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Pron-Diagnostic

Pronoun Diagnostic Quiz: a tool to help you identify specific points that need review

There is a lot more work for my family and I / me.

Personal Pronouns

Pronouns: referring to personal nouns (Beg. ESL)

• 1st Person Pronouns
• 3rd Person Pronouns
• 2nd Person Pronouns
• Impersonal Pronouns
• Pronouns  After BE
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – fill in the blank

Lea is dancing.   She enjoys dancing.
Sammy is dancing with  Lea.   He likes her.

She gave a demonstration to my friend and me.
She gave a demonstration to my friend and  I .

Collective Pronouns

Pronouns: referring to collective nouns (Int. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Group v. Individuals
• Practice – multiple choice

The paparazzi made its purpose clear. It had a right to be outside her house.

The paparazzi placed their cameras right in her face. They were rude, even mean.

Double Pronouns

Pronouns: referring to two personal nouns (Native Speakers)

• Double Personal Subject Pronouns
• Double Personal Object Pronouns
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – read and edit

Me and Diana got to know each other.
Diana and I got to know each other.

I had a good feeling about her and I. 
I had a good feeling about her and me. 

Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite pronouns: sentence agreement (Int.–Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Definite v. Indefinite
• Sing. Indefinite Pronouns
• Plural Indefinite Pronouns
• Anyone v. Any one
• Nobody v. Anybody
• Referring to Others
• Indef Pronoun Agreement
• Everyone's Problem Agreement
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice
• Practice 3 – correct/incorrect

Everyone had his fishing pole.
Some had their fishing poles.
Everyone had their fishing pole. (informal usage)

Reflexive Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns: referring to oneself; referring to all or part (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Reflexive v. Obj. Pronouns
• Reflexive Pronouns
• Refers to All or Part
• Reflexive Verbs
• Reflexive Dative Verbs
• Myself
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

I washed myself.
I dressed myself.

I brushed my teeth.
I shampooed my hair.

Possessive Nouns

Possessive Nouns:  indicating possession for people or things (Int.–Adv. ESL, Native Speakers)

• Common Noun Poss.
• Proper Noun Poss.
• Resources
• Inanimate Noun Poss.
• Days & Holidays Poss.
• Number & Letter Poss.
• Practice – fill in the blank

The state's soccer team won several games.
The states' soccer teams won several games.

The goalpost's leg was broken.
The leg of the goal post was broken.
 

Poss Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns:  indicating possession for people or groups

• Subject/ Determiner/ Possessive
• Poss. Determiners v. Pronouns
• Impersonal Pronouns (one / you / they)
• Double Poss. Confusion
• Poss. Pronoun Agreement
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

Our dog is over here. / Ours is over here.  

All of the owners bring water for their (own) dogs.

One  should exercise one's dog. (impersonal)
You should exercise your dog. (impersonal)
They don't like dogs there. Their dislike is unusual. (impersonal)

There

There : referring to the existence of something (Beginning–Intermediate ESL)

• There Agreement
• Multiple Nouns
• Inseparable Pairs
• Practice – fill in the blank

There is milk, cheese and eggs on the table. (En-US)

There are milk, cheese and eggs on the table. (En-Br)

It / There Subjects

It / There: as placeholders for subjects
(Int.–Advanced ESL)

• It vs. There  weather, time / existence
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – multiple choice

Is it still raining?  It's cloudy.   (the weather)
Is there a rain on the street still?  (exists)

To do the work this way is easy. 
It  is easy to do the work this way. 
 

It / This Reference

It / This: referring back to something
(Int.–Advanced ESL; Native Speakers)

• It v. This Reference
• Former / Latter Subject
• Backward or Forward
• This/ That – distancing
• Common Mistakes
• Practice

Apple is going to release a new operating system.  It will merge the laptop OS with the iPad and iPhone OS. 

Apple is going to release a new operating system.  This will be a huge step in merging the laptop OS with the iPad and iPhone OS.  

Pronoun Placement

Pronoun Placement: making the noun reference clear (Advanced ESL / Native Speakers)

• Antecedent
• Antecedent of Same Gender
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – complete the paragraph

By the time they arrived, my family was very hungry.

By the time my family arrived, they were very hungry.

Tracy gave Robin a recipe.  She is a talented cook. Tracy or Robin?

Gender & Pronouns

Gender & Pronouns: referring to both males and females  (Advanced ESL / Native Speakers)

• Gender Neutral–Definition
• The Problem
• Strategies
• Practice 1 – complete the paragraph
• Practice 2 – complete the paragraph

Everyone in my family had their picture taken. (males, females, both?)

Citations to Fowler, Hudddleston and Pullam, Merriam-Webster, Robin Lakoff and more.   

Indirect Objects

Verbs with Indirect Objects: indicating receivers of actions (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Indirect Object "to"
• Pattern A & B
• Pattern A or B
• IO Placement Exceptions
• Indirect Object "for"
• Buy v Thank
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice
• Practice 3 – multiple choice

My friend is bringing me a letter.
My friend is bringing a letter to me.
My friend is bringing me it.

Common Mistakes

Common Mistakes: top 20 agreement errors

• Review links
• Practice – multiple choice

Fashions come and go. Everyone have problems balancing comfort with fashion.