PRONOUNS

Definitions

Pronoun-word that takes the place of one or more nouns.

Personal Pronouns-pronouns that refer to people or things. These are singular or plural.

Subject Pronoun-pronoun used as the subject of the sentence.

Object Pronoun-a pronoun used as the object of a verb or preposition.

Pronoun Chart

Singular Plural

Used as Subject

I you he, she, it

weyouThey

Used as Object

meyouhim, her, it

usyou them

EXAMPLES

Rita likes books. She particularly like novels.

The novel amuses Rita. The novel amuses her.

I like to go shopping.

For Tom’s birthday Rita gave him a novel.

We enjoy eating at Olive Garden.

Rita presented a flower at the game to us.

Practice on Personal Pronouns

In your Writer’s Choice book, turn to page 436.

Complete Ex. 1 (1-5)-sentences could have more than one.

Complete Ex. 2 (1-10)We will go over the answers when

everyone has finished

PERSONAL PRONOUN REVIEW

1. Emily Dickinson avoided having pictures taken.

2. Dickinson had one photograph taken at about age sixteen.

3. The author craved biographies and portraits about literary favorites.

4. Dickinson started writing poetry in the early twenties for different publishing companies.

5. The thought of publishing her poems was abhorrent to Dickinson.

What is confusing about these sentences?

Dave saw his brother Bill downtown. He was going into the movie theater.

ANTECEDENT-THE NOUN OR GROUP OF WORDS THAT A PRONOUN REFERS TO

FILL IN BLANK WITH THE CORRECT PRONOUN AND TELL WHAT THE ANTECEDENT IS.

1. The three children were close in age. ______ were devoted to one another.

2. Austin married Susan Gilbert. The father built ____ a house next door.

3. The mother’s job was the care of the family. ____ was an important task.

4. The girls and mother have little money. Life is hard for _____.

5. In 1868 Alcott published the part of Little Women. ___ was a success.

6. The father is a chaplain in the Civil War. ___ is away.

USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY

RULES 1. Whenever the subject pronoun I or object

pronoun me are part of a compound subject or object I or me should come last

2. In formal writing, use a subject pronoun after a linking verb

3. Make clear what antecedent the pronoun has replaced. NO CONFUSING SENTENCES

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSIt shows who or what has something. A possessive pronoun

may take the place of a possessive noun.

USED BEFORE NOUNS

SINGULAR

my, your, her, his, its

PLURAL

our, your, their

USED ALONE mineyourshershisits

oursyourstheirs

Lisa’s class put on a play. The idea was Lisa’s.

RULES FOR POSSESSIVE

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN DO NOT CONTAIN APOSTROPHES (‘).

DO NOT CONFUSE ITS AND IT’S. ONE IS A POSSESSIVE AND ONE IS A CONTRACTION.

PRACTICE

IN YOUR WRITER’S CHOICE BOOK, TURN TO PG. 442.

COMPLETE EX. 7 (1-12) IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS.

REPLACE THE UNDERLINED WORD OR WORDS WITH THE CORRECT POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

WE WILL GO OVER WHEN EVERYONE HAS FINISHED

Indefinite Pronouns

A pronoun that does not refer to a particular person, place, or thing. Indefinite pronouns that can be sing. or plural=all, any, most, none, and some

Singular Indefinite Pronouns-Another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either,

everybody, everyone, everything, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something

Plural Indefinite Pronouns

Both, few, many, others, several

Example Sentences

Everyone reads part of the novel.

Several enjoy it very much.

Most of the story takes place in England.

Most of the characters are memorable.

Several are presenting their interpretations of the novel.

Each of the students has his or her ideas about its meaning.

Practice

In your Writer’s Choice book, turn to pg. 444

Complete Ex. 9 (1-12)

Write down the correct choice in parentheses and then write down the indefinite pronoun, labeling it either Singular or Plural

If you have questions, make sure to ask!

We will go over when finished