Quiz for Lessons 21-25 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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Instructions: Find the personal pronouns. Tell if they are intensive, reflexive, or possessive, and if they have an antecedent, name it.

1. I want you yourself to come tomorrow.

2. The decision itself is yours to make.

3. She gave herself up to the police.

4. My brother gave me his pet snake.

5. You can tie your shoe by yourself.

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Answers:

1. I want you yourself to come tomorrow.
     yourself - intensive pronoun
     you is the antecedent for yourself

2. The decision itself is yours to make.
     itself - intensive pronoun
     yours - possessive pronoun
     decision is the antecedent for itself

3. She gave herself up to the police.
     herself - reflexive pronoun
     she is the antecedent for herself

4. My brother gave me his pet snake.
     My and his - possessive pronouns
     brother is the antecedent of his

5. You can tie your shoe by yourself.
     yourself - reflexive pronoun
     your - possessive pronoun
     you is the antecedent for your and yourself

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Quiz for Lessons 221 - 225 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals

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Instructions: Find the infinitives, participles, participial phrases, and infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. My attempts to comfort the lost boy were useless.

2. Having been left behind, the puppy gave a whining howl.

3. The exhausted men were given the signal to start the march.

4. The admired musician wants a person to study with him.

5. The screaming fans cheered their fighting team.

6. The droning lecture caused the students' heads to nod.

7. Having finished our work, we now had time to play.

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Answers:

1. My attempts to comfort the lost boy were useless.

    - to comfort the lost boy modifies attempts

    - lost modifies boy

2. Having been left behind, the puppy gave a whining howl.

    - Having been left behind modifies puppy

    - whining modifies howl

3. The exhausted men were given the signal to start the march.

    - exhausted modifies men

    - to start the march modifies signal

4. The admired musician wants a person to study with him.

    - admired modifies musician

    - to study with him modifies person

5. The screaming fans cheered their fighting team.

    - screaming modifies fans

    - fighting modifies team

6. The droning lecture caused the students' heads to nod.

    - droning modifies lecture

    - to nod modifies heads

7. Having finished our work, we now had time to play.

    - Having finished our work modifies we

    - to play modifies time

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Lesson 25 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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The personal pronouns myself, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves can also be used as intensive pronouns.

    Example:
    Carl himself won the race.

Instructions: Find the intensive pronouns in these sentences.

1. We ourselves went to the movie.

2. The man himself wrestled the alligator.

3. Jeanne herself gave us the gift.

4. They themselves had played until dark.

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Answers:

1. We ourselves went to the movie.

2. The man himself wrestled the alligator.

3. Jeanne herself gave us the gift.

4. They themselves had played until dark.

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Lesson 225 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Participles/Adjective Infinitives

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A participle is a verbal and is used as an adjective. Participles end in various ways. They modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the word modified.

 

A present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. 

 

Examples: 

played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having been seen

A participial phrase is made up of a participle and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like the gerund. A participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adjective. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like the gerund. An infinitive phrase that comes at the beginning of the sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

Instructions: Find the participles, infinitive, participial phrases, and infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The money lying on the dresser is yours.

2. The crying child awakened everyone.

3. The heavy package to be sent was quickly loaded.

4. Hearing the noise, the girl was suddenly afraid.

5. There are several things to be considered first.

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Answers:

1. The money lying on the dresser is yours.

    - lying on the dresser modifies money

2. The crying child awakened everyone.

    - crying modifies child

3. The heavy package to be sent was quickly loaded.

    - to be sent modifies package

4. Hearing the noise, the girl was suddenly afraid.

    - Hearing the noise modifies girl

5. There are several things to be considered first.

    - to be considered first modifies things

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Lesson 24 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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The personal pronouns myself, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and themselves are compound personal pronouns combining the personal pronoun with self or selves. They are used as reflexive pronouns.

    Example:
    Carl hurt himself.

Instructions: Find the reflexive pronouns in these sentences.

1. I should understand myself better.

2. Ann bought herself two new hamsters.

3. They can't help themselves.

4. The boy cut himself on the broken glass.

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Answers:

1. I should understand myself better.

2. Ann bought herself two new hamsters.

3. They can't help themselves.

4. The boy cut himself on the broken glass.

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Lesson 224 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Adjective Infinitives

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An infinitive is a verbal that is to plus a verb form. It can be used as an adjective. 

 

Examples: 

to be, to see, to be seen, to be eaten

An infinitive phrase is made up of an infinitive and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like the gerund. An infinitive phrase that comes at the beginning of the sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

Instructions: Find the infinitives and infinitive phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. Your idea to spend the day together sounds great.

2. Joe is the man to see about the job.

3. We have no reason to doubt your sincerity.

4. This must be the best route to take.

5. Your attitude is the best attitude to have.

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Answers:

1. Your idea to spend the day together sounds great.

    - to spend the day together modifies idea

2. Joe is the man to see about the job.

    - to see about the job modifies man

3. We have no reason to doubt your sincerity.

    - to doubt your sincerity modifies reason

4. This must be the best route to take.

    - to take modifies route

5. Your attitude is the best attitude to have.

    - to have modifies attitude

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Lesson 23 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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Some personal pronouns are called possessives because they show whose something is. They are the following pronouns: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs.

    Example:
    The money is mine.
    (Mine tells whose money it is.)

Instructions: Find the possessive pronouns in the following sentences.

1. The new car is his.

2. Yours will be here tomorrow.

3. I like theirs best.

4. Should we go for a ride in his or hers.

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Answers:

1. The new car is his.

2. Yours will be here tomorrow.

3. I like theirs best.

4. Should we go for a ride in his or hers.

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Lesson 223 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Participles

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A participle is a verbal and is used as an adjective. Participles end in various ways. They modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the word modified.

 

A present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. 

 

Examples: 

played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having been seen

A participial phrase is made up of a participle and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like the gerund. A participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

Instructions: Find the participial phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The man running slowly still finished the race.

2. The boy having been scolded finally did his work.

3. The teacher, having retired, could now travel widely.

4. The soldier, having saluted his superior, continued on his way.

5. The truck swerving and sliding hit the brick wall.

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Answers:

1. The man running slowly still finished the race.

    - running slowly modifies man

2. The boy having been scolded finally did his work.

    - having been scolded modifies boy

3. The teacher, having retired, could now travel widely.

    - having retired modifies teacher

4. The soldier, having saluted his superior, continued on his way.

    - having saluted his superior modifies soldier

5. The truck swerving and sliding hit the brick wall.

    - swerving and sliding modifies truck

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Lesson 22 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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The word for which the pronoun stands is called its antecedent. It may be in the same sentence, in a previous sentence, or not given at all.

    Example:
    The boy threw the football. He threw it over the fence.
     - boy is the antecedent for he
     - football is the antecedent for it

A pronoun can be an antecedent for another pronoun. The antecedent always comes before the pronoun for which it is the antecedent.

    Example:
    He likes his new car.
     - He is the antecedent for his

Instructions: Pick out the pronouns and their antecedents in these sentences.

1. He ran after his dad.

2. Jennie wanted her doll for bedtime.

3. The rabbit hopped into its hole.

4. They will help you with your work themselves.

5. The teacher gave us homework every day, and she made our lives miserable.

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Answers:

1. He ran after his dad.
    - He is the antecedent for his

2. Jennie wanted her doll for bedtime.
    - Jennie is the antecedent for her

3. The rabbit hopped into its hole.
    - rabbit is the antecedent for its

4. They will help you with your work themselves.
    - They is the antecedent for themselves
    - you is the antecedent for your

5. The teacher gave us homework every day, and she made our lives miserable.
    - teacher is the antecedent for she
    - us is the antecedent for our

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Lesson 222 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Participles

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A participle is a verbal and is used as an adjective. Participles end in various ways. They modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the word modified.

 

A present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. 

 

Examples: 

played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having been seen

A participial phrase is made up of a participle and any complements (direct objects, predicate nominatives, predicate adjectives, or modifiers) like the gerund. A participial phrase that comes at the beginning of the sentence is always followed by a comma and modifies the subject of the sentence.

Instructions: Find the participial phrases in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. Taking my time, I hit the basket.

2. Shouting angrily, the man chased the thief.

3. Exhausted from the hike, Jim dropped to the ground.

4. Grinning sheepishly, the boy asked for a date.

5. Trying to open the gate, I tore my coat.

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Answers:

1. Taking my time, I hit the basket.

    - Taking my time modifies the subject I

2. Shouting angrily, the man chased the thief.

    - Shouting angrily modifies the subject man

3. Exhausted from the hike, Jim dropped to the ground.

    - Exhausted from the hike modifies the subject Jim

4. Grinning sheepishly, the boy asked for a date.

    - Grinning sheepishly modifies the subject boy

5. Trying to open the gate, I tore my coat.

    - Trying to open the gate modifies the subject I

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Lesson 21 - Parts of Speech - Pronouns

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A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or a group of words used as a noun. Pronouns are classified in five (5) different categories. They are personal pronouns, relative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, indefinite pronouns, and interrogative pronouns. Some pronouns can appear in more than one classification. The way in which a pronoun is classified depends on how it is used in a sentence. In the next two weeks we will study the five kinds of pronouns.

Personal pronouns refer to (1) the speaker or speakers, which is called first person, and include the following pronouns: I, my, mine, me, myself, we, our, ours, us, ourselves; (2) those spoken to, which is called second person, and include the following pronouns: you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves; or (3) those spoken about, which is called third person, and includes the following pronouns: he, his, him, himself, she, her, hers, herself, it, its, itself, they, their, theirs, them, themselves. Personal pronouns can be singular (one) or plural (two or more) just as verbs and nouns.

Instructions: Find the personal pronouns in these sentences.

1. She hit him on his head.

2. I saw you at your store.

3. He himself will be our new friend.

4. It will be hard for me to see you.

5. They always get angry at her and me.

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Answers:

1. She hit him on his head.

2. I saw you at your store.

3. He himself will be our new friend.

4. It will be hard for me to see you.

5. They always get angry at her and me.

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Lesson 221 - Parts of the Sentence - Verbals - Participles

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A participle is a verbal and is used as an adjective. Participles end in various ways. They modify nouns and pronouns and can precede or follow the word modified.

 

A present participle always ends with ing as does the gerund, but remember that it is an adjective. A past participle ends with ed, n, or irregularly. 

 

Examples: 

played, broken, brought, sung, seeing, having seen, being seen, seen, having been seen

Instructions: Find the participles in these sentences and tell what word they modify.

1. The bike had a broken spoke.

2. Her smiling face made everyone happy.

3. The frightened child was crying loudly.

4. The people were frightened by the growling dog.

5. The squeaking wheel needs some grease.

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Answers:

1. The bike had a broken spoke.

    - broken modifying spoke

2. Her smiling face made everyone happy.

    - smiling modifying face

3. The frightened child was crying loudly.

    - frightened modifying child

4. The people were frightened by the growling dog.

    - growling modifying dog

5. The squeaking wheel needs some grease.

    - squeaking modifying wheel

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