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Dec. 8 Warm-Up: Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or
more nouns and the words that describe those
nouns. A personal pronoun refers to a specific
person or thing. When a personal pronoun is the
subject of a sentence, it is a subject pronoun.
When a personal pronoun is the object of a verb or
preposition, it is an object pronoun.
Examples:
Tito is a sports fan. He especially likes football.
(subject)
Tito coaches younger players. Tito coaches them. (direct
object of a verb)
The head coach gave Tito some responsibility. The coach
gave him responsibility. (indirect object of a verb)
For Tito, football is enjoyable. For him, football is
enjoyable. (object of a preposition)
Subject Pronouns
Singular
Plural
I
we
You
you
He, she, it
they
Object Pronouns
Singular
Plural
me
us
you
you
him, her, it
them
Dec. 9 Warm-Up: Pronouns
Practice: Write “S” above each subject pronoun & “O”
above each object pronoun.
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4.
5.
They have a black and white cat named Max.
The Rangers beat us four to nothing.
You might see David and Jeremy at the carnival.
Is he the main character in the book?
Did Mr. Rodriguez send you the brochure?
Dec. 12 Warm-up: Pronouns & Antecedents
The noun or group of words that a pronoun refers to is
called its antecedent. Be sure every pronoun agrees with
its antecedent in number (singular or plural) and gender.
The gender of a noun or pronoun may be masculine,
feminine, or neuter (referring to things).
Example:
1) Puccini and Verdi wrote many great operas. They
wrote them in Italian. (The plural pronoun they refers to
Puccini and Verdi. The plural pronoun them refers to
operas.)
2) Mary sent a letter to Aunt Fran. Mary sent it to her.
(The singular pronoun it refers to letter. The singular
pronoun her refers to Aunt Fran.)
Practice: Draw an arrow from each italicized pronoun in
the second sentence to its antecedent in the first
sentence.
1)Norway is a small country in northern Europe. It
hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics.
2) Much of Norway is covered by mountains. They make
transportation difficult.
3)Unlike the United States, Norway is a Kingdom. It also
has a prime minister.
Dec. 13, 2016: Using Pronouns Correctly
Subject pronouns are used in compound subjects, and
object pronouns are used in compound objects.
Ex. Deon and Lisa played chess. He and she played chess.
(He and she form the compound subject.)
Whenever the subject pronoun I or the object pronoun
me is part of the compound subject or object, it should
come last.
Ex. Deon and I went to a chess tournament. (not I and
Deon)
Sometimes a noun and pronoun are used together for
emphasis. The form of the pronoun depends on the
function of the noun in the sentence.
Ex. We chess players study chess intently.
That book is the most interesting to us chess players.
In formal writing, use a subject pronoun after a linking
verb.
Ex. Deon’s best friend is he.
Practice: Underline the pronoun in parentheses that best
completes the sentence.
1)
Jan and (she, her) are our class representatives.
2)
Are you going to come with Rudy ad (I, me)?
3)
The tallest player on the team is (he, him).
4)
My sister always says (we, us) Kozlowskis stick
together.
5)
What did (they, them) do for their history project?