Grammar Review Pronouns

Which of these words is a pronoun?

• Mary
• house
• his
• blue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word is a pronoun?

• Ileana
• Dutch Bros
• Walmart
• Me

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

A pronoun

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• first
• thought
• they
• find

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• survive
• all
• had
• his

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• her
• mother
• teach
• read

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• parents
• hopes
• their
• children

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D