What is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
I asked my father to give me a ride.
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Our Pronouns IMeMy, mine HeHimHis SheHerHer, hers
TheyThemTheir, theirs WeUsOur, ours You Your, yours It its
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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.
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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.
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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
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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