Unit 11 Pronouns Flashcards
(19 cards)
define; a word that takes the place of one or more nouns
pronoun
which pronouns refer to people or things?
personal pronouns
which personal pronouns are used in the nominative case?
subject pronouns
which personal pronouns are used in the objective case? (direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition)
object pronouns
is ‘I’ a subject or object pronoun?
subject
is ‘me’ a subject or object pronoun?
object
is ‘who’ a subject or object pronoun?
subject
is ‘whom’ a subject or object pronoun?
object
define; the noun or group of words that a pronoun refers to, must agree in number and gender
pronouns & antecedents
define; shows who or what has something, used before a noun or alone, replaces the name of the person or thing that has something
possessive pronoun
true or false; a possessive pronoun has an apostrophe?
false
define; a pronoun that does not refer to a particular person, place, thing, can be used alone or with nouns, most are singular or plural
indefinite pronoun
list the indefinite pronouns that can be either singular or plural depending on the following phrase
-all
-any
-most
-none
-some
define; formed by adding -self or -selves to certain personal and possessive pronouns, are never used as the subject or a sentence or as an object
reflexive and intensive pronouns
define; a pronoun that refers to a noun or another pronoun, indicates that the same person or thing is involved
reflexive
define; a pronoun that adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun already named
intensive
define; a pronoun used to introduce an interrogative sentence
interrogative pronoun
which interrogative pronoun refers to people and is used as the subject of a sentence?
who
