Pronouns

Directions:

Underline the pronouns in the sentences below. The number of pronouns in each sentence is indicated in parentheses.

Example:

Some people will not speak up until they are sure of their views. (2)

  1. Would you like me to check the expiration date on your last golf magazine? (3)
  2. Somebody forgot to tell Sebastian to deflate the hot air balloon at the end of the show. (1)
  3. I face Jamie in the tennis match tomorrow, and I am not at all sure I will be able to beat her. (4)
  4. Young snakes may shed their skins as many as fourteen times in one year. (1)
  5. This is my best friend, Yolanda. (2)
  6. I’d like to see the people I used to work with, but I don’t really expect anyone at the office to remember me. (5)
  7. Because the giraffe’s head is shaped like a camel’s and its spots resemble a leopard’s, it was once known as a camelopard. (2)
  8. Although kit denied being a famous movie actress, nobody believed her. (2)
  9. In a desk drawer Duncan found an old photograph of Eddie playing his guitar. (1)
  10. Although the woman’s skeleton is more than 120 years old, researchers know that she suffered from arthritis. (1)

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