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17-Pronouns-10



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

B.10 A personal pronoun refers to people or things.
 

 2. 

B.10 An object pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence.
 

 3. 

B.10 An example of a object pronoun is “me.”
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

B.10 “Matt and Mark ran themselves ragged.”

What is the reflexive or intensive pronoun in this sentence?
a.
and
c.
themselves
b.
ran
d.
ragged
 

 5. 

B.10 “Matt and Mark ran themselves ragged.”

Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?
a.
reflexive
b.
intensive
 

 6. 

C.10 Which of the below words is an incorrect version of a reflexive and intensive pronoun?
a.
himself
c.
themselves
b.
hersself
d.
ourselves
 

 7. 

B.10 “I wonder when Hansel and Grettel are going to get back from their adventure into the forest.”

What/who does the antecedent refer to in this excerpt?
a.
The speaker
c.
Hansel and Grettel
b.
the adventure
d.
This excerpt lacks an antecedent.
 

 8. 

C.10 “_____ brother is funny.”
a.
Yours
c.
Theirs
b.
Ours
d.
Your
 

 9. 

C.10 “Did David catch the ball?”

How do you know what type of pronoun is in this sentence?
a.
The pronoun is used as the object of the verb which indicates that the pronoun is a object pronoun.
d.
Both B and C
b.
The pronoun is used as the subject of the sentence which indicates that the pronoun is a subject pronoun.
e.
This sentence lacks a pronoun.
c.
The pronoun refers to someone or something which indicates that it is a personal pronoun.
 

 10. 

C.10 “To ______ do I write this check to?”

How do you know which interrogative pronoun to use?
a.
The person receiving the check is the subject of the sentence and thus you use “who.”
c.
You do not use an interrogative pronoun in the sentence.
b.
The person receiving the check is the object of the verb and thus you use “whom.”
 



 
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