.
These pronouns help ask questions or interrogate. E.g. whose? who? to whom? which? what?
What do indefinite pronouns do? Give an example of an indefinite pronoun.
These pronouns refer to people or things generally rather than specifically. E.g. any, each, several, some.
What do reflexive pronouns do? Give an example of a reflexive pronoun.
These pronouns reflect back to an earlier noun or pronoun. E.g. myself, yourself, himself, ourselves, itself, themselves.
What do personal pronouns do? Give an example of a personal pronoun.
These pronouns are the stunt-doubles of grammar, they stand in for the people (or animals or whatever) who star in our sentences. E.g. I, you, she, it, we, him, he, her, us, they, me, them.
What type of pronoun is used the least?
Reflexive.
Choose the correct pronoun from those in brackets.
Between you and (I/me), Peeta’s word is unreliable.
me
Choose the correct pronoun from those in brackets. One enjoys (yourself/oneself) in the Hunger Games arena.
oneself
Choose the correct pronoun from those in brackets.
On the eve of the Yule Ball, everybody took (his/their) partners and began to dance.
their
Choose the correct pronoun from those in brackets.
“That plan of (yours/you) will not work, Thomas!” Screeched Gally.
yours
Choose the correct pronoun from those in brackets.
My brother, Loki, is eight years younger than (I/me).
I
Choose the correct pronoun from those in brackets.
Timone, Pumba, and (I/myself) were stalking a kudu.
I
Choose the correct pronoun from those in brackets.
I have not read (any/either) of the last two Maze Runner books.
either
Choose the correct pronoun from those in brackets.
No girl in the whole of Dauntless is more popular than (she/her).
her
Choose the correct pronoun from those in brackets.
Draco should be ashamed of (him/himself) for attempting to murder Dumbly-dore.
himself
Find and identify the pronoun in this sentence.
I attended the 74th Annual Hunger Games.
I- personal pronoun
Find and identify the pronoun in this sentence.
The unicorn-core wand left behind was mine.
Mine- possessive
What do possessive personal pronouns do? Give an example of a possessive pronoun.
Possessive personal are a subset of personal pronouns. These pronouns show that something belongs to someone. E.g. mine, yours, his, hers. Possessive pronouns are never spelled with apostrophes. Possessive pronouns are easily confused with POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES, which are my, (vs mine), your (vs yours), his (remains unchanged), her (vs hers) and one’s.
Find and identify the pronoun in this sentence.
The cure to the Flare belongs to you.
you- subjective personal
Find and identify the pronoun in this sentence. You need to talk to her about the Divination class that occurred yesterday.
you- subjective personal
her- personal
