Pronouns

Pronouns-takes the place of a noun or noun phrase. Examples: he, it, them Without pronouns: Frederick spilled a cup of milk on my mother and father. With pronouns: He spilled it on them.

Pronoun Antecedents – the noun or nouns the pronoun refers to or replaces.

Rules of Antecedents: 1. ) The antecedent can be in the same sentence Rules of Antecedents: 1.) The antecedent can be in the same sentence. Example: Mackenzie has a speech to give, and she would like to practice. Antecedent

Rules of Antecedents: 2.) The antecedent can be in a different sentence. Example: Jason wants to make a video. He is looking for good scenes to include in it. Antecedent

Rules of Antecedents: 3.) Be sure the pronoun agrees with the antecedent in gender (male or female) and number (singular or plural). Example: Mrs. Taylor wants to see original presentations. They need to be creative.

Singular pronouns – take the place of one person, place, thing or idea Singular pronouns – take the place of one person, place, thing or idea. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, me, him, her

Plural pronouns – takes the place of more than one person, thing or idea. Examples: they, we, them, us, you

Practice: Identify the pronoun and the antecedent Practice: Identify the pronoun and the antecedent. Follow the example below when writing your answers: 1.) Rachel is tired, even though she slept for ten hours last night. 1.) Pronoun – she Antecedent – Rachel

1. ) Apparently Tom and Sarah just landed. Who is picking them up. 2 1.) Apparently Tom and Sarah just landed. Who is picking them up? 2.) Tomorrow the detective and I will turn over all of our evidence to the authorities. 3.) Taking care of pets can be difficult, but it is quite worthwhile. 4.) A flea can consume fifteen times its body weight in blood each day. 5.) The musicians in that band are highly talented, but talent alone won’t be enough to succeed in the music business; they will need plenty of luck, too.

Subjective Personal Pronouns – acts as the subject of the sentence Example Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they Example Sentence: You bought all the applesauce in the whole store.

Objective Personal Pronouns – follows an action verb or a preposition Objective Personal Pronouns – follows an action verb or a preposition. Example Object Pronouns: me, you, her, him, it, us, them Example Sentences: 1.) Vinny and Lucy invited us to the play! 2.) Izzy did their homework for them.

Possessive Pronouns – shows ownership or possession Possessive Pronouns – shows ownership or possession. Example Possession Pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs Example Sentences: 1.) The computer is ours. 2.) Sometimes Patricia likes to take things that are mine not hers.