Quiz for Lessons 21-30
Parts of Speech - Pronouns
Instructions: Find each pronoun. Tell if it is personalPersonal pronouns refer to (1) the speaker or speakers, (2) those spoken to, or (3) those spoken about. Source: Lesson 21,
relativeRelative pronouns join dependent clauses to independent clauses. They are who, whoever, whose, whom, whomever, which, and that. Source: Lesson 26,
demonstrativeDemonstrative pronouns are pronouns that point out. They are this, that, these, and those. Source: Lesson 27,
indefiniteIndefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not point out specifically. They point out generally. They include such words as another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, many, neither, nobody, none, no one, one, other, others, some, somebody, and someone. Source: Lesson 28, or
interrogativeInterrogative pronouns ask questions. Who, whom, whose, which, and what are interrogative pronouns. Source: Lesson 29.
List the antecedentAn antecedent is the word for which the pronoun stands. It may be in the same sentence, in a previous sentence, or not given at all. The antecedent always comes before the pronoun for which it is the antecedent. Source: Lesson 22 if there is one.
For each personal pronoun tell if it is
possessiveSome personal pronouns are called possessives because they show whose something is. They are the following pronouns: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs.
Source: Lesson 23,
intensiveThe personal pronouns myself, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves can also be used as intensive pronouns. Source: Lesson 25, or
reflexiveReflexive pronouns are compound personal pronouns combining self or selves. They are myself, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves.
Source: Lesson 24.
1. He himself had helped my mother do something.
He - personal pronoun
himself - personal pronoun (intensive)
my - personal pronoun (possessive)
He is the antecedent for himself.
2. Which is the right room for this?
Which - interrogative pronoun
this - demonstrative pronoun
3. These are mine. Whose are these?
These - demonstrative pronoun
mine - personal pronoun (possessive)
Whose - interrogative pronoun
these - demonstrative pronoun
4. This is the book that I would recommend to you.
This - demonstrative pronoun
that - relative pronoun
I and you - personal pronouns
5. Everyone has talents. Some have many. No one has none.
Everyone, Some, many, No one, and none - indefinite pronouns
6. He found himself lost in his dream.
He - personal pronoun
himself - personal pronoun (reflexive)
his - personal pronoun
He is the antecedent for himself and his.
7. I myself heard him blame himself in front of everybody.
I - personal pronoun
myself - personal pronoun (intensive)
him - personal pronoun
himself - personal pronoun (reflexive)
everybody - indefinite pronoun
I is the antecedent for myself, and him is the antecedent for himself.
8. Neither of them has anyone who will help us.
Neither - indefinite pronoun
them - personal pronoun
anyone - indefinite pronoun
who - relative pronoun
us - personal pronoun
9. Who would have guessed that that was wrong?
Who - interrogative pronoun
that - relative pronoun
that - demonstrative pronoun
Related links: Lessons 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30