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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. 1. 2. 3. 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?