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Find the pronoun and antecedent

Who or Whom?

Types of Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

Fix this sentence.

Miscellaneous

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The black dog lost its collar.

Prounoun-itsAntecedent-dog

The older children in class remembered

their books.

Pronoun-their Antecedent-children

“Is your mother coming?” Bill asked Joanne.

Pronoun-yourAntecedent-Joanne

How many marbles does the magician have in his mouth?

Pronoun-hisAntecedent-

magician

The boys and girls need to remember

their manners.

Pronoun-theirAntecedent-boys, girls

__________ is the person you are

speaking of?

What is who?

You went to the movies with

_____ .

What is concrete whom?

______ were the girls at your party?

What is who?

To ______ was the package sent?

What is whom?

After ______ were you named?

What is whom?

•Everybody is going to the party.

•Everybody and it is indefinite.

•These are the shoes I was talking about.

• these and it is demonstrative.

Which person knocked on the door?

•Which and it is interrogative.

Sara saw Jill where?

Where and it is interrogative.

Many of the houses on the street were empty.

•Many and it is indefinite.

His or her/their

Everyone should wear _____ coat.

•What is his or her?

His or her/their

All of the cups have holes in _______ bottoms.

•What is their?

His or her/their

Many will be late to _______ next

class.

What is their?

His or her/their:

Each teacher has submitted ______

grades.

What is his or her?

Most of the car was submerged up to _____ windows.

What is its?

Find the error:

To who did you give the present?

Who should be WHOM.

Find the error:

Everybody is going to love their new

classroom!

Everybody is singular, so the pronoun should be his or her NOT their.

Find the error:

My new teacher is whom?

This is a predicate noun with a linking verb, so it should be WHO not

whom.

Find the error:

Please take those papers I have and give them to

each student.

If you have the papers, they are close to you

and should be referred to with THESE.

Find the error:

James and Sara gave the test its best effort.

James and Sara are giving the effort, so it

should be their NOT its.

Reflexive or Intensive:

He himself should be doing this.

•What is intensive?

Reflexive or Intensive:

•I bought myself a drink at the convenience store.

•What is reflexive?

Reflexive or Intensive:

•You have no one to blame but you yourself.

•What is Intensive?

Which word is formed incorrectly?

My brother found himself stymied by the puzzle.

What is reflexive?

Reflexive or Intensive:

We ourselves are happy to be of service.

•What is reflexive?

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