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Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns Object of the Preposition USING PERSONAL PRONOUNS PERSONAL PRONOUNS Pronouns used as SUBJECT First Person I, we Pronouns used as OBJECT me, us Second Person you you Third Person him, her, it, them he, she, it, they SUBJECT PRONOUNS CORRECT: I, you, he, she, it, we, they (They/Them) are reading a book. (Her/She) is my favorite protagonist of all time. (We/Us) will have a great discussion today. WRONG: me, him, her, us, them SUBJECT PRONOUNS Hint: Try each form of the pronoun separately to see if it makes sense as the subject. They are reading a book. They are? Them are? She is my favorite protagonist of all time. Her is? She is? We will have a great discussion today. We will? Us will? SUBJECT PRONOUNS: COMPOUND CORRECT: I, you, he, she, it, we, they You and (she/her) will debate the author’s purpose. (Him/He) and I love the genres of mystery and fantasy. WRONG: me, him, her, us, them SUBJECT PRONOUNS: COMPOUND Hint: Try each form of the pronoun separately with the verb. They and she will debate the author’s purpose. They will debate? Them will debate? She will debate? Her will debate? He and I love the genres of mystery and fantasy. He loves? Him loves? I love? Me love? PERSONAL PRONOUNS Pronouns used as SUBJECT First Person I, we Pronouns used as OBJECT me, us Second Person you you Third Person him, her, it, them he, she, it, they DIRECT OBJECT OF A SENTENCE Direct Object: tells who/what receives the action of the verb The teacher chose several books for the Literature Circles. (chose what?) Which students were given a treat? (were given what?) I love Suzanne Collins! (love whom?) PRONOUNS USED AS THE DIRECT OBJECT OF A SENTENCE Direct Object: tells who/what receives the action of the verb The teacher chose them for the Literature Circles. (chose whom?) Which students were given it? (were given what?) I love her! (love whom?) OBJECT PRONOUNS Direct Object: tells who/what receives the action of the verb CORRECT: me, him, her, you, it, us, them The loud noise distracted (they/them). The librarian suggested it to the girl. My book really scared (me/I)! WRONG: I, he, she, we, they OBJECT PRONOUNS: COMPOUND CORRECT: me, him, her, you, it, us, them The loud noise distracted her and me. She will help him and me with the question. WRONG: I, he, she, we, they OBJECT PRONOUNS: COMPOUND Hint: Try each form of the pronoun separately to see if it makes sense as the object (receiver of the verb). The loud noise distracted her and me. Distracted she? Distracted her? Distracted I? Distracted me? She will help him and me with the question. Will help he? Will help him? Will help I? Will help me? SUBJECT PRONOUN OR OBJECT PRONOUN? You are driving Sheila and (me/I) crazy! Driving me crazy? Driving I crazy? Sheila and (me/I) are being driven crazy by you! Me are being? I am being? (She/her) and (me/I) can eat a snack now. She can eat? Her can eat? Me can eat? I can eat? Please take (he/him) and (me/I) to the bookstore tonight. PRONOUNS USED AS THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION Review: Prepositions words that RELATE a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence above, on, by, near, with, to Review: Prepositional Phrase GROUP of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun above the tree, on its side, by them, near her, with me, to you PRONOUNS USED AS THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION CORRECT: me, him, her, you, it, us, them Please read this article with Jason and (me, I). Those predictions were made by (her, she). The homework was difficult for both (him, he) and (we, us). WRONG: I, he, she, we, they PRONOUNS USED AS THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION Hint: Try each form of the pronoun separately to see if it makes sense as the object of the preposition. Please read this article with Jason and me. Read with me? Read with I? The homework was difficult for both him and us. Difficult for him? Difficult for he? Difficult for we? Difficult for us? LET’S PRACTICE! You and (me/I) forgot to Talk to the Text. Give that book to her and then to (me/I). Don’t ruin the end for (she/her) and (me/I)! I can’t express to you and (he, him) how scary that book was. The argument over minor characters was getting tense between (they/them) and (us/we). (They/them) and (us/we) argued over minor characters. Just tell the teacher and (me/I) about the plot. HOMEWORK Worksheet