Grammar Review Pronouns

Which of these words is a pronoun?

• Mary
• house
• his
• blue

Penny's dog does not like water. He would rather stay on land. 
Who is the pronoun "he" referring to?

• Penny's dog
• Penny
• Someone who hasn't been mentioned yet
• Penny and her dog

Which word is a pronoun?

• Ileana
• Dutch Bros
• Walmart
• Me

A pronoun

• describes an action.
• is an action word.
• is a contraction
• replaces a noun.

Read the following passage.
For as long as Jake could remember, his sisters had been dancers.  They took lessons and practiced at home. They both danced gracefully.
The word "they" is an example of

• a noun.
• a pronoun.
• a verb.
• an adverb.

Identify the pronoun:
The first colonists thought they would find gold.

• first
• thought
• they
• find

Identify the pronoun:
A man had to use all his skills just to survive.

• survive
• all
• had
• his

Identify the pronouns:
When women joined the colony, they brought other skills with them.

• women, colony
• they, brought
• brought, skills
• they, them

Identify the pronoun:
A mother would teach her children to read and write.

• her
• mother
• teach
• read

Identify the pronoun:
Parents then, just like parents now, had high hopes for their children.

• parents
• hopes
• their
• children