What are Pronouns?

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What are Pronouns?
She
I
He
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What are 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 or referent, 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 or referent, Robert.)

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Identify the pronoun and its antecedent or
referent in each of the following sentences.

• Wes believes the show will interest him.
• Cody will take his sister.
• Parents and teachers have their passwords.
• You did a great job, Rachael!
• 5. The boys parents watched his game.

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Answers

• 1. Wes believes the show will
• interest him.
• 2. Cody will take his sister.
• 3. Parents and teachers have their
• passwords.
• 4. You did a great job, Rachael!
• 5. The boys parents watched his
• game.

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Personal pronouns
ME!

• Refer to people or things
• Two cases of personal pronouns include

SUBJECT Subject pronouns appear BEFORE the verb,
in the subject.
OBJECT Object pronouns receive theaaction of the
verb. They generally appear AFTER the verb or
AFTER a preposition (in, on, at, of, to)
She went to the store.
Jordan bought her roses.
Subject pronoun
Object pronoun
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Subject Pronouns

• A subject pronoun is used as the
• subject of a sentence.
• She is my best friend.
• It is my dog.
• Does he know the answer?
• You and I will meet later.

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Personal pronouns
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
First Person Second Person Third Person
Singular I you she, he, it
Plural we you they
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Practice
Directions Identify the subject pronoun in each
sentence. On the line label write S (singular)
or P (plural) and 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
____ 1. They went to the basketball game.
P-3rd
P-1st
____ 2. In June, we will start summer vacation.
S-3rd
____ 3. He took French class in ninth grade.
P-2rd
____ 4. You all will have a quiz on pronouns.
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Object Pronouns

• An object pronoun is used as the
  direct/indirect object or the object of a
  preposition.
• Give the book to me.
• The teacher gave her a reprimand.
• I will tell you a story.
• Susan read it to them.

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Personal pronouns
OBJECT PRONOUNS
First Person Second Person Third Person
Singular me you her, him, it
Plural us you them
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Using object Pronouns

• Object personal pronouns should always be used
  after
• 1. an ACTION verb
• Tyler hit it out of the park.

AV
preposition
2. a PREPOSITION Larry gave the ball to him.
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Common prepositions
by for from
like near of

• about
• after
• before

behind beside between
to with without
Suzy gave the paper to her.
Linda sat between him and her.
The story was written by them.
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Guided Practice
Read each sentence. Underline all verbs twice.
Label them AV or LV. Place a box around
prepositions. Circle the correct pronoun.
LV
1. Between (you and me, you and I), this is easy
stuff!
AV
2. After class, Gabby gave (she, her) a note.
AV
3. The book delighted (us, we) readers.
AV
4. The teacher assigned (they, them) homework for
Thursday.
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Subject Object pronouns Practice
Read each sentence. Underline all verbs twice.
Label them AV or LV. Place a box around
prepositions. Circle the correct pronoun. Label
it Sub or Obj on the line.
AV
Sub
___1. (He, him) and Dana wrote the report.
AV
obj
___2. Larry told John and (me, I) about the
assignment.
LV
sub
___3. The writer of the report was (she, her).
AV
obj
___4. The report was challenging for (they, them).
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Practice
Directions Identify the object pronoun in each
sentence. On the line write S (singular) or P
(plural) and 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
S-3rd
____ 1. Skylar gave her roses.
P-1st
____ 2. The teacher gave us an assignment.
P-3rd
____ 3. The email was sent to them yesterday.
P-2rd
____ 4. I told you all about the quiz.
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Practice
Directions Underline the pronoun in each
sentence. Above each pronoun write SUB (subject)
or OBJ (object). On the line label S or P. Then
1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
SUB
s-3rd
____ 1. She put on the mittens.
SUB
p-3rd
____ 2. They were black with white snowflakes.
OBJ
p-3rd
____ 4. Marcys mother gave them to her.
SUB
s-3rd
____ 5. Marcy feels the best mother in the world
is she.
OBJ
p-2rd
____ 2. The teacher will give you all a quiz
soon.
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!The exception!
The exception to this is when the verb is a
linking verb (and not an action verb).
BASIC LINKING VERBS AM IS ARE WAS WERE BE BEING BE
EN
The exception? Subject pronouns are used AFTER
these verbs.
SUBJECT PRONOUN
The best player is she.
LINKING VERB
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Using Pronouns Correctly

• Subject pronouns are used in compound subjects,
  and object pronouns are used in compound objects.
• He and Carmen wrote a report on the subject. (Not
  Him and Carmen)
• Tell John and me about Hercules.
• (Not John and I)

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Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns have two forms. One form is
  used before a noun (Possessive Adjectives). The
  other form is used alone.

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Examples

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

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Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns are not written with
  apostrophes. The pronoun its, for example, shows
  possession. The word its, on the other hand, is
  a contraction of it is. Read the following
  sentences. Notice the meaning of the words in
  red type.
• Its central character is Odysseus. (possessive
  pronoun or possessive adjective)
• Its about the adventures of Odysseus.
  (contraction of It is)

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Indefinite Pronouns

• An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not
  refer to a particular person, place, or thing.
• Does anyone know the story of Midas?
• Most indefinite pronouns are either singular or
  plural.

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Some Indefinite Pronouns
Singular Plural
another everybody no one anybody everyone nothing anyone everything one anything much somebody each neither someone either nobody something both few many others several
All, any, most, none and some can be singular or
plural, depending on the phrase that follows them.
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Some Indefinite Pronouns
When an indefinite pronoun is used as the
subject, the verb must agree with it in
number. Everyone discusses the plot.
(singular) Both talk about King Minos.
(plural) All of mythology is about beliefs and
ideals. (singular) All of the myths are about
beliefs and ideals. (plural)
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Some Indefinite Pronouns
Possessive pronouns often have indefinite
pronouns as their antecedents. In such cases,
the pronouns must agree in number. Note that in
the first example the intervening prepositional
phrase does not affect the agreement. Each of the
characters has his or her motive. Several have
conflict with their rivals.
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Guided Practice
Identify each indefinite pronoun as S or P. Then
select the appropriate pronoun.
1. Everyone studies (his or her, their) book.
S
2. Each has (their, his or her) point of view.
s
3. Several offer (his or her, their) advice.
P
4. All of the students give (his or her, their)
opinions, too.
P
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Reflexive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun refers to a noun or another
pronoun and indicates that the same person or
thing is involved. Reflexive pronouns are formed
by adding self or selves to certain personal
and possessive pronouns The woman found herself
a book of folktales.
Reflexive Pronoun
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Reflexive Pronouns
Singular Plural
myself yourself himself, herself, itself ourselves yourselves themselves
Sometimes hisself is mistakenly used for himself
and theirselves for themselves. Avoid using
hisself and theirselves.
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Demonstrative Pronouns
that
this
these
those
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What is a demonstrative pronoun?
A demonstrative pronoun points out a specific
person, place, thing, or idea.
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This and These refer to things that are
nearby.(either in space or in time)

• This is my pencil.
• This must not continue.
• 3. These are the shoes I wore.
• 4. Two customers wanted these.

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That and Those refer to things that are farther
away in space or time.

• That is my pencil.
• That must not continue.
• Those are the shoes I wore.
• Two customers wanted those.

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Also, remember..

• This and that are used to refer to singular
  nouns.
• Example
• This is a delicious apple.
• That is a delicious apple.
• These and those are used to refer to plural
  nouns.
• Example
• These are delicious apples.
• Those are delicious apples.

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Find the demonstrative pronouns in the sentences
below.What is the antecedent?

• This is a funny story.
• Those are the stamps my cousin needs.
• Will this be the last snow storm?
• Thanks, that was a good pie.
• 5. Nicole, these are my papers.

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ANSWERSFind the demonstrative pronouns in the
sentences below.What is the antecedent?

• This is a funny story.
• Those are the stamps my cousin needs.
• Will this be the last snow storm?
• Thanks, that was a good pie.
• 5. Nicole, these are my papers.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Got it!

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