aj. Lesson 7, Different Kinds of Pronouns


Grammar Lessons

Instructions: Read, study, and learn this lesson. Then do the exercise.  When you are satisfied that you understand the lesson, take the test.

 Besides personal pronouns, there are interrogative, demonstrative, and indefinite pronouns.

 1. Pronouns that ask questions are interrogative pronouns.  They may start with who, whom, whose, which, and what.

  Who rang the bell?            

  Whom do you like?            

  Whose is that?

  Which is your coat?            

  What is your name?

2. Pronouns that point out: this, that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns.


This is the woman.
              These are my shoes.

That looks like mine.           Those are my socks.


3.
The following list of pronouns refers to no specific person or thing.  They are indefinite pronouns:

anyone              anybody           one                 both              anything

everyone          everybody       none               either            another

no one              nobody             many              each             everything

someone          somebody       some              neither          others

 
Exercise, Lesson 7

Instructions: Read, study, and memorize the key teaching points regarding this lesson. When you can recall and discuss the information with understanding, take the test.

What to learn about personal pronouns:

1. Pronouns that ask questions are interrogative pronouns.  They include who, whom, whose, which, and what.

2. Pronouns that point out: this, that, these, and those – are demonstrative pronouns.

3.  Pronouns that refer to no specific person or thing are indefinite pronouns.

Lesson 7, Test

Instructions: Write the sentences on a separate sheet of paper and answer all of the questions.

1. What are the other types of pronouns?

2. What are interrogative pronouns?

3. Write two sentences using interrogative pronouns.

4. What are demonstrative pronouns?

5. Write two sentences using demonstrative pronouns.

6. What are indefinite pronouns?

7. Write two sentences using indefinite pronouns.


Instructions
: Mark the subjects, verbs, objects, and predicate nouns in the following sentences.

1. What is the problem?  Will one [of you] give me a hand?

2. There were many good players, but none hit a home run.

3. These are some [of the prizes] you can win.  Who wants to go first?

4. Those are my cards.  What are you trying to hide?

5. Everybody left early.  No one stayed long {after the game}.