Question

pronouns are words that replace a noun. examples of pronouns are words like she, them, his, theirs, that, herself, him, or even words like it, something or this. circle each pronoun you find in all the sentences below.

1. we looked for britney at her house, but she wasn’t there.

1. i took my car to the mechanic to get it fixed.

1. this is the best birthday ever!

1. someone donated money to our charity.

1. the toaster gets really hot when it heats bread.

1. my cats are friendly, so you can safely pet them.

1. ken looked at himself in the mirror.

1. i like to cheer myself up with desserts.

1. the silly clowns made fools of themselves

1. i built my house myself

Explanation:

To solve this, we identify pronouns (words replacing nouns) in each sentence:

1. We (replaces a group), her (replaces Britney), she (replaces Britney), there (not a pronoun; correction: "there" is an adverb, so pronouns are We, her, she).
2. I (replaces speaker), my (shows possession of car), it (replaces car).
3. This (replaces the birthday event).
4. Someone (replaces an unknown donor), our (shows possession of charity).
5. it (replaces toaster).
6. My (shows possession of cats), you (replaces listener), them (replaces cats).
7. himself (replaces Ken, reflexive).
8. I (replaces speaker), myself (replaces speaker, reflexive).
9. themselves (replaces clowns, reflexive).
10. I (replaces speaker), my (shows possession of house), myself (replaces speaker, reflexive).

Answer:

1. Circle: We, her, she
2. Circle: I, my, it
3. Circle: This
4. Circle: Someone, our
5. Circle: it
6. Circle: My, you, them
7. Circle: himself
8. Circle: I, myself
9. Circle: themselves
10. Circle: I, my, myself