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Pronouns - Bow Valley College

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In the following sentences, circle numerical pronouns, cross out numerical<br />

adjectives, (three people), and underline personal pronouns.<br />

1. Of the ten people who were invited, only four came.<br />

2. Three boys ran the race: the first was Paul; the second was Alan; and the<br />

third was Ricky.<br />

3. One the tenth day of the vacation, five of them visited New York.<br />

4. The Earth is surrounded by millions of stars.<br />

5. The first girl in the class is Elenor; the second is Anna.<br />

Demonstrative <strong>Pronouns</strong><br />

This group (this, that, these, and those) "demonstrate" or point out a specific<br />

person or thing.<br />

This is my oak chopping board.<br />

Those are the muxhrooms I like.<br />

Note: You must double-check all four words. If they come before nouns, they<br />

are adjectives, not pronouns: this spinach, those apples.<br />

Use this (singular) and these (plural) for things close to you and that (singular)<br />

and those (plural) for things farther away.

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