Grammar Review: Pronouns

1. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “A pronoun is a word used to take the place of a noun (or a group of words acting as a noun).” Exercise:

2. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “A pronoun is a word used to take the place of a noun (or a group of words acting as a noun).” Exercise:

3. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Without his parents’ permission, Al could not go on the field trip.

4. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Without hisparents’ permission, Al could not go on the field trip.

5. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Without hisparents’ permission, Al could not go on the field trip.

6. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Without hisparents’ permission, Alcould not go on the field trip.

7. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Most of the critics liked the play.

8. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Mostof the critics liked the play.

9. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Mostof the critics liked the play.

10. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Mostof the criticsliked the play.

11. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Jenny, would ___like ____of this cake?

12. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Jenny, would ___like ____of this cake?

13. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Jenny, would youlike ____of this cake?

14. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Jenny, would youlike ____of this cake?

15. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: Jenny, would youlike someof this cake?

16. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: One explanation for the show’s success is __appeal to teenagers.

17. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: One explanation for the show’ssuccess is __appeal to teenagers.

18. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands in a sentence.” Exercise: One explanation for the show’ssuccess is itsappeal to teenagers.

19. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Personal pronouns refer to the person speaking, the person spoken to, or the person, place, or thing spoken about.” Exercise:

20. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “A reflexive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and adds information by pointing back to the noun or pronoun.” Exercise:

21. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: The tourists suddenly found themselves in a strange part of town.

22. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: The tourists suddenly found themselvesin a strange part of town.

23. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: The touristssuddenly found themselvesin a strange part of town.

24. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: The neighbors cleaned up the block themselves.

25. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: The neighbors cleaned up the block themselves.

26. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: The neighborscleaned up the block themselves.

27. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: Do all these candles have coconut inside ____ ?

28. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: Do all these candles have coconut inside them?

29. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: We told _______ that we were imagining things.

30. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “An intensive pronoun ends in –self or –selves and simply adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.” Exercise: We toldourselvesthat we were imagining things.

31. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Demonstrative pronouns direct attention to specific people, places, or things.” “A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea.” “An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.” Exercise: Here is a person whom I want you to meet.

32. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Demonstrative pronouns direct attention to specific people, places, or things.” “A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea.” “An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.” Exercise: Here is a person whomI want you to meet.

33. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Demonstrative pronouns direct attention to specific people, places, or things.” “A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea.” “An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.” Exercise: The article, which was written by a senator, was interesting.

34. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Demonstrative pronouns direct attention to specific people, places, or things.” “A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea.” “An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.” Exercise: The article, whichwas written by a senator, was interesting.

35. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Demonstrative pronouns direct attention to specific people, places, or things.” “A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea.” “An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.” Exercise: _____ of the colors do you prefer ?

36. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Demonstrative pronouns direct attention to specific people, places, or things.” “A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea.” “An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.” Exercise: Whichof the colors do you prefer ?

37. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Demonstrative pronouns direct attention to specific people, places, or things.” “A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea.” “An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.” Exercise: ____are you going to do next ?

38. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Demonstrative pronouns direct attention to specific people, places, or things.” “A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea.” “An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.” Exercise: Whatare you going to do next ?

39. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: Someone has already eaten most of the cookies.

40. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: Someonehas already eaten most of the cookies.

41. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: Someonehas already eaten mostof the cookies.

42. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: Few of the officials would admit that anything was wrong.

43. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: Fewof the officials would admit that anything was wrong.

44. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: Fewof the officials would admit that anythingwas wrong.

45. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: Would you like to have ____ of this pie ?

46. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: Would you like to have someof this pie ?

47. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: This book tells ________ you will ever need to know about scones.

48. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Exercise: This book tells everythingyou will ever need to know about scones.

49. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: “Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.” Homework: Complete pages #5-12 in the Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar Exercise Workbook for a Review Quiz

50. Grammar Review: Pronouns Basic Definition: The End Homework: