Pronouns

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Pronouns
She
I
He

• 6-2B

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Once upon a time there lived a brilliant young
lady named Rosita.

• Rosita was an author. She loved to write!

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There was only one problem! Can you find the
problem?

• John woke up early on Saturday morning. John
  looked outside, saw the glorious weather, and
  decided John would go fishing. After getting all
  the necessary gear together, John packed the
  necessary gear in the car, got in the car, and
  traveled to the best trout stream John knew. The
  best trout stream John knew was in northern
  Colorado. John had a great day! John caught a
  huge trout. The trout was a real record setter!
  John knew that John would never have a better day
  of fishing if John lived to be one hundred.

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Rosita didnt know what to do. How could she
solve her problem?

• The Yellow Pages! That was the ticket!

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The representative opened a small briefcase and
spread the contents out on Rositas desk.

• He we her they I
• Us him she them me
• You it my his hers
• Ours theirs our someone
• Ourselves anybody everybody

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Rosita knew that she and the pronouns would live
happily ever after!

• The symbol

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Common pronouns
I
MY THEM OURSELVES
WE IT ANYBODY
ME THAT SOMEONE
US THESE EVERYBODY
YOU THOSE THEIR
HE THIS NOBODY
HIM HERSELF OURS
SHE HIMSELF THEIRS
HER THEY HERS OR HIS
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PRONOUNS

• Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or
  phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an
  antecedent.

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Example

• Halloween is one of America's holidays. It is
  celebrated in October.
• (Halloween is a noun. It is a pronoun that refers
  to the antecedent, Halloween.)

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Example

• When Robert was fixing the car, he cut his hand.
• (Robert is a noun. He is a pronoun that refers to
  the antecedent, Robert.)

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Personal Pronouns

• Refer to people or things

• Include I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he,
  him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them,
  their, theirs, we, us, our, ours.

ME!
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Examples

• He took her place in the game.
• Their main objective is to scare students.

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Now you try. Which of the following contains a
correct pronoun?

• A hill is next to them. It is very steep.
• Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the
  block.
• Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited
  about his trip.

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NOMINATIVE vs. OBJECTIVE

• Pronouns used as subjects are in the nominative
  case.
• Pronouns used as objects are in the objective
  case.

I WE YOU HE SHE THEY IT
ME US YOU HIM HER THEM IT
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Missed it! Try Again

• Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

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TYPES OF PRONOUNS

• PERSONAL
• Refers to the person speaking, the one spoken to,
  or the one spoken about.
• I can give you the telephone number she left.

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TYPES OF PRONOUNS

• REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
• Refers back to the subject and directs the action
  of the verb back to the subject.
• Marjorie reminded herself to speak slowly and
  clearly.

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TYPES OF PRONOUNS

• DEMONSTRATIVE
• Points out a specific person, place thing or
  idea.
• That is the best idea I have heard.
• The teacher wants this right away.

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TYPES OF PRONOUNS

• POSSESSIVE
• Shows ownership. (his, hers)
• The dog raised its head.
• Our class has the best test scores in the
  district.

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TYPES OF PRONOUNS

• INDEFINITE
• Does not refer to any definite person, place
  thing, or idea. (anybody, nobody)
• Nobody noticed the sign.
• Does anybody here speak Cantonese?

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Got it! Now try another.

• A hill is next to them. It is very steep.
• A hill It

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Choose the correct pronoun.

• Skateboards are fun, but
• can be dangerous.
• A. them
• B. it
• C. they
• D. we

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Missed it! Try Again

• Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

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Got it! Now try another.

• Skateboards are fun, but
• they can be dangerous
• Skateboards they

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Choose the correct pronoun.

• Speed bumps help to slow down cars.
  are found in many parking lots.
• A. It
• B. You
• C. Them
• D. They

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Missed it! Try Again

• Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

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Got it! Now try another.

• Speed bumps help to slow down cars. They are
  found in many parking lots.
• bumps They

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Choose the correct pronoun.

• Marisa and Nora made their own costumes.
  
• wanted to save money.
• A. Them
• B. We
• C. They
• D. She

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Missed it! Try Again

• Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

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Got it! Now try another.

• Marisa and Nora made their own costumes.
  
• They wanted to save money. Marisa and Nora They

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Which of the following contains a correct pronoun?

• A. A hill is next to them. They are very steep.
• B. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down
  the block.
• C. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited
  about his trip.

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Missed it! Try Again

• Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

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Got it! Now try another.

• Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited
  about his trip.
• Rickie He

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Which of the following contains a correct pronoun?

• A. Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was
  finished with practice.
• B. The house has two stories. She was built in
  1910.
• C. Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the
  playground. Them will build a sandcastle.

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Missed it! Try Again

• Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

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Got it!

• Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was
  finished with practice.
• Blake He

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Ready for a test?

• Try the online Pronoun Practice Test by clicking
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