Pronouns The “Pinch-hitters” of the Grammar World.

Pronouns The Pinch-hitters of the Grammar World

What is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. I asked my father to give me a ride.

Our Pronouns IMeMy, mine HeHimHis SheHerHer, hers TheyThemTheir, theirs WeUsOur, ours You Your, yours It its

Beware! Confusing: When there are onions on hamburgers, Yvette wont eat them. Better: Whenever there are onions on hamburgers, Yvette wont eat the onions. Nouns cannot always be replaced with pronouns.

Try these: Lenore strolled along the beach with him and me. The waves washed over our feet. Because the sand was so hot, it felt wonderful! I wanted to go for a swim, but they didnt. They put their shoes on and went home. _______ __ ______ ___________ Find the pronouns.

Try these: Katy washed Katys hair. When Katy left for school, Katy forgot Katys lunch. Katy, will Katy give me Katys phone number, please. Use pronouns in place of the italicized words. her sheher you your

Subject Pronouns saw a juggler. juggled the balls. watched the juggler. enjoyed the show. learned how to juggle. can learn to juggle, too. is a difficult skill. What is the subject of a sentence? I He She They We You It These pronouns are used in the subject of a sentence:

Subject Pronouns Subject pronouns can also be found after a state of being verb. The state of being verb, is, joins the subject to the pronoun. Switching the sentence around does not change the meaning of the sentence. The announcer is he. He is the announcer.

Try these: Change each sentence below without changing the meaning of the sentence. She was the best player. Dan and I were the semi-finalists. The best player was she. The semi-finalists were Dan and I.

Beware!! Frank and she painted the mural. Frank and her painted the mural. Separate the subjects to find the correct usage. Frank painted the mural. She painted the mural. Compound subjects can be tricky!

Courtesy Counts! Whenever I is used with another noun or pronoun as the subject of a sentence, I comes last. The shark and I enjoyed the rain.

Lets Try Some: Lucy and (I, me) built a fort. Elena and (she, her) came to play. (My friends and I, I and my friends) sewed curtains for the windows. Josh and (he, him) raided our fort. (Me and Lucy, Lucy and I) chased them away. Choose the correct pronoun.

Now Try These: Heather and (I, me) played tennis. (She, Her) hit the ball over the fence. My partner and (I, me) practiced for doubles. (We, Us) planned to win. (Me and my friend, My friend and I) won the match! Choose the correct pronoun.

Object Pronouns What is the object of this sentence? Stanley broke the glass pane. What pronoun could take the place of glass pane? Stanley broke it.

Object Pronouns The arrow was meant for Lucy loved The heart was above Cupid helped He didnt help I sent a valentine to Youll get tomorrow. me. him. her. them. us. you. it

Lets Try Some: Andy visited Uncle John and (he, him). The boys went skating with (we, us). Uncle John bought drinks and gave (them, they) to (we, us). Andy asked (I, me) to skate. Uncle John helped (he and I, him and me) learn a figure 8.

Now try these: The record is for you. It was made at the concert. You will enjoy the music. The record delights me. Karen told us about the violinists. She likes violins the best. Identify the pronoun. Is it a subject pronoun or an object pronoun? Subj Obj

Using I and Me Correctly I rode the giant bug. Me is an object pronoun. It follows the action verb. He gave me the ride of my life! I is a subject pronoun.

Try These: The tour was thrilling for Bill and _____. He and ____ learned about Washington, D.C. The guide walked along with him and _____. He took other tourists and ____ around the White House. My friends and _____ saw the Smithsonian. Washington was very impressive to Bill and ____. Complete each sentence correctly with I or me. me I I

Using We and Us Correctly You can use we and us with nouns to make your meaning clear. We is a subject pronoun. It can stand alone, or be used with a noun. We like pop singers. We girls like pop singers. Us is an object pronoun. It follows the action verb. Tammy gave the music to us. Tammy gave the music to us girls.

Lets Try These: ____ students plan our articles carefully. It is hard work for ____ writers. ____ journalists cover important events. ____ writers interview people. Students speak to ____ journalists. ____ writers ask serious questions. Complete each sentence correctly with we or us. We us We us We

Possessive Pronouns A possessive pronoun shows who or what owns something. My spaceship is tiny. The spaceship is mine. Their spaceship is purple. The purple spaceship is theirs.

Lets Try These: Identify the possessive pronouns in each sentence. His favorite game is golf. Soccer is hers. The children came to my game. Victory is ours!

Its and Its Its without an apostrophe is the possessive pronoun. Its (with an apostrophe) means it is. Its mother nursed the baby calves. Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Pronoun Contractions A contraction is a shortened form of two words. Subject pronouns can be combined with some verbs to form contractions. An apostrophe is used in place of the missing letters. Hes wiggling his ears! Hes= He is

Making Contractions I amI have You areShe has He isWe are I willI had It willIt is Im Youre Hes Ill Itll Ive Shes Were Id Its

Lets Review The childrens grandmother supervises ____________. ______ lost a towel somewhere on the beach. Dana buys ______ a snack from the vendor. Janet and _____ compare books with one another. _____ are both about horses. _____ enjoyed our day at the beach. Read each sentence using a correct pronoun. them They him she They We

Now Try These: _____ preferred the acrobats to the animals. _____ took a picture of the lions. _____ was an exciting show. When can _____ go again? Jill and _____ bought posters of the event. Read each sentence using a correct pronoun. I She It we I

Subject or Object? Find the pronouns. Tell whether it is a subject pronoun or object pronoun. Dad explained flight patterns to us. He has experience as a pilot. We have never been afraid of airplanes. The journey is a treat for me. The pilot gave us a tour of the cockpit. Obj Subj Obj

Using Possessive Pronouns Marys favorite class is chemistry. The longest paper is Franks. The one I did was the best experiment. The teacher appreciates Mary and Franks work. Replace the underlined words with the correct possessive pronoun. Her His It their

Pronouns The “Pinch-hitters” of the Grammar World.

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