Pronouns A Presentation for Sixth Grade English Classes.

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Pronouns A Presentation for Sixth Grade English Classes

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Pronouns

A Presentation for Sixth Grade English Classes

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A Pronoun takes the place of a noun. That means a

pronoun can be used in place of a person

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A Pronoun takes the place of a noun. That means a

pronoun can be used in place of a person or place

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A Pronoun takes the place of a noun. That means a

pronoun can be used in place of a person, place, or thing.

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A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender. An antecedent is

the noun that the pronoun replaces.

Number refers to whether something is singular or plural.

Gender refers to whether something is masculine, feminine, or neuter.

The pilgrims ate turkey. THEY also ate corn. Jacob enjoyed the feast because HE was very hungry. Betty ate with HER family. SHE was nervous around the Indians. The feast was delicious. Everyone enjoyed IT.

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The most commonly used pronouns are personal pronouns (pronouns which take the place of a person’s name).

These pronouns are

Singular Plural

1st I Me We Us

2nd You You You You

3rd He Him They Them

She Her

It It

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Pronouns which are used as subjects or predicate nominatives are called subject pronouns.

Singular Plural

I We

You You

He They

She

It

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Pronouns which are used as direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of the prepositions are object pronouns

Singular Plural

Me Us

You You

Him Them

Her

It

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A subject pronoun must be used as the subject.

He ate a whole turkey.

NOT

Him ate a whole turkey.

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A subject pronoun must be used as a predicate nominative.

Squanto’s favorite pilgrim was he.

NOT

Squanto’s favorite pilgrim was him.

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A subject pronoun must be used as a predicate nominative.

In most cases you should be able to flip the sentence and still have it make sense.

For example:He was Squanto’s favorite pilgrim.

NOT

Him was Squanto’s favorite pilgrim.

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An object pronoun must be used as a direct object.

The pilgrims invited them to the feast.

NOT

The pilgrims invited they to the feast.

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An object pronoun must be used as an indirect object.Mom brought him some

turkey.

NOT

Mom brought he some turkey.

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An object pronoun must be used as an object of the preposition.

The smallest piece is for her.

NOT

The smallest piece is for she.

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Reflexive and intensive pronouns end in “self” or “selves”.

Myself

Yourself

Himself

Herself

Itself

Ourselves

Yourselves

Themselves

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A reflexive pronoun can’t be taken out of the sentence without changing the meaning.

The relatives picked out desserts for themselves.

Reflexive

The relatives themselves picked out desserts.

Intensive

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Indefinite pronouns don’t refer to any particular person, place, or thing.

Some examples include

Anyone Someone No one Everyone

Anybody Somebody Nobody Everybody

Anywhere Somewhere No where Everywhere

Anyplace Someplace No place Every place

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There are four demonstrative pronouns.

Near Far

Singular This That

Plural These Those