Indicate whether each of the following pronouns (in parentheses) is demonstrative, interrogative, indefinites, or relative.
1. Was Macduff the one (who) discovered the murdered king?
relative
2. (Who) else went to the king's chamber?
interrogative
3. (Everyone) knows that Macduff went alone.
indefinite
4. (That) may not be true.
demonstrative
5. (Many) may feel that the matter is not significant.
indefinite
Underline the correct pronoun in each of the following sentences.
1. (Who, Whom) became king after the murder?
Whom
2. Were (all, everyone) suspicious of Macbeth?
all
3. It was he (who, which) had most to gain.
who
4. (That, That there) is a certainty.
That
5. Banquo was the character (who, what) was in greatest danger.
who
Indicate whether each of the following pronouns (in parentheses) is demonstrative, interrogative, indefinites, or relative.
1. Was Macduff the one (who) discovered the murdered king?
relative right
2. (Who) else went to the king's chamber?
interrogative right
3. (Everyone) knows that Macduff went alone.
indefinite right
4. (That) may not be true.
demonstrative right
5. (Many) may feel that the matter is not significant.
indefinite right
Underline the correct pronoun in each of the following sentences.
1. (Who, Whom) became king after the murder?
Whom incorrect; would you say, "Him became king..."?
2. Were (all, everyone) suspicious of Macbeth?
all right
3. It was he (who, which) had most to gain.
who right
4. (That, That there) is a certainty.
That right
5. Banquo was the character (who, what) was in greatest danger.
who right
To determine whether each of the pronouns is demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, or relative, you can analyze their function in the sentence and the type of information they convey.
1. Was Macduff the one (who) discovered the murdered king?
- In this sentence, "who" introduces a relative clause and connects back to "one" as the subject of the clause.
2. (Who) else went to the king's chamber?
- Here, "who" is used as an interrogative pronoun, indicating that a question is being asked about the identity of a person.
3. (Everyone) knows that Macduff went alone.
- The pronoun "everyone" is indefinitive, as it refers to a nonspecific, unidentified group of people.
4. (That) may not be true.
- The pronoun "that" in this sentence serves as a demonstrative pronoun. It points out or refers to something mentioned previously or to something understood from the context.
5. (Many) may feel that the matter is not significant.
- "Many" is an indefinite pronoun since it refers to an unspecified number of people.
Regarding underlining the correct pronoun in the given sentences:
1. (Who, Whom) became king after the murder?
- The correct pronoun to underline is "Whom." It is the objective form used as the object of the verb "became."
2. Were (all, everyone) suspicious of Macbeth?
- The correct pronoun to underline is "all." It refers to a specific group of people and is used as a pronoun.
3. It was he (who, which) had most to gain.
- The correct pronoun to underline is "who." It is used to introduce a relative clause and refers to the subjective pronoun "he."
4. (That, That there) is a certainty.
- The correct pronoun to underline is "That." It is used as a demonstrative pronoun to point out or refer to something previously mentioned or understood.
5. Banquo was the character (who, what) was in greatest danger.
- The correct pronoun to underline is "who." It introduces a relative clause and refers to the subject "character."