Download Q1 Parts of Speech Review

In the top margin on a new page of your yellow
notebook, write “Pronouns.”
First, copy
down these
notes.
A subject pronoun is a pronoun that replaces a noun as the
subject of a sentence.
He, she, it, we, and they are examples of subject pronouns.
Example: Robert Browning was a poet.  He was a poet.
Rewrite
each
sentence.
You and I are examples of subject pronouns that don’t need
a reference to the noun or phrase that they are replacing.
Example: You and I enjoy his poetry.
1. Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet during the
Victorian period in England.
You must use a
subject pronoun for 2. Robert admired her poetry, and he wrote to
Elizabeth.
each underlined
3. Robert and Elizabeth were married in 1846.
word or phrase!
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
1.She was a poet during the Victorian period in
England.
2.He admired her poetry, and he wrote to Elizabeth.
3.They were married in 1846.
Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your
yellow notebook.
First, copy
down these
notes.
Rewrite
each
sentence.
You must use an
object pronoun for
each underlined
word or phrase!
An object pronoun is a pronoun that replaces a noun in the
predicate of a sentence.
Him, her, it, us, and them are examples of object pronouns
that can replace nouns or phrases with nouns in the
predicate of a sentence.
Example: Robert married Elizabeth.  Robert married her.
You and me are examples of object pronouns that do NOT
need a reference to the noun or phrase that they are
replacing.
Example: Mom reads poetry to you and me.
1. Robert was interested in writing about people who
lived in the past.
2. He was especially fascinated with the idea of
destruction.
3. Ancients ruins were a typical topic for Browning.
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
1.Robert was interested in writing about them.
2.He was especially fascinated with it.
3.Ancients ruins were a typical topic for him.
Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your
yellow notebook.
First, copy
down these
notes.
A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that takes the place of a
possessive noun. Unlike possessive nouns, a possessive
pronoun does NOT have an apostrophe.
Example: Erin’s brush is missing.  Her brush is missing.
Possessive pronouns: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, mine,
yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
Circle the possessive pronoun and draw an arrow to the noun that it modifies.
Example: Her socks are in the drawer.
Then, copy
these
sentences.
1. Our house is near the library.
2. Its handle is loose.
3. The house with the pool is his.
4. The trophy has its own shelf.
5. The black dog is mine.
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
1. Our house is near the library.
2. Its handle is loose.
3. The house with the pool is his.
4. The trophy has its own shelf.
5. The black dog is mine.
Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your
yellow notebook.
First, copy
down these
notes.
Complete
each
sentence.
Choose the correct
pronoun out of the
options in
parentheses.
A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that reflects the action of
the verb back to the subject.
Singular: myself, yourself, itself, herself, himself
Example: Joe kept that secret to himself.
Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Example: We have tried to do it ourselves, but we need help!
1. Leonardo da Vinci developed a new painting
technique all by
. (itself, himself)
2. The wall
was Leonardo’s canvas. (himself,
itself)
3. I have tried that technique
and found
it challenging. (myself, ourselves)
4. For centuries, many artists have asked
how he did it. (themselves, yourself)
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
1.Leonardo da Vinci developed a new
painting technique all by himself.
2.The wall itself was Leonardo’s canvas.
3.I have tried that technique myself and
found it challenging.
4.For centuries, many artists have asked
themselves how he did it.
Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your
yellow notebook.
First, copy
down these
notes.
Then, do
this
activity.
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to a noun in a
general (not specific) way.
Examples: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything,
both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few,
little, many, much, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing,
one, other(s), several, some, somebody, someone,
something
Directions: Record only the indefinite pronouns in each sentence.
1. Many will come to the museum this summer.
2. Someone got the crowd cheering excitedly.
3. Jessie really wanted to eat both types of cheese.
4. Some have blue tags, other have red tags.
5. Nothing can be done about the misplaced invitation.
6. Anyone can go to the amusement park.
7. Several swam downstream into the lake.
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
1. Many will come to the museum this summer.
2. Someone got the crowd cheering excitedly.
3. Jessie really wanted to eat both types of cheese.
4. Some have blue tags, other have red tags.
5. Nothing can be done about the misplaced invitation.
6. Anyone can go to the amusement park.
7. Several swam downstream into the lake.
Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your
yellow notebook.
First, copy
down these
notes.
Then, do
this
activity.
An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.
Examples: who, whom, whose, which, what
Who is he? Whose is this? What are those?
A demonstrative pronoun identifies and specifies a noun or
pronoun.
Examples: this, that, these, those
This is nice. That is nicer. These are fine. Those are finer.
Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct pronoun in parentheses.
1. _______ is a fact. (This, These)
2. _______ is the importance of grammar? (What, Which)
3. _______ are not my shoes. (This, These)
4. _______ is an interesting idea. (Those, That)
5. _______ do you know? (That, Whom)
6. _______ were some of his earliest ideas? (Who, What)
7. _______ are your pancakes. (Those, Whose)
8. _______ celebration do you like best? (Which, That)
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
1. This is a fact. (This, These)
2. What is the importance of grammar? (What, Which)
3. These are not my shoes. (This, These)
4. That is an interesting idea. (Those, That)
5. Whom do you know? (That, Whom)
6. What were some of his earliest ideas? (Who, What)
7. Those are your pancakes. (Those, Whose)
8. Which celebration do you like best? (Which, That)