Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts : English Grammar and Usage in Writing and Speaking: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1
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Example Questions
Example Question #11 : Language
Select the correct possessive pronoun to complete the sentence.
The team knew the championship was __________.
theirs
they
them
whom
theirs
You can use a possessive pronoun when it is not necessary to name the person the thing belongs to. In this case, theirs indicates the team’s possession of the championship.
Example Question #11 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.
We informed the gentlemen that the biscuits were you.
ours
us
them
NO CHANGE
ours
You can use a possessive pronoun when it is not necessary to name the person or people the thing belongs to. In this sentence, “ours” indicates possession of the biscuits to be with the narrator (and his group) and not with the gentlemen.
Example Question #12 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion for the following sentence.
Who’s ball is it?
They
Whose
NO CHANGE
Them
Whose
It is tempting to go with “Who’s” here, as it sounds just like the correct “whose”. “Who’s”, however, is not a possessive pronoun, and suggests “who is ball is it?” which just doesn’t make sense.
Example Question #1 : Use Intensive Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.B
Select the intensive pronoun in the following sentence:
After waiting outside of the stadium all night, the crowd was finally able to congratulate the player himself.
himself
night
player
crowd
himself
Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only —
The intensive pronoun himself emphasizes the noun player.
Example Question #2 : Use Intensive Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.B
Select the intensive pronoun in the following sentence:
No one was around to help me in the restaurant, so I cleaned off the table myself.
me
I
in
myself
myself
Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only —
In this case, "myself" emphasizes the pronoun "I".
Example Question #3 : Use Intensive Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.B
Select the intensive pronoun in the following sentence:
No one was in the hotel lobby when I arrived, so I carried all of my bags myself.
myself
carried
I
my
myself
Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only —
The intensive pronoun myself emphasizes the pronoun I.
Example Question #4 : Use Intensive Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.B
Select the correct intensive pronoun to complete the sentence.
He drove to California all by _____________.
him
hisself
himself
his self
himself
Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.
The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
Example Question #5 : Use Intensive Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.B
Select the correct intensive pronoun to complete the sentence.
The children decorated the cookies ____________.
themselfs
themselves
theyselves
theyselfs
themselves
Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.
The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
Example Question #6 : Use Intensive Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.B
Select the correct intensive pronoun to complete the sentence.
Melissa made __________ a sandwich, complete with pickles and tomatoes.
her
herself
itself
hers self
herself
Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.
The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
Example Question #7 : Use Intensive Pronouns: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1.B
Select the correct intensive pronoun to complete the sentence.
I’m a little nervous about walking home by ______________ at night.
meself
myself
mineself
mine own self
myself
Explanation: Intensive pronouns emphasize, or intensify, the noun or pronoun they refer to. They can refer to any noun or pronoun in the sentence, not just a subject. Intensive pronouns are used for emphasis only — they are not objects of verbs or prepositions.
The intensive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves.
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