Name: ______________________________ Grade 6 ( )

Date: ______________________________ Subject: English

Grammar Worksheet
“Pronouns”
 What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that is used to replace a noun(s) in a sentence.
Example:
‘Sarah is the new student, she is cute.’
The pronoun ‘she’ takes the place of ‘Sarah’. ‘Sarah’ in this example is the antecedent.
Pronouns must agree with their antecedent in person (first, second, or third person),
number (singular or plural), and gender (masculine or feminine).

 What is an antecedent?
An antecedent is the word the pronoun replaces.

Pronouns are divided into four groups:

- Personal pronouns (Subject and Object Pronouns)
- Possessive pronouns.
- Indefinite pronouns.
- Intensive and Reflexive pronouns
- Demonstrative and interrogative pronouns
- Relative pronouns

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 1. Personal Pronouns (Subject and Object Pronouns)

 Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun is a pronoun used as the subject of a sentence or a clause. The subject
pronoun is always found before the verb.
Example: ‘She is an excellent student.’

 Object Pronouns
An object pronoun is a pronoun used as an object. The object pronoun is always found after
the verb.
Example: ‘Lamar told me her secret.’

An object pronoun can be used as the object of preposition if it appears after a preposition
(after, at, on, for, to, with).
Examples:
‘Jwanna asked if she could play with Rahaf and me.’
‘The decision was easy for Hatem and him.’

A) Choose the correct pronoun. Then, on the line provided, write whether it’s a
subject or object pronoun.

1. Our teachers encourage (we – us) every day. _____________

2. My parents were cheering for (me – I). _____________
3. (We – Us) want to go to the cinema early. _____________
4. Last one of (us – we) will lose. _____________
5. (I – Me) work in the office. _____________
6. I loved going to (her – she) house. _____________
7. (Her – She) has three daughters in this school. _____________
8. Adam calls (me – I) every day. _____________
9. (Them – They) are often too tired to work. _____________
10. (Us – We) listened carefully to the instructions. _____________
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 B) Choose the correct pronoun(s) in each sentence.

1. (Him and I) – (He and I) are going to school early.

2. Leen and (her – she) came to class early.
3. Lili went shopping with her (mom and me) – (mom and I).
4. Hazem and (he – him) are absent today.
5. My parents were supporting Hanya and (me – I).
6. The teacher shouted at (Mayar and her) – (Mayar and she) for talking.
7. Her mom promised to take Mai and (me – I) to swim.
8. My best friends are Sarah and (she – her).
9. Mark is going to the mall to meet (Jeremy and he) – (Jeremy and him).
10. (She and I) – (Her and I) are going to the library.

2. Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns show ownership or possession.

Some possessive pronouns are used before nouns (Possessive Adjectives), and some are
used alone (Possessive Pronouns).
Examples:
‘This bed is ours, we bought it yesterday.’
‘My car is red.’
‘I think this ruler is yours.’

- Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives are located before the noun they refer to.
Examples:
‘His bag is new.’

- Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition in a sentence.
Examples:
‘This jug is hers.’

REMEMBER: possessive pronouns never have an apostrophe.

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 C) Choose the correct possessive pronoun/adjective to correctly complete the
sentence.

1. That big bag is (my – mine).

2. (Yours – Your) pens were put on top of that desk.
3. We don’t need help with our homework, but the boys need with (them – theirs).
4. I own that car. It is (mine – me).
5. (He – His) company employed more than 100 employers.
6. We gave them our candies and they gave us (they – theirs).
7. Our neighbors lent us their remote because (ours – us) was broken.
8. (Theirs – Their) home was of the latest model, very fancy and expensive.
9. You won the Spelling Bee! The prize is (your – yours).
10. (My – Mine) brother came over yesterday.

3. Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns refer to nonspecific people or things. They have no clear antecedent.
Examples:
‘Few were invited to the party.’
‘Nobody wants to go to this boring party.’

Rules to follow:
- When two or more antecedents are joined by ‘and’, use a plural pronoun.
Example:
‘Noor and Sana booked their tickets together.’

- When two or more singular antecedents are joined by ‘or’ or ‘nor’, use a singular
pronoun.
Examples:
‘Either Mariam or Reem will submit her test first.’
‘Neither Ramy nor Hany will solve his homework today.’

NOTE: Some indefinite pronouns are ALWAYS singular and some are ALWAYS plural.
Example:
‘Each of the girls missed her test.’

- When the antecedent of a singular indefinite pronoun includes both males and females,
use his or her.
Example:
INCORRECT: ‘Everyone should leave their belongings here.’
CORRECT: ‘Everyone should leave his or her belongings here.’

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D) Underline the antecedent that correctly agrees with the given pronoun in each
sentence, then choose the correct answer.

1. All of the students are missing (their – his) assignments.

2. Everybody needs (his or her – their) pens for the final exams.
3. Neither Dima nor Maya is submitting (her – their) presentations today.
4. The teachers and students took (them – their) certificates at the end of the year.
5. Either Meera or Reine isn’t going to act (her – their) part in the play.
6. Each of the passengers is missing (their – his or her) papers.
7. Many of the passengers are missing (their – his or her) papers.
8. Few of the workers got (his – their) paycheck today.
9. Some of the papers were left in (its – their) place.
10. Some of the croissant was left in (its – their) place.
E) Choose the correct pronoun. Then, on the line provided, write whether it’s a
personal, possessive, or indefinite pronoun.

1. This house is (theirs – me). ________________

2. You can choose (anything – ours) from the menu. ________________
3. (We – Ours) would love to go to the park! ________________
4. Look at the baby, (he – his) ran to the door! ________________
5. We can go (anywhere – nobody) you like. ________________
6. I owe (their – everything) to Sima. ________________
7. Habiba is here, (she – her) would like to see you. ________________
8. Don’t take it away! This cat is (mine – me)! ________________
9. (Theirs – They) saw them coming from the train station. ___________
10. Remember to always get (your – you) books with you. _____________
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 4. Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns
Intensive and reflexive pronouns are pronouns that end with (-self) if singular and (-selves) if
plural

- Intensive pronouns: add emphasis to a statement.

Examples:
‘I myself want to solve this question.’
‘The girls themselves wanted to decorate the class.’
‘He himself admitted that he was mistaken.’

- Reflexive pronouns: are pronouns that refer to other nouns or pronouns within the
same sentence.
Examples:
‘I made myself a cake.’
‘Sami bought himself a home.
‘They gave themselves a lot of candy.’

F) Underline the pronoun in each sentence. Then, on the line provided, write
whether it’s Intensive (I) or Reflexive (R):

1. I myself like to take walks in the morning. _________

2. You yourself need to pay more attention in class. _________
3. We’ve bought ourselves something to drink. _________
4. Layan wants to nominate herself as president. _________
5. Jeremy himself felt that he did a great job. _________
6. Dina herself made an excellent job in her project. _________
7. The students taught themselves how to use the SMART Board. _________
8. You should cut the grass yourself or ask your brother to do it. _________
9. I myself felt like I owned the world. _________
10.The president himself gave me the award. _________

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5-Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun (this, that, these, those) is used to point to one or more specific
person, place, thing, or idea.
An interrogative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, what) introduces a question

G) Underline each interrogative pronoun. Circle each demonstrative pronoun.

1. Whom did you see behind the curtain?
2. I think this looks best on her.
3. Which is the Grand Champion ewe?
4. Who ate the last piece of cake?
5. That isn't my backpack!
6. What are Jeff and Kevin talking about?
7. Those are really cool shoes.
8. Whose is the yellow house on Vine Street?
9. I think I'll take four of these.
10. Which of you would like to go bowling?

6- Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns include (who, whom, whose, that and which). They appear at the
beginning of a subordinate clause and relate one part of the sentence to another. It gives
more information about a noun or pronoun.

H) Read the given sentences and use the right relative pronouns.

1. We always like people _______________ speak the truth.

2. Can you tell ______________ pen this is?
3. The boy ______________ I met in Delhi stays near our house.
4. This is the house in ________________ John Keats lived.
5. I don’t think there’s anyone ______________ doesn’t like chocolates.
6. Are these the people about ________________ you were talking?
7. The car _________________ my uncle brought is quite expensive.
8. Do you know _______________ car is parked in front of our gate?
9. I found the documents ________________ I had been looking for.