PRONOUNS

Joey asked Michelle, "The cat is so adorable. Is the cat______?"

• ours

• yours

• your's

• theirs

What is the function of the pronoun "their" in the sentence?

As the eagle chased the rabbits, the mice too got scared and ran into their holes.

• to help describe the action that the noun "mice" is making

• to replace the antecedent "mice" in the sentence

• to emphasize that the noun "mine" should be singular

• to describe the antecedent "mice" in the sentence

WHICH PRONOUN BELONGS IN THE BLANK?

Kathy told her friends, "The umbrella near the window is____.

• mine

• its

• their

• their's

In the sentence, what is the purpose of the intensive pronoun?

Greg thought Elvis himself was responsible for his actions.

• to emphasize that Elvis was responsible for Greg's actions

• to emphasize that Greg was responsible for Elvis's actions

• to emphasize that Elvis was responsible for his own actions

• to emphasize that Greg was responsible for his own actions

Which pronoun is unclear in the sentence below?

Mom and I went to our local store to buy craft paper, but we became upset because it was out of stock.

• our

• it

• I

• we

When the girls are crossing the street, _______should look both ways before crossing.

• you

• they

• I

• we

Each of the boys is responsible for setting up_______own tent.

• their

• your

• his

• our

When a daughter is at the grocery store, _______ should stick to what is on the shopping list.

• she

• I

• you

• they

Which noun or pronoun does herself emphasize in the sentence below?

Mary herself brought the group project homework to our class and gave it to me.

• our

• class

• Mary

• Me

The coach was pleased to know that the players______trained for the upcoming basketball game in his absence.

• himself

• itself

• ourselves

• themselves