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Name: ________________________________ Date: ______________________
Grammar Test: Pronouns
Read all instructions carefully.
Do not leave any question blank.
Fill in the blank.
1. A(n) ____________________ is a word that replaces a noun.
2. The noun that a pronoun refers to is called a(n) ____________________.
3. The four characteristics of personal pronouns are ____________________, ____________________,
____________________, and ____________________.
4. A(n) _____________________ pronoun is used to ask questions.
5. ____________________ pronouns point out objects, persons, places, or ideas.
6. ____________________ and ____________________ pronouns end in –self or –selves.
7. ____________________ pronouns do not refer to specific persons or things.
Pronouns and Antecedents
Underline the pronouns in these sentences. Write the antecedent in the blank.
8. ____________________ Lions and their prides are found in southern Africa and western India.
9. ____________________ Because a female stalks the prey, she sometimes has to leave the cubs.
10. ____________________ A male will take care of a pride for up to two year, but then he has to find
another pride.
11. ____________________ The cub has its mother as an example of hunting and stalking.
12. ____________________ Although the females do the actual fighting, they are much smaller than the
male lions.
Personal Pronouns
Write five sentences using the personal pronoun indicated in parentheses.
13. Write a sentence about a safari hunt. (first-person, subjective case)
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14. Ask someone about the size or weight of a male lion. (second-person, subjective case)
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15. Answer the above question about size or weight. (third-person, possessive case)
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16. What would you do with a baby lion? (third-person, objective case)
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17. Think of a name for a female lion. (first-person, possessive case)
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Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns
Underline the demonstrative and interrogative pronouns in the following sentences. Label each underline
pronoun D (demonstrative) or I (interrogative).
18. _____ Which of the wild cats has tawny fur and black spots?
19. _____ That must be the leopard.
20. _____ The life span of a leopard is what?
21. _____ This says one lives about twenty to twenty-five years.
22. _____ Who has ever seen a leopard?
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Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns
Underline the intensive and reflexive pronouns in the following sentences. Label each underlined
pronoun I (intensive) or R (reflexive).
23. _____ Leopards almost never fight among themselves.
24. _____ A leopard normally stays by itself.
25. _____ The male leopard himself is very territorial.
26. _____ On the field trip to the game reserve, we saw the mother leopard herself.
27. _____ Have you yourself ever petted a leopard?
Indefinite Pronouns
Questions 28-37: Underline the indefinite pronouns in the following paragraph. (10 total)
For a few centuries, no one believed that rhinoceroses still existed. However, recently they have been
observed and studied. In fact, many have seen a rhinoceros in the zoo, but most of the free rhinoceroses live in
South Africa and southeastern Asia. Few realize that the rhinoceros is a gentle animal unless viciously
provoked. However, a full-grown rhinoceros can kill an elephant or a leopard. Each of the baby rhinoceroses
takes over two years to fully develop. In fact, after two years, some are only half the size of their parents. All
have large nasal horns. The front horn is usually much larger than the rear one. Several of the doctors in ancient
times believed the rhinoceros’s horn held magical powers. For this reason the animals were hunted and almost
totally destroyed by man. Today the rhinoceros is protected by hunting laws. Something needs to be done about
the decreasing number of rhinoceroses.
Recognizing Pronouns
Questions 38-52: Underline all of the pronouns (personal, demonstrative, interrogative, reflexive,
intensive, and indefinite) in the following paragraph. (15 total)
What are the largest land mammals in the world? No land animal is larger than the elephant. In fact,
some of the larger elephants can weigh up to twelve thousand pounds. However, despite the elephant’s bulk,
most eat only grasses and leaves. The average height of an elephant’s shoulders is eleven feet, and its tusks
grow up to eleven feet as well. Many use their tusks for foraging for food and for protection from enemies. Each
of the tusks is made of ivory. This makes elephants a valuable catch for poachers. Elephants also have long
trunks. The trunk is the elephant’s nose and upper lip. It is used for breathing, smelling, eating, and drinking. A
mother elephant stays with her calf for several years after it is born. A female calf stays with her mother until
the mother dies, but a male calf goes off on his own after the first few years. The elephant itself is an extremely
intelligent creature, and some are even trained to help man accomplish certain tasks.
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Identifying Pronouns.
Underline the pronouns in the following sentences. In the blank, label each pronoun P (personal), D
(demonstrative), Int (interrogative), R (reflexive), I (intensive), or Ind (indefinite).
53. _____ South Africa is home to many of the most popular wild animals, such as lions, leopards,
rhinoceroses, and elephants.
54. _____ Because of its game reserves, South Africa attracts many tourists.
55. _____ This is a huge money-making business.
56. _____ The animals themselves do not even realize observers are present.
57. _____ What is the most popular wild animals at the zoo?
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