Subject & Object Pronouns Subject and object pronouns. A. Subject pronouns: 1. In the nominative case 2. Used as the subject of a sentence. 3. she, he, I, You, it, they, we B. Object Pronouns 1. In the objective case 2. Used as the object of a verb or preposition. 3. me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

Review What are pronouns? What are personal pronouns? Why do we use them?

Today… We are going to look at some different types of pronouns. How do we know when to use “I” and when to use “me”? “They” or “them”? “We” or “us”? “She” or “her”? We have to look at the case!

Subject Pronouns Subject pronouns are pronouns that are in the nominative case (That means they are the subject!) Subjects are “The Doers” of the action.

Subject Pronouns! Example: Rita likes books! She loves them so much! In this case SHE is the subject pronoun. It replaces Rita.

Subject Pronouns Here are the common subject pronouns: Memorize these and you shouldn’t have any trouble picking out subject pronouns!

Let’s find some subject pronouns! (And ONLY the subject pronouns!) Gwendolyn Brooks writes poems about everyday life; she is very famous. She was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew up in Chicago. In 1949 she wrote a poetry collection called Annie Allen. I have read the book and the poems fascinate me.

Gwendolyn Brooks writes poems about everyday life; she is very famous. She was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew up in Chicago. In 1949 she wrote a poetry collection called Annie Allen. I have read the book and the poems fascinate me.

Object Pronouns An object pronoun is a pronoun in the objective case of a verb or a preposition. It’s “The Receiver” of the action This means two things: It is in the predicate of the sentence. It is either the OBJECT of the preposition or the direct OBJECT of the action of the verb.

Object Pronouns Example: The burning potato chip trick amuses Olivia. The potatoes flying everywhere amuse her, too. In this case her is the object pronoun. Her replaces Olivia.

Object Pronouns Here are the common object pronouns. You should memorize these, too.

Let’s find some object pronouns! Rhythms of jazz and blues are important to her. The poet Langston Hughes gave her advice. Brooks taught poetry to students, she was a role model for them. Brooks' poems fascinate me.

Rhythms of jazz and blues are important to her. The poet Langston Hughes gave her advice. Brooks taught poetry to many students, she was a role model for them. Brooks' poems fascinate me.

Remember… Some personal pronouns are used as the subjects of sentences. Some personal pronouns are used as the objects of verbs (direct objects) or prepositions!

Practice 1. __ like to find wild foods. A Them B I C Me D She 2. Papa and __ hunt for mushrooms in the woods. A her B me C she D us 3. Have __ ever picked wild carrots? A you B it C them D him 4. Dana and __ found wild strawberries. A he B him C us D them 5. Uncle Dick found ___ some hickory nuts. A us B her C he D they