Grammar: Week 210th GradeNMHS

The PronounThe pronoun, the second of the eight parts of speech, is a word that takes the place of a noun.

In the sentence, “Felipe is an intelligent student,” the noun, Felipe, can be replaced by the singular pronoun he. Thus, the new sentence reads, “He is an intelligent student.” In the sentence, “We offered the baseball tickets to Rita and Drew,” the nouns, Rita and Drew, can be replaced by the plural pronoun, them. The new sentence will now read, “We offered the baseball tickets to them.”

The Pronoun

•Personal pronouns refer to people, places, things, and ideas. I, me, you, your, they, us, and it are all personal pronouns.•Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding “-self” or “-selves” to certain personal pronouns. They “reflect” back to the person or thing mentioned in the sentence. Myself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, yourselves, and themselves are reflexive pronouns.(There is no such word as theirselves.)

The Pronoun•Demonstrative pronouns can be singular or plural. They point out a specific person, place, or thing. This, that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns. •Interrogative pronouns, like their name suggests, are used when asking a question. Who, whom, which, and whose are interrogative pronouns. •Indefinite pronouns do not refer to a specific person, place, or thing. Some indefinite pronouns are another, both, everyone, most, no one, and several.

Copy the sentence and insert the appropriate personal pronoun.

1. (We, Us) love to read books. 2. Most of these dresses had belonged to (A.

her, B. hers). 3. (I, Me) will be waking up early tomorrow. 4. Emma has finished (her, mine) piano lesson. 5. Is this sweater (your, yours)? 6. You and (they, us) were invited to the

graduation ceremony. 7. (Their, Theirs) is the cutest dog in this

show. Please pass the ball to (him, his).

Copy the sentence and insert the appropriate personal pronoun. 8. Her grade is higher than (mine, him). 9. Does this instrument belong to (him,

hers)? 10.(Our, Ours) car needs an inspection. 11.Were you able to hear (us, we) from that

spot? 12.(We and they, Us and them) will meet at

the movies. 13.Please help (they, us) lift this heavy box. 14.Listen to what (she, her) is telling (you,

your) about the ship’s cargo.

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