A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.

Pro- means for (standing FOR a noun)

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Pronouns that are used to refer to people or things are called personal pronouns.

Examples: he, she, it

A subject pronoun is used as the

subject of a sentence. The subject is WHO or WHAT the sentence is about.

She is my sister.It is my hat.

Does he have a dog.You and I go to the movie.

An object pronoun is a personal pronoun in the objective case. It is used as the direct or inderect object of a verb. Object pronouns will never be the subject of the sentence.

Give the pencil to me.The teacher gave her a referral.

I will tell you a secret.Hannah read it to them.

Singular PluralI weyou youhe, she, it

they

Subject Pronouns

me us

you you

him, her, it them

Object Pronouns

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How do you know when to use me or I, we or us?

1. Use a Subject Pronoun as a subject2. Use Object pronoun as object of

the verbExamples (Circle the correct pronoun listed):

SUBJECT- She owns a collection of books.

INDIRECT OBJECT- He told her an amusing story.

DIRECT OBJECT- The fable entertained us.

When in a pair (Susan and I)

Always take the pronoun OUT of the pair to see which pronoun is the correct one to use.

EXAMPLES:

Richard and (I or me) recited the story.

Jennifer helped Richard and (I or me).

Read sentence without the words that the pronoun is paired with to see what works.

When using a pronoun in a pair:

**ALWAYS put the pronoun second

Seth and I read some comic books.

(Not I and Seth)

Science interests Mike and me. (Not me and Mike).

In formal writing and speech: use a subject pronoun after a

linking verb.

RIGHT The winner is she. NOT She is the winner.

Complete WS p. 19, Using Pronouns Correctly and then we will review as a class.

Antecedent-The noun or group of words that a

pronoun refers to

Example: Tyler read “The Hungry Caterpillar.” He

found it exciting.

ANTECEDENT of he ___________________

ANTECEDENT of exciting __________________

RULE FOR PRONOUNS and ANTECEDENTS:

1. Pronoun must agree with antecedent in number (singular or plural) and gender.

2. The gender of a noun may be masculine (male), feminine (female), or neuter (referring to things).

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Possessive PronounA pronoun that shows who or what has something.

NOTE:A possessive

pronoun may take the place of a

possessive noun.

Examples:Matt’s shoe is too small.

Replace noun with possessive pronoun.

_______ shoe is too small.

Mike’s homework is perfect.Possesive Noun- __________Replace with pronoun- _________

________ homework is perfect.

Possessive pronouns have two forms. - One form is used before a noun. - The other form is used alone.

ours

yours

theirs

mine

yours

his, hers, its

Used

alone

our

your

their

my

your

his, her, its

Used before nouns

PluralSingular

ALWAYS REMEMBER:

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS do NOT contain an apostrophe.

* Possessive its never splits. *It’s - is a contraction standing

for it is*Its no apostrophe is

POSSESSIVE

Example:I love my book. (Its) characters are funny.

*Its is a possevive pronoun standing for what noun?

Complete WS p. 18 to review possessive pronouns

indefinite pronoun A pronoun that does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing.

Example:Does anyone know where Mr. Malloy went?

Everyone thought he was hiding in a locker.

NOTE:Most indefinite pronouns are either ALWAYS singular or plural.

Singular Pluralanother everybody no one

anybody everyone nothing

anyone everything one

anything much somebody

each neither someone

either nobody something

both

few

many

others

several

SINGULAR or PLURAL

All, any, most, none and some can be singular or plural, depending on the phrase that follows them.

When an indefinite pronoun is used as the subject, the verb must agree with it in number.

EXAMPLE:

Everyone discusses the dance last Friday. (singular)

Both talk about how fun it was! (plural)

All of the dance was very loud. (singular)

All of the middle schoolers were dancing fools. (plural)

Possessive pronouns often have indefinite pronouns as their antecedents. In such cases, the pronouns must agree in number.

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Complete WS p. 19 reviewing Indefinite pronouns