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Pronoun

Pronoun In this lesson you will learn the definition of a pronoun, learn the types of pronouns, and take a test.

Pronoun Definition A pronoun is a word used to take the place of a: noun noun phrase A pronoun is one of the 8 parts of speech

Pronoun Types demonstrative pronoun a word that replaces a noun that can be understood from the context of the conversation or writing intensive pronoun a word that is used to emphasize its antecedent interrogative pronoun a "wh" question word that acts as a pronoun and is used to ask questions personal objective pronoun a word that refers to a specific person or thing and replaces a noun (object) that is affected by an action personal possessive pronoun a word that refers to a specific person or thing and replaces a noun to show possession or ownership personal subjective pronoun refers to a specific person or thing and replaces a noun (subject) that performs an action reciprocal pronoun a word that refers back to the subject and shows that the action of the verb is a two-way action and is in the object position relative pronoun a word that connects a phrase or clause to another phrase or clause reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the clause or sentence and is used when the subject and the word following the verb are the same person

Pronoun Test Study the types of pronouns listed above. For each test question, you will be given four words. Three of the words will be the same type of pronoun and one word will be a different type of pronoun. Click the links above to learn more about each type of pronoun if you cannot answer a question. 1.  Which of the following words is NOT a demonstrative pronoun?      a.  this      b.  that      c.  these      d.  themselves The correct answer is ........ d. themselves 2.  Which of the following words is NOT an indefinite pronoun?      a.  anyone      b.  theirs      c.  everything      d.  none The correct answer is ........ b. theirs 3.  Which of the following words is NOT an intensive pronoun?      a.  himself      b.  herself      c.  whichever      d.  themselves The correct answer is ........ c. whichever 4.  Which of the following words is NOT an interrogative pronoun?      a.  who      b.  what      c.  theirs      d.  whichever The correct answer is ........ c. theirs 5.  Which of the following words is NOT a personal objective pronoun?      a.  me      b.  you      c.  them      d.  mine The correct answer is ........ d. mine 6.  Which of the following words is NOT a personal possessive pronoun?      a.  mine      b.  yours      c.  they      d.  theirs The correct answer is ........ c. they 7.  Which of the following words is NOT a personal subjective pronoun?      a.  he      b.  she      c.  these      d.  they The correct answer is ........ c. these 8.  Which of the following words is NOT a reciprocal pronoun?      a.  each other      b.  one another      c.  themselves The correct answer is ........ c. themselves 9.  Which of the following words is NOT a relative pronoun?      a.  what      b.  those      c.  which      d.  who The correct answer is ........ b. those 10.  Which of the following words is NOT a reflexive pronoun?      a.  myself      b.  yourself      c.  everything      d.  whichever The correct answer is ........ c. everything More Tests

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