Select the answer choice that identifies a pronoun in each sentence.
1. John and I went to an art exhibit together.
- John
- And
- I
- Art
2. That information was confidential between Catherine and me.
- That
- Was
- Between
- Me
3. But I thought you gave those things to them yesterday.
- But
- Gave
- Those
- Them
4. Between the two, the younger cat is my male tabby, and the tortoiseshell female is older.
- Between
- Younger
- My
- Is
5. The big banks’ policies seem unfair to us customers.
- Big
- Us
- Seem
- To
6. Something about the arrangement did not look right to her.
- Her
- Did
- The
- Not
7. Going to the concert together was more fun for Renee and me than either of us going alone.
- Renee
- Me
- Going
- Togethe
8. Kevin told me that he had wanted to be a nurse all of his life.
- Kevin
- That
- His
- Nurse
9. Sheila and the rest of them were members of the same club.
- Rest
- Were
- Club
- Them
10. What did you think would happen when you did that?
- You
- Think
- Would
- When
Answers – Identifying Pronouns
1. C: “I” is a first-person singular personal pronoun, subjective case. Pronouns are words that can be used in place of nouns. “John” (A) is a name and hence a proper noun. “And” (B) is a conjunction connecting “John” and “I.” “Art” (D) in this sentence is an adjective modifying the noun “exhibit.”
2. D: “Me” is the first-person singular personal pronoun, objective case, i.e. it is used when the pronoun is an object. (“I” is used when the pronoun is the subject.) Here it is the object of the preposition “between” (C). “That” (A) is an adjective modifying the noun “information.” “Was” (B) is the past tense of the verb “to be.”
3. D: “Them” is the third-person plural personal pronoun, objective case. Here it is the indirect object of the preposition “to.” “But” (A) is a conjunction. “Gave” (B) is the past tense of the verb “to give.” “Those” (C) is a plural demonstrative adjective modifying the noun “things.”
4. C: “My” is the possessive form of the first-person singular personal pronoun. Here it modifies the noun “tabby.” “Between” (A) is a preposition showing place and modifying “the two.” “Younger” (B) is a comparative adjective modifying the noun “cat.” “Is” (D) is the present tense of the linking verb/copula “to be.” Its first instance is complemented by the noun “tabby” and the second by the comparative adjective “older.”
5. B: “Us” is the first-person plural personal pronoun, objective case. It is the indirect object of the verb “seem” here. “Big” (A) is an adjective modifying the possessive noun “banks’.” “Seem” (C) is a verb, present tense plural. “To” (D) is a preposition connecting “seem unfair” (verb and adjective) with “us.”
6. A: “Her” is the third-person singular feminine personal pronoun, objective case. It is the indirect object of the preposition “to.” “Did” (B) is the past tense of “to do,” used here as an auxiliary verb helping the predicate verb “look.” “The” (C) is a definite article modifying the noun “arrangement.” “Not” (D) is an adverb modifying the verb “look.”
7. B: “Me” is the first-person singular personal pronoun, objective case. It is an indirect object of the preposition “for.” “Renee” (A) is a name and thus is a proper noun. “Going” (C) is a gerund of the verb “to go” and is the subject of the sentence. “Together” (D) is an adverb modifying “going” and indicating manner (how).
8. C: “His” is the third-person singular possessive personal pronoun. It modifies the noun “life.” “Kevin” (A) is a name and therefore is a proper noun. “That” (B) is a subordinating conjunction introducing the clause “that he had wanted to be a nurse all of his life,” which is dependent on the independent clause “Kevin told me.” “Nurse” (D) is a noun.
9. D: “Them” is a third-person plural pronoun, objective case. It is the object of the preposition “of.” “Rest” (A) is a noun. “Were” (B) is the past tense plural of the verb “to be,” linking to the plural noun “members.” “Club” (C) is a noun.
10. A: “You” is the second-person personal pronoun. It is used as both a singular and a plural. It is the subject of this sentence and also the subject of the dependent clause “when you did that,” which is introduced by the subordinating adverb “when” (D). “Think” (B) is a verb. “Would” (C) is an auxiliary verb helping the verb “happen.”