Ms. Kelly / Language Arts 8
Grammar: Pronoun Review
Weds, 2/10: date of test, due date of this packet
*The first section on your test will be matching the following terms with their corresponding definitions. For this review packet, you should write the definitions of the following terms. (* Do NOT use the word in the definition. For example, “An object pronoun is a pronoun that appears in the object” or “A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows possession” are not acceptable answers).
1. Pronoun
2. Personal pronoun
3. Antecedent
4. Object pronoun
5. Subject pronoun
6. Possessive pronoun
7. Indefinite pronoun
8. Reflexive pronoun
9. Intensive pronoun
10. Interrogative pronoun
11. Demonstrative pronoun
*On your test, you will be given unlabeled “word banks” with all of the pronouns that fit these categories. All you will have to do is decide what category the word bank full of pronouns fits into. For this review sheet, you should list all pronouns that you can think of (use your notes/worksheets) that fit into the following categories.
Ms. Kelly / Language Arts 8
12. Personal pronouns
13. Object pronouns
14. Subject pronouns
15. Possessive pronouns
16. Indefinite pronouns
17. Reflexive/Intensive pronouns
18. Interrogative pronouns
19. Demonstrative pronouns
Ms. Kelly / Language Arts 8
*Circle the personal pronoun. Is it acting as a subject or an object pronoun?
20. It was the best birthday ever!
21. Bobby said to never hang out with them.
22. Mom thinks they are the best.
*Re-write the following sentences. Replace the underlined word(s) with a pronoun that maintains the meaning of the sentence.
23. Allison always rides her bike to work.
24. I turned to Jessie and exclaimed, “Jessie is the best friend I could ever ask for!”
25. Jamie and I asked our friend, “Why don’t you just come with Jamie and me?”
*Circle the personal pronoun. Underline its antecedent.
26. I never want to leave Iselin Middle School. It is the best school in town.
27. Ally, Katie, and Ben make the best cookies. They are so talented.
28. Anthony and I will be on vacation for most of July. We are going to have such a good time.
*Circle the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.
29. Sarah and ( she / her ) are like my sisters.
30. Will you please send a copy of the homework assignment to ( I / me )?
31. I heard that Matt saw his brother and ( they / them ) at the mall.
*Re-write the following sentences. Replace the underlined word(s) with a possessive pronoun that maintains the meaning of the sentence.
32. Gabby told her mother, “The package that came today was Gabby’s.”
33. I told Ken and Stacy, “Ken and Stacy are the cutest couple here!”
34. I’m not sure whose sandwich this is. Maybe it’s my mom’s.
*Circle the correct verb to complete the sentence.
35. Everybody ( has / have ) a chance to win.
36. Few ( realizes / realize ) how good life really is.
37. Anyone ( gets / get ) better with practice.
*Find the reflexive/intensive pronoun in this sentence. Is it acting as a reflexive or an intensive pronoun?
38. I myself would never want to be stuck in a situation like that.
39. My sister never stops looking at herself in the mirror.
40. The game itself seemed like it would never end.
*Choose the correct interrogative pronoun to complete the sentence.
41. ( Who / Whom ) are you buying presents for this year?
42. ( Who’s / Whose ) backpack was left in the room yesterday?
43. ( What / Which ) of the two lunch options did you choose?
*On the blank line, write the correct demonstrative pronoun to complete the sentence.
44. “______are the nicest shoes I have ever seen,” said Rachel, pointing at the shoes in the store window.
45. I would never want a house like ______one across the street.
46. I handed my teacher five poems and told her, “______are the best ones I’ve written this year.”