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- à 1.6èNon-possessive Pronouns
- ä:ïIdentify the first, second, and third person singular
- pronouns.ïSee the Example.
- âS:
- #ë╖I╗ and ╖me╗ are first person singular pronouns.
-
- #ë╖You╗ is the second person singular pronoun.
-
- #ë╖He,╗ ╖she,╗ and ╖it╗ are the three third person singular pronouns.
- éS
- è Singular refers to only one entity a pronoun might represent: one
- #person (╖I, me, you, he, him, she, her╗), one animal (╖he, she, it╗),
- #one place (╖it╗), one quality or condition (╖it╗), or one idea or con-
- #cept (╖it╗).ïThe first person singular pronouns refer to oneself (╖I,
- #╖me╗).ïThe second person singular pronoun refers to someone else once
- #removed from the first person (╖you╗). The third person singular pronoun
- #refers to another entity further removed from the first person (╖he,ï╗
- #╖him, she, her, it╗).
- 1.ïWhich of the following sentences contains one second person
- singular pronoun?
- A)ïThe book was given to him.
- B)ïThe science teacher asked Billy, "Are you interested in space
- è travel?"
- C)ïI own a rare Babe Ruth baseball card.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ê╢You╗ is the second person singular pronoun because the ╢you╗
- #referred to is only one person, Billy.ï╖Him╗ is a third person singular
- #pronoun.ï╖I╗ is a first person singular pronoun.
- Ç B
- 2.ïWhich of the following sentences contains a third person
- singular pronoun?
-
- A)ïShe is a professional pianist.
- B)ïAlicia found me in the wood pile.
- C)ïThe hogs can't stand to eat moldy bread.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ê╢She╗ is the only third person singular pronoun in the above
- #sentences.ï╖Me╗ is a first person singular pronoun.
- Ç A
- 3.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a first
- person singular pronoun?
-
- A)ïHe opened the box slowly.
- B)ïThe judge showed him no mercy.
- C)ïThe banker told me that Alberto had already withdrawn the money.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ê╢Me╗ is the only first person singular pronoun in the above
- #sentences.ï╖He╗ and ╖him╗ are both third person singular pronouns.
- Ç C
- 4.ïWhich of the following sentences contains one first person
- singular pronoun and one third person singular pronoun?
-
- A)ïThey know that we are hiding something.
- B)ïGloria is approaching the desk.
- C)ïWill the company soon send us the package?
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- ë There are no first or third person singular pronouns at all in
- the above sentences.
- Ç D
- ä:ïIdentify the first, second, and third person plural pro-
- nouns.ïSee the Example.
- âS:
- #êï╖We╗ and ╖us╗ are the two first person plural pronouns.
-
- #╖êïYou╗ is the only second person plural pronoun.
-
- # ╖ê They╗ and ╖them╗ are the two third person plural pronouns.
- éS
-
- #ë╖We╗ and ╖us╗ are first person plural pronouns because they in-
- #clude oneself and others.ï╖You╗ is the second person plural pronoun
- #because it refers to other people one step removed from oneself.ï╖They╗
- #and ╖them╗ are third person plural pronouns because both refer to
- other entities that are the furthest removed from oneself.
- 5.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a third per-
- son plural pronoun?
- A)ïTomorrow the ship will deliver the wheat to them.
- B)ïShe imagined that the robber was upset when he could not find any
- è jewels in the cabinet.
- C)ïI will avoid stepping into the ditch.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë ╢Them╗ is a third person plural pronoun.ï╖She╗ and ╖he╗ are third
- #person singular pronouns.ï╖I╗ is a first person singular pronoun.
- Ç A
- 6.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a first per-
- son plural pronoun?
-
- A)ïYou gentlemen need to work faster on this project.
- B)ïIs Jim worried that the government is misusing the trust fund?
- C)ïWithout thinking, we drove into the dark alley.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë╢We╗ is a first person plural pronoun.ï╖You╗, which refers to
- the plural noun gentlemen, is the second person plural pronoun.
- Ç C
- 7.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains the second
- person plural pronoun?
-
- A)ïScottie, you are boring me.
- B)ïFellow soldiers, you need to break through their defenses.
- C)ïHow can we outwit the snake?
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë ╢You,╗ referring to the plural noun soldiers, is the second
- #person plural pronoun.ï╖You,╗ referring to the singular noun Scottie,
- #is the second person singular pronoun.ï╖We╗ is a first person plural
- pronoun.
- Ç B
- 8.ïWhich one of the following sentences contains a third per-
- son plural pronoun?
-
- A)ïAre they serious about joining the club?
- B)ïRoy showed us a big grasshopper.
- C)ïShonda washed her dog every other day.
- D)ïå
- ü
-
- #ë ╢They╗ is a third person plural pronoun.ï╖Us╗ is a first per-
- #son plural pronoun.ï╖Her╗ is a third person singular pronoun.
- Ç A
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