10 Questions
What is the purpose of pronouns in writing?
To add variety and avoid repetition
In the sentence, 'Bob woke up at 6:00 every morning. He put on his clothes for the day, and then he ate breakfast,' what is the function of the pronoun 'he'?
Subject of the sentence
Why are pronouns important in storytelling?
To maintain flow and coherence
In the sentence 'I am going to take a walk', the word 'I' is an example of which type of pronoun?
Personal pronoun
Which relative pronoun is used to add nonessential information to a sentence?
Which
In the sentence 'Thomas continued to call the dog that did not hear him', the word 'that' is an example of which type of pronoun?
Relative pronoun
Which pronoun should be used to complete the sentence 'The car waited for Ben and ___ to cross the street'?
Me
What type of pronoun adds emphasis to the preceding noun?
Intensive pronoun
Which type of pronoun is used as substitutes for personal pronouns, especially in formal writing and speech?
Impersonal pronoun
Which pronouns are used to ask questions?
Interrogative pronouns
Study Notes
Types of Pronouns and Their Functions
- Personal pronouns are the most commonly used type and are used to identify the speaker, the person being spoken to, and the person being spoken about.
- They are divided into first person (I, we), second person (you), and third person (he, she, it, they) singular and plural forms.
- Reflexive pronouns refer to the previous noun in the sentence, while intensive pronouns add emphasis to the preceding noun.
- Relative pronouns (who, whom, what, which, that) highlight another noun in the sentence and begin adjective clauses to describe the antecedent.
- Interrogative pronouns (who, which, what, whom, whoever, whichever) are used to ask questions.
- Impersonal pronouns (one, it) are used as substitutes for personal pronouns, especially in formal writing and speech.
- Indefinite pronouns (another, both, all, anybody, few, each, neither, someone, something, everything, most, more) substitute for a noun and need descriptive language to identify the noun they replace.
- Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those) point out something and are used to identify or distinguish a specific noun.
- Subjective pronouns refer to the subject of a sentence or clause, while objective pronouns refer to a noun being acted on by a verb or a pronoun in a prepositional phrase.
- The Latin root word for pronouns is pronomen, which means "for or in place of name."
- Greek scholar Dionysus Thrax recorded the eight parts of speech, including pronouns, in 170-90 B.C.E.
- Pronouns are words that stand in for or replace nouns.
Test your knowledge of pronouns with this quiz on the various types and functions of pronouns. From personal and reflexive pronouns to interrogative and demonstrative pronouns, this quiz covers the essentials of pronoun usage in English grammar.
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