Pronoun Study Guide
Name ____________________________
L6.1a I can ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, and possessive).
Subjective pronouns – the subject of a verb; the doer of the action
Examples: he, she, I, we, they, it
Objective pronouns – the object of a verb; the receiver of the action
Examples: him, her, me, us, them, it
Possessive pronouns – show ownership
Examples: his, hers, my, mine, our, ours, their, theirs
Sample questions:
1. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
2. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
The boy is eating his lunch; they ate breakfast
earlier today.
The girl who won’t eat mushrooms still won’t eat them.
Why won’t they eat it?
a. The boy is eating his lunch; he ate breakfast earlier
today.
b. The boy is eating his lunch; he or she ate breakfast
earlier today.
c. The boy is eating his lunch; him ate breakfast earlier
today.
d. correct as is
a. The girl who won’t eat mushrooms still won’t eat them.
Why won’t she eat it?
b. The girl who won’t eat mushrooms still won’t eat them.
Why won’t she eat them?
c. The girl who won’t eat mushrooms still won’t eat her. Why
won’t she eat them?
d. correct as is
3. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
4. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
It is hard to remember my homework, but the
responsibility is mine.
She likes ice cream. Her favorite flavor is vanilla, and it
gets her every time.
a. It is hard to remember mine homework, but the
responsibility is me.
b. It is hard to remember my homework, but the
responsibility is theirs.
c. It is hard to remember my homework, but theirs is
responsible.
d. correct as is
a. She likes ice cream. Her favorite color is vanilla, and they
get them every time.
b. He likes ice cream. His favorite flavor is vanilla, and she
gets them every time.
c. She likes ice cream. Her favorite flavor is vanilla, and she
gets it every time.
d. correct as is
5. Choose the pronoun that best completes the
sentence:
6. Choose the pronoun that best completes the sentence:
My sister likes to go shopping with Mom and _______.
For ____________ was the envelope addressed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
who
whom
they
us
7. Choose the pronoun that best completes the
sentence:
a.
b.
c.
d.
I
my
we
me
8. Choose the pronoun that best completes the sentence:
The crowd applauded for the president and ____.
Two famous basketball players are LaBron James and
________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
him
his
he
they
a.
b.
c.
d.
hers
her
she
I
L6.1b I can use intensive pronouns (a pronoun the ends in –self or –selves that emphasizes its antecedent).
Intensive pronoun examples – myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
**These are not correct English words and should never be used: hisself, theirself, theirselves
Sample questions:
9. Cousin Jesse gave _____ a trumpet.
10. We should clean __________________.
a. himself
b. hisself
c. themself
d. ourselves
a. ourself
b. themselves
c. ourselves
d. themself
11. I learned a lot about _______________ at my first
summer job.
12. They should split the pizza among _______________.
a. myself
b. himself
c. themselves
d. yourself
a. theirself
b. ourselves
c. themselves
d. theirselfs
L6.1c I can recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun person and number.
Pronouns and antecedents must agree in gender and number. Refer to guided notes handout for specific rules!
Sample questions:
13. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
14. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
Most students experience different teaching
methods throughout his or her high school career.
A student can learn to depend on their own hard work for
success.
a. Most students experience different teaching methods
throughout their high school careers.
b. Most students experience different teaching methods
throughout their high school career.
c. Most student experiences different teaching methods
throughout his or her high school career.
d. correct as is
a. Students can learn to depend on their own hard work for
success.
b. A student can learn to depend on his or her own hard work
for success.
c. Both a and b.
d. correct as is
15. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
16. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
One of my friends added her name to my Facebook
group.
A student can do almost anything they want during
homeroom.
a. One of my friends added his name to them
Facebook group.
b. One of my friends added their name to my Facebook
group.
c. Both a and b.
d. correct as is
a. Students can do almost anything he or she want during
homeroom.
b. Students can do almost anything they want during
homeroom.
c. Both a and b.
d. correct as is
17. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
Every student must have their lunch.
18. Choose the best way to revise this sentence:
a. Every student must have his or her lunch.
b. Every student must have they’re lunch.
c. Every student must have our lunch.
d. correct as is
a. I never go to that place because I have stale crackers.
b. I never go to that place because them have stale crackers.
c. I never go to that place because it has stale crackers.
d. correct as is
I never go to that place because they have stale crackers.
L6.1d I can recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).
Sample questions:
19. Choose the word that best replaces the vague
20. Choose the word that best replaces the vague
pronoun.
pronoun.
Science is my favorite subject. They are such
interesting people.
The package was on the plane, but now it is gone.
a. Politics
b. Religious People
c. Scientists
d. Writers
21. Explain why this sentence needs to be revised:
When the eggs were served to the customers, they
often looked green.
This sentence needs to be revised, because you
cannot tell if the customers or the eggs looked green.
Write your revision here:
a. the plane
b. the package
c. he’s
d. Either a or b
22. Choose the antecedent that correctly matches the
underlined pronoun.
The song was great; Sheree and I love the way it was
written.
a.
b.
c.
d.
song
Sheree
I
Sheree and I
The eggs often looked green when they were served to
customers.
23. Write a sentence that has a pronoun and an
antecedent. Circle the pronoun and underline the
antecedent.
Lilly put her phone on the coffee table.
Lilly is the antecedent and her is the pronoun
24. Choose the antecedent that correctly matches the
underlined pronoun.
Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States
during the Civil War; he did not want it to be divided.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Abraham Lincoln
Civil War
country
divided