Pronouns Ms. Fruia 6th Grade English

What is a pronoun? A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun. The word that is replaced by the pronoun is called the antecedent.

Let's see an example! 1.Marge went for a walk. She went for In the second sentence, she is a pronoun that takes the place of the noun Marge.

Types of Pronouns 1 Personal pronouns refer to specific persons or things. Karen ate pizza. She was hungry. The word "she" is a personal pronoun that refers to "Karen."

Types of Pronouns 2 Reflexive pronouns are personal pronouns that have "-self" or "-selves" added to the end. Bob finished the homework himself. The reflexive pronoun is "himself."

Types of Pronouns 3 Indefinite pronouns are pronouns that do not refer to a specific person or thing. Someone, anybody, and, everyone are indefinite pronouns. Someone stole my wallet! The word "someone" is the indefinite pronoun.

Types of Pronouns 4 A demonstrative pronoun is used to single out one or more nouns referred to in the sentence. This, that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns. These lemons are sour. The word "these" is a demonstrative pronoun.

5 Types of Pronouns Interrogative pronouns are used to ask a question. Who, whom, and which are interrogative pronouns. Which shoes are mine? The word "which" is an interrogative pronoun.

Ours, his, theirs, and hers are possessive pronouns. Types of Pronouns 6 Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership, but they never have an apostrophe. Ours, his, theirs, and hers are possessive pronouns. Those are his pencils. The word "his" is a possessive pronoun.

Kris went to the game. ____ brought her little brother with her. Fill In The Blank 1 Kris went to the game. ____ brought her little brother with her.

Kris went to the game. She brought her little brother with her. Answer Kris went to the game. She brought her little brother with her.

Randy left ____ baseball glove at home. Fill In The Blank 2 Randy left ____ baseball glove at home.

Randhy left his baseball glove at home. Answer Randhy left his baseball glove at home.

Fill In The Blank 3 _____ left a book on the playground.

Answer Someone left a book on the playground.

_____ pair of shoes belongs to James? Fill In The Blank 4 _____ pair of shoes belongs to James?

Which pair of shoes belongs to James? Answer Which pair of shoes belongs to James?

That beach blanket is ____. Fill In The Blank 5 That beach blanket is ____.

That beach blanket is ours. Answer That beach blanket is ours.

Adjectives Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns.                    careless is an adjective that modifies the proper noun Richard.                       Practice

Adverbs carelessly is an adverb that modifies the verb talks. Practice Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. You can recognize adverbs easily because many of them are formed by adding -ly to an adjective.                                     carelessly is an adverb that modifies the verb talks. Practice