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Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes
the place of one or more
nouns.
Pro- means for (standing FOR a
noun)
Personal Pronouns
 Pronouns that are used to refer to people or things are
called personal pronouns.
 Examples: he, she, it
Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun is used as the
subject of a sentence. The subject is
WHO or WHAT the sentence is about.
She is my sister.
It is my hat.
Does he have a dog.
You and I go to the movie.
Object Pronouns
An object pronoun is a
personal pronoun in the
objective case. It is used as
the direct or inderect object of
a verb. Object pronouns will
never be the subject of the
sentence.
Give the pencil to me.
The teacher gave her a referral.
I will tell you a secret.
Hannah read it to them.
List of Personal Pronouns
Singular
Plural
Subject Pronouns
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they
Object Pronouns
me
you
him, her, it
us
you
them
Your turn
1.
Listen to this song and then lets try it
together!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S
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2.
Activity. Identify the pronouns in the
following sentence.
Jamie and Clara loved the guinea pig their
mother bought them. It was white, and it
was adorable.
Using Pronouns Correctly
How do you know when to use me or I, we or us?
1. Use a subject pronoun as a subject.
2. Use an object pronoun as object of the verb.
Examples (Circle the correct pronoun listed):
SUBJECTShe owns a collection of books.
INDIRECT OBJECTHe told her an amusing story.
DIRECT OBJECTThe fable entertained us.
Using Pronouns Correctly
When in a pair (Susan and I)
Always take the pronoun OUT of the pair
to see which pronoun is the correct one to use.
EXAMPLES:
Richard and (I or me) recited the story.
Jennifer helped Richard and (I or me).
Read sentence without the words that the pronoun is
paired with to see what works.
Using Pronouns Correctly
When using a pronoun in a pair:
**ALWAYS put the pronoun second
Seth and I read some comic books.
(Not I and Seth)
Science interests Mike and me.
(Not me and Mike).
Using Pronouns Correctly
In formal writing and speech:
use a subject pronoun after a linking verb.
RIGHT  The winner is she.
NOT  She is the winner.
ACTIVITY 2
 Replace one of the nouns in the following sentences
with a pronoun.
1. Tanner and Tanner’s friend Todd won the boat race.
2. Why did Oscar give Oscar’s camera to the school?
3. Darius scored a goal; the first of Darius’ season.
PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS
AntecedentThe noun or group of words to which a
pronoun refers
Example:
Tyler read “The Hungry Caterpillar.” He found
it exciting.
ANTECEDENT of he  ___________________
ANTECEDENT of it  __________________
PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS
RULE FOR PRONOUNS and
ANTECEDENTS:
1.
2.
Pronoun must agree with antecedent
in number (singular or plural) and
gender.
The gender of a noun may be
masculine (male), feminine (female),
or neuter (referring to things).
ACTIVITY 3
Complete p. 379 Exercise 5.
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronoun
A pronoun that shows who or
what has something.
NOTE: A possessive pronoun
may take the place of a
possessive noun.
Possessive Pronouns
Examples:
Matt’s shoe is too small.
Replace the noun with a possessive
pronoun.
_______ shoe is too small.
Mike’s homework is perfect.
Possessive Noun- __________
Replace with pronoun- _________
________ homework is perfect.
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns have two forms.
- One form is used before a noun.
- The other form is used alone.
Used
before
nouns
Used
alone
Singular
Plural
my
your
his, her, its
mine
yours
his, hers, its
our
your
their
ours
yours
theirs
Possessive Pronouns
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS do NOT contain an
apostrophe.
* Possessive its never splits.
*It’s - is a contraction standing for it is
*Its  no apostrophe is POSSESSIVE
Example:
I love my book. (Its) characters are funny.
*“Its” is a possessive pronoun standing
for what noun?
Activity 4
Complete p. 703 Exercise 4 to
review possessive pronouns.
Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronoun
A pronoun that does not refer to a particular
person, place, or thing.
Example:
Does anyone know where Mr. Malloy went?
Everyone thought he was hiding in a locker.
NOTE:
Most indefinite pronouns are either ALWAYS
singular or plural.
Some Indefinite Pronouns
Singular
another
anybody
anyone
anything
each
either
everybody
everyone
everything
much
neither
nobody
Plural
no one
nothing
one
somebody
someone
something
both
few
many
others
several
SINGULAR or PLURAL
All, any, most, none and some can be singular or
plural, depending on the phrase that follows them.
Indefinite Pronouns
When an indefinite pronoun is used as the subject,
the verb must agree with it in number.
EXAMPLE:
Everyone discusses the dance last Friday. (singular)
Both talk about how fun it was! (plural)
All of the dance was very loud. (singular)
All of the middle school kids were dancing fools. (plural)
Some Indefinite Pronouns
Possessive pronouns often have indefinite
pronouns as their antecedents. In such cases, the
pronouns must agree in number.
Each of the teachers has his or her unique
teaching style.
Several have funny conversations with their
students.
Activity 5
Find the indefinite pronouns in the
following sentences.
All of the students in this class are
adorable. Each one of them makes
me very glad. Some of them are
talkative, but most of them are very
well-behaved. Which is something
for which all teachers are grateful.
And Pronouns Too! 
Functions of Nouns and
Pronouns
A NOUN is a part of speech. It can FUNCTION in 8
different ways. (PRONOUNS stand in the place of
nouns & can function any way a noun can.)
1.
Subject
The subject USUALLY does the action:
a.
John ran away from the monster.
b.
Five days a week my mother dusts.
c.
Nearing the yellow light, the driver sped up.
d.
“It’s not fair!” shouted John.
Note that occasionally, as in d., the subject can follow the verb.
Sometimes the subject receives the action. That’s what’s called a passive
voice sentence. There will always be a form of “to be”
(is,are,was,were,be) & a past participle (jumped, laughed, eaten,
spoken, sung, frozen, etc.)
a.
b.
c.
The song was sung a capella.
The book was written in 1988.
John was hit in the head.
2. Direct Object
A direct object follows the verb & receives its action. It
answers the question “what” or “whom”:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
John threw the ball. (Threw what?)
Tomorrow morning Elisa will meet your sister. (Meet
whom?)
We helped him with his homework. (Helped whom?)
He doesn’t understand anything about what he just read.
(Understand what? “Anything” is a pronoun.)
While hiking, Alicia found a silver bracelet.
3. Indirect Object
The indirect object follows the verb & answers to/for
whom. (It can also be to/for what, but it’s usually
to/for whom.) The indirect object is frequently a
pronoun.
a.
b.
c.
John gave me the money. (to whom?)
Elisa sent John a letter. (to whom?)
Addison bought Alex a car. (for whom?)
4. Predicate Nominative (Predicate Noun)
A predicate nominative follows the verb & renames the
subject.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
John is a student.
A Christmas Carol is a good book.
Elisa became a lawyer.
Addison will be an excellent surgeon.
Emory is a private university.
5.
Object of a Preposition
Prepositions are words that link the rest of the
sentence to their object. English is full of them:
of, near, after, before, from, to, through, under,
over, across, with…to name a few. A preposition
has to have an object, & the object is a noun or
pronoun.
a.
b.
c.
d.
He left after class.
I work with your friend.
My best friend lives across the street.
Over the river & through the woods to
Grandmother’s house we go.
6. Appositive
An appositive follows a noun & renames it.
a.
b.
c.
My sister Rita lives in Virginia.
The book I’m reading, The Scarlet Letter, is set in
the U.S.
I met my friend Helene last year.
7.
Objective Complement
An objective complement renames the direct object.
It can be distinguished from an appositive
(which can rename ANY noun) by determining
if the words “to be” can be inserted before it.
a. We elected Obama (to be) president.
b. I consider him (to be) my brother.
*He saw my sister Rita yesterday.
“Rita” in the last sentence is an appositive, not an
objective complement, because you couldn’t say,
“He saw my sister to be Rita yesterday.”
8. Retained Object
A retained object follows a passive voice verb (“to be”—
is/are/was/were/be-- + past participle)
a.
b.
c.
He was fed spinach. (Was fed what?)
They were given a new kitten. (Were given what?)
He was elected president. (Was elected what?)
9. Noun of direct address
You use a noun of direct address when talking to
someone:
a.
b.
c.
Juan, when are you going to leave?
Mr. Smith, I haven’t finished the list.
Professor Gellar, I need to turn in my paper late.
Traditionally, the following two usages aren’t considered
functions of a noun because they are adjectives. But
they are nouns that function as adjectives. If you study a
foreign language, it’s helpful to know when it’s a noun
we’re using as an adjective in English, because chances
are a noun can’t be used as an adjective in the language
you’re studying.
a.
b.
I need a paint bucket.
Give him that water glass.
We also make nouns possessive so that they can function as
adjectives:
a.
b.
I met your mother’s friend.
We saw the clown’s face.
Let’s Practice...
Quiz yourself on these sites.
1.http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/fun
ctions_of_nouns/quiz3150.html
2.http://www.grammaruntied.com/nouns/nounquiz
1/Iquizn.html
3.http://www.quia.com/quiz/814440.html
With your group…
 Complete pg. 416 ex. 4
Then…
 Complete pg. 420 ex. 7 finding only the subject.
Try it alone…
 Complete pg. 421 ex. 8 finding only the subject.