Download Grammar Unit II: Pronouns

Grammar Unit II: Pronouns
Lesson 1
Personal Pronouns
(Pronouns that are friendly!)
DEFINITIONs
Pronoun: a word that is used to replace a
noun
Ex: Marcy went to the market, and she bought bread.
Personal Pronoun: a word that is used
to replace a noun that refers to a person or
thing
Ex: Marcy went to the market, and she bought bread.
Personal pronouns
Two cases of personal pronouns include
SUBJECT
OBJECT
Subject pronouns are
the subject of a verb.
They generally appear
BEFORE the verb.
Object pronouns are
the receiver of the
action of the verb or
for whom an action
was performed. They
generally appear
AFTER the verb.
She went to the store.
Subject pronoun
Jordan bought her roses.
Object pronoun
Personal pronouns
Nominative (SUBJECT)
PRONOUNS
Singular
Plural
First Person
I
we
Second Person
you
you
Third Person
she, he, it
They
Practice
Directions: Identify the subjective pronoun in each sentence. On
the line label is at S (singular) or P (plural) and 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
person.
rd
P-3
____ 1. They went to the basketball game.
st
P-1
____ 2. In June, we will start summer vacation.
rd
S-3
____ 3. He took French class in ninth grade.
rd
P-2
____ 4. You all will have a quiz on pronouns.
Personal pronouns
OBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular
Plural
First Person
me
Us
Second Person
you
you
Third Person
her, him, it
them
Practice
Directions: Identify the objective pronoun in each sentence. On
the line label is at S (singular) or P (plural) and 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
person.
rd
S-3
____ 1. Skylar gave her roses.
st
P-1
____ 2. The teacher gave us an assignment.
rd
P-3
____ 3. The email was sent to them yesterday.
rd
P-2
____ 4. I told you all about the quiz.
!The exception!
The exception to this is when the verb is a linking
verb (and not an action verb).
BASIC LINKING VERBS
The exception?
AM
Subject pronouns are used
AFTER these verbs.
IS
ARE
WAS
WERE
BE
SUBJECT PRONOUN
The best player is she.
BEING
BEEN
LINKING VERB
Practice
Directions: Underline the pronoun in each sentence. Above
each pronoun write SUB (subjective) or OBJ (objective). On
the line label S or P. Then 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
SUB
s-3rd
____ 1. She put on the mittens.
SUB
p-3rd
____ 2. They were black with white snowflakes.
OBJ
rd
p-3
____ 4. Marcy’s mother gave them to her.
s-3rd
SUB
____ 5. Marcy feels the best mother in the world is she.
OBJ
rd
p-2
____ 2. The teacher will give you all a quiz soon.
TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun
What is a personal pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a person or thing
Give the seven subject pronouns:
I, we, you, she, he, it, they
When do you use subject pronouns?
When it is the subject of the sentence or AFTER a linking verb
List the basic linking verbs?
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE cont.
Give the seven object pronouns?
me, us, you, her, him, it, them
When do you use object pronouns?
After action verbs—or to describe who is receiving the action
of the verb or to describe for whom the action was
performed.
Grammar Unit II:
Lesson 1.2
Using Subjective
Personal Pronouns
Correctly
Personal pronouns
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Singular
I
you
she, he, it
Plural
we
you
they
Using Subjective
Pronouns
Subjective personal pronouns
should always be used when they
are the subject of the sentence
or when they immediately follow
a linking verb. This sounds easy,
but things can get complicated.
Why?
Read this sentence. Then decide which
pronoun is the correct choice.
John and (I, me) went to the store.
Many people will make the mistake of using
me in the above sentence. However, cover
up the words John and. Now, read the
sentence using me. It sounds very
incorrect. I becomes the obvious choice.
Compound subjects
A compound subject is made up of two
or more subjects that are connect by
AND, BUT, or OR and share the same
verb.
John and I went to the store.
John and I are the
compound
subject
John and I share
the verb went
It gets harder!
Read this sentence. Then decide which
pronoun is the correct choice.
The best basketball players are (her and me, she and I).
Many people will make the mistake of using
her and me in the above sentence.
However, the verb are is a linking verb;
therefore, subjective pronouns needs to be
used. She and I is the correct answer.
Why use subjective
pronouns after linking
verbs?
We use subjective pronouns after linking verbs because a
linking verb shows that the subject is equal to what comes
after the verb.
The best basketball players = she and I
If we compare this to math class:
2+2 = 4
Just like in math, both sides of the sentence or equation
equal each other. Because they equal each other, we can
reverse the equation (just like in math).
4=2+2
Subjective pronouns &
Linking Verb
The best basketball players = she and I
Or we can reverse the sentence:
She and I = best basketball players
She and I are the best basketball players.
Subjective pronouns &
Linking Verb
Because we can make the pronoun the subject, we need to
always use subjective pronouns after linking verbs.
My related arts teachers are she and he.
teachers = she and he
She and he = teachers
She and he are my related art teachers.
Guided Practice
Read each sentence and make the correct pronoun choice.
1. Miles and (they, them) went to the basketball game.
2. (Casey and him, Casey and he) was injured.
3. The players that fouled them are (they, them).
4. (We, us) players were astonished.
5. The writer of this report is (him, he).
Grammar Unit II:
Lesson 1.3
Using Objective
Personal Pronouns
Correctly
Personal pronouns
OBJECT PRONOUNS
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Singular
me
you
her, him, it
Plural
us
you
them
Using objective
Pronouns
Objective personal pronouns
should always be used after
1. an ACTION verb
AV
Tyler hit it out of the park.
2. a PREPOSITION
Larry gave the ball to him.
preposition
Common prepositions
about
after
before
behind
beside
between
by
for
from
like
near
of
Suzy gave the paper to her.
Linda sat between him and her.
The story was written by them.
to
with
without
Guided Practice
Read each sentence. Underline all verbs twice. Label them AV or LV.
Place a box around prepositions. Circle the correct pronoun.
LV
1. Between (you and me, you and I), this is easy stuff!
AV
2. After class, Gabby gave (she, her) a note.
AV
3. The book delighted (us, we) readers.
AV
4. The teacher assigned (they, them) homework for Thursday.
Subjective & Objective Practice
Read each sentence. Underline all verbs twice. Label them AV or LV.
Place a box around prepositions. Circle the correct pronoun. Label it Sub
or Obj on the line.
AV
Sub
___1. (He, him) and Dana wrote the report.
AV
obj
___2. Larry told John and (me, I) about the assignment.
LV
sub
___3. The write of the report was (she, her).
obj
AV
___4. The report was challenging for (they, them).
Possessive Pronouns
A possessive pronoun is
a pronoun that shows who or
what has something. A
possessive pronoun may
take the place of a
possessive noun.
Read the following sentences.
Notice the possessive nouns
and the possessive pronouns
Continue
Possessive Pronouns
Homer’s story is famous.
His story is famous.
This story is Homer’s.
This story is his.
Possessive nouns are in green. Possessive
pronouns are in red.
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Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns have two forms. One form
is used before a noun. The other form is used
alone.
Singular
Plural
my
Used
your
before
nouns his, her, its
Used
alone
mine
yours
his, hers,
its
our
your
their
ours
yours
theirs
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are not written with
apostrophes. The pronoun its, for example,
shows possession. The word it’s, on the other
hand, is a contraction of it is. Read the
following sentences. Notice the meaning of the
words in red type.
Its central character is Odysseus.
(possessive
pronoun)
It’s about the adventures of Odysseus.
(contraction of It is)