Pronouns, Types, and Categories

A pronoun is used to take the place of a ___________.

• noun

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

Which of the following is NOT a category of pronoun?

• personal

• indefinite

• relative

• declarative

Which of the following is a category of pronouns?

• declarative

• exclamatory

• interrogative

• imperative

The categories of pronouns include: personal, indefinite, relative, interrogative, and demonstrative.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The personal pronoun categories are (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY):

• subject

• object

• intensive

• reflexive

• possessive

The noun that a pronoun replaces, or stands in for, is called a(n) ______________.

• anteater

• antecedent

• antidote

• artichoke

What is an antecedent?

• The noun for which a pronoun stands in or replaces.

• The noun that tells who or what the sentence is about.

• The noun that tells who is speaking.

• The noun that shows gender and number.

A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in gender and letter.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Number tells whether a pronoun is _______ or _______.

• boy or girl

• alive or dead

• singular or plural

• one or more

What is the antecedent for the pronoun his in this sentence? "Kyle kicked his ball down the hill."

• Kyle

• his

• ball

• hill