Pronouns: personal, reflexive, possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite pronouns. Flashcards

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What type of pronoun replaces a noun and refers to specific people or things?

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Personal pronoun

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True or False: ‘Him’ is an example of a personal pronoun.

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True

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3
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Fill in the blank: Reflexive pronouns end with the suffix _____

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self or selves

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Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun? a) they b) yourself c) hers

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b) yourself

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What type of pronoun shows ownership?

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Possessive pronoun

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True or False: ‘Their’ is a possessive pronoun.

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True

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Provide an example of a demonstrative pronoun.

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This, that, these, those

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Fill in the blank: Interrogative pronouns are used to ask _____

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questions

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Which of the following is an interrogative pronoun? a) who b) it c) us

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a) who

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What type of pronoun refers to non-specific items or people?

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Indefinite pronoun

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True or False: ‘Everyone’ is an example of an indefinite pronoun.

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True

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Match the pronoun type: ‘Myself’ is which type of pronoun?

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Reflexive pronoun

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Which pronoun is used to refer to the speaker or speakers?

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First-person pronoun

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Fill in the blank: The pronoun ‘you’ is used for _____

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the second person

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Identify the possessive pronoun: a) his b) her c) they

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a) his

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What is the function of demonstrative pronouns?

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To point to specific things or people

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True or False: ‘Somebody’ is an indefinite pronoun.

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Which pronoun type can be plural? a) reflexive b) personal c) possessive

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What is the plural form of the possessive pronoun ‘my’?

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Fill in the blank: The pronoun ‘who’ is used to refer to _____

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Identify the type of pronoun: ‘These’ is a _____ pronoun.

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demonstrative

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Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun? a) themselves b) him c) her

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a) themselves

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Fill in the blank: Indefinite pronouns are used when the exact _____ is unknown.

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number or identity

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What is an example of a personal pronoun in the third person singular?

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True or False: 'Whom' is an interrogative pronoun used for the subject of a verb.
False