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- à 1.5èSingular and Plural Pronouns
- ä:ïList the six singular personal pronouns and the five
- plural personal pronouns.ïSee the Example.
- âS:
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- #ë╖I, me, you, she, he╗, and ╖it╗ are singular personal pronouns
- #referring to only one entity.ï╖We, us, you, they╗, and ╖them╗ are
- plural personal pronouns referring to more than one entity.
- éS
-
- è As do nouns, personal pronouns refer to specific persons or ani-
- mals, places, objects or things, qualities or conditions, or concepts
- #and ideas.ïAll of ç personal pronouns except the word ╖it╗ can
- #refer to people.è╖She, her╗, or ╖it, they╗, or ╖them╗ can refer to
- #╖╗animals.ï╖It, they╗, and ╖them╗ can refer to objects, or concepts or
- ideas, or qualities or conditions.
- 1.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a singular per-
- sonal pronoun that refers to a person or animal?
-
- A)ïThe neighbors gave me a cake.
- B)ïThe New Mexico mountains look purple to them.
- C)ïThe accountant sat in the leather chair.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ëThe word ╢me╗ is the singular personal pronoun because it refers
- #to only one person.ïThe word ╖them╗, because it refers to more than one
- person, is a plural personal pronoun.
- Ç A
- 2.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a singular per-
- sonal pronoun that refers to a person?
-
- A)ïThe azalea bush needed to be trimmed.
- B)ïAccording to her, the steam room was too cool.
- C)ïThey started to devour the prey.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #è ╖╢Her╗ is a singular personal pronoun because it refers to only one
- #person.ï╖They╗ is a plural personal pronoun because it refers to more
- than one animal.
- Ç B
- 3.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a singular per-
- sonal pronoun that refers to a person or an animal?
-
- A)ïThe pawn shop had a great amount of stereo equipment.
- B)ïThe coach gave us a difficult play to execute.
- C)ïWhat kind of creature was it?
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë ╢It╗ is a singular personal pronoun because it refers to only
- #one entity.ï╖Us╗ is a plural personal pronoun because it refers to more
- than one person.
- Ç C
- 4.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a singular per-
- sonal pronoun that refers to a person or an animal?
-
- A)ïWe were not sure if the kindling wood had been sufficiently dried.
- B)ïI am afraid of the dog next door.
- C)ïMatthew knocked over the table.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë ╢I╗ is a singular personal pronoun because it refers to only
- #one person.ï╖We╗ is a plural personal pronoun because it refers to more
- than one person.
- Ç B
- 5.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a singular per-
- sonal pronoun that refers to a person or an animal?
-
- A)ïThe druggist was convinced that the clerk had lost the prescription.
- B)ïThelma and Louise became good friends.
- C)ïWhat could the twins accomplish in an hour?
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- ëThere are no personal pronouns, singular or plural, in any of
- the above sentences.
- Ç D
- 6.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a plural per-
- sonal pronoun that refers to a person or an animal?
-
- A)ïYou cannot become enemies.
- B)ïRescuing the crew was up to him.
- C)ïTim gave his grandfather some handkerchiefs.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë╢You╗ is a plural personal pronoun because it refers to more
- #than one person.ï╖Him╗ is a singular personal pronoun because it refers
- to only one person.
- Ç A
- 7.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a plural per-
- sonal pronoun that refers to a person or an animal?
-
- A)ïHe was able to see them climbing into the van.
- B)ïCould she be the one hired by the vice-president of Harold's company?
- C)ïI swam upstream until I reached the boat.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë ╢Them╗ is a plural personal pronoun because it refers to more
- #than one person.ï╖He, she,╗ and ╖╖I╗ are all singular personal pro-
- nouns, each referring to only one person.
- Ç A
- 8.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a singular
- personal pronoun that refers to a place?
-
- A)ïThe house was unoccupied, but Harry entered it anyway.
- B)ïThe hungry children raided the refrigerator.
- C)ïWhen the music stopped, Mr. Gray fell asleep.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- ëThere is only one personal pronoun in any of the above sen-
- #tences, the word ╢it╗, a singular personal pronoun referring to a place,
- #╖the house╗.
- Ç A
- 9.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a plural per-
- sonal pronoun that refers to a quality or condition?
- A)ïWe welcomed the newcomers by giving them a basket of fruit.
- B)ïThe old prophet practiced many virtues, and I believe that they
- è guided him always.
- C)ïAl once had many rare coins.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ê╢They╗ is a plural personal pronoun that refers to virtues,
- #a quality.ï╖We╗ is a plural personal pronoun that refers to people.
- #╖I╗ and ╖him╗ are singular personal pronouns, each referring to a dif-
- ferent person.
- Ç B
- 10.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a singular
- pronoun that refers to a concept or idea?
- A)ïBrenda suffered with a cold for over two weeks.
- B)ïThe professor's theory that the planets were going to explode seemed
- è to be absurd; it did not impress the students at all.
- C)ïShe rode a camel into the desert where we once got lost.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ê╢It╗ is a singular personal pronoun that refers to the word
- #╖theory╗, a concept.
- Ç B
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