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)
- Would you like me to check the expiration date on your last golf magazine?
(3)
- Somebody forgot to tell Sebastian to deflate the hot air balloon at the
end of the show. (1)
- I face Jamie in the tennis match tomorrow, and I am not at all sure I will
be able to beat her. (4)
- Young snakes may shed their skins as many as fourteen times in one year.
(1)
- This is my best friend, Yolanda. (2)
- 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)
- 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)
- Although kit denied being a famous movie actress, nobody believed her. (2)
- In a desk drawer Duncan found an old photograph of Eddie playing his
guitar. (1)
- Although the woman’s skeleton is more than 120 years old, researchers
know that she suffered from arthritis. (1)
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