Pronouns

Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. Pro- means for (standing FOR a noun)

The teacher gave her a referral. Pronouns are used to refer to people or things Examples: he, she, it Some common pronouns include: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, you, him, her, them, it, us She is my sister. It is my hat. Does he have a dog. You and I go to the movie Give the pencil to me. The teacher gave her a referral. I will tell you a secret. Hannah reads it to them.

List of Personal Pronouns Singular Plural I we you you he, she, it they Pronouns me us you you him, her, it them

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Using Pronouns Correctly When in a pair (Susan and I) Always take the pronoun OUT of the pair to see which pronoun is the correct one to use. EXAMPLES: Richard and (I or me) recited the story. Jennifer helped Richard and (I or me). Read sentence without the words that the pronoun is paired with to see what works.

Using Pronouns Correctly When using a pronoun in a pair: **ALWAYS put the pronoun second Seth and I read some comic books. (Not I and Seth) Science interests Mike and me. (Not me and Mike).

Using Pronouns Correctly In formal writing and speech: use a subject pronoun after a linking verb. RIGHT  The winner is she. NOT  She is the winner.

Exercise Examples: Matt’s shoe is too small. Replace noun with pronoun. _______ shoe is too small. Mike’s homework is perfect. Noun- __________ Replace with pronoun- _________ ________ homework is perfect.

Possessive Pronouns Used before nouns Used alone ours yours theirs Possessive pronouns have two forms. - One form is used before a noun. - The other form is used alone. ours yours theirs mine his, hers, its Used alone our your their my his, her, its Used before nouns Plural Singular

ALWAYS REMEMBER: PRONOUNS do NOT contain an apostrophe ALWAYS REMEMBER: PRONOUNS do NOT contain an apostrophe. * Pronoun its never splits. *It’s - is a contraction standing for it is *Its  no apostrophe is POSSESSIVE Example: I love my book. (Its) characters are funny. *Its is a pronoun standing for what noun?

Exercise example: John is a mail carrier. John carries a blue bag. new sentence: John is a mail carrier. He carries a blue bag. The word he is a pronoun that takes the place of the word John.

Some common pronouns include: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, you, him, her, them, it, us Change the underlined word or words to a pronoun. 1. Sarah made dinner for the whole family. ___________________________________________________________ 2. Tyler played tag with Miguel and Ramon. 3. Mr. Cane went to the movies with Mrs. Cane. 4. The house needs a fresh coat of paint.

Point out the pronouns in the sentences below Point out the pronouns in the sentences below. Some sentences have more than one pronoun. 1. She went to the store with Angela. 2. Six of us had to squeeze in the tiny car. 3. Every Thursday, Kenny goes to Wal-Mart with them. 4. At the store, the cashier gave her some change. 5. When the sun comes up, he leaves for work. 6. I enjoyed seeing them on the playground

Match the word or group of words on the left with the corresponding pronoun on the right. _____ 1. Pat and I a. he _____ 2. Joseph b. she _____ 3. Alyssa c. we _____ 4. the big truck d. they _____ 5. Kevin and Martin e. it

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