Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Pronoun Types Sentence Skills: A Workbook for Writers, Form B John Langan ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Pronoun Types Let’s take a look at the types of pronouns: Subject and Object Pronouns Relative Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Subject and Object Pronouns are the subjects of verbs.Iyou he, she, it wethey are the objects of verbs or prepositions.me you (no change) him, her, it (no change) usthem ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Subject Pronouns are the subjects of verbs.Examples: I am about to leave. You shouldn’t do that. She told you so. We agree with her. They do, too. There are a few rules to keep in mind about subject pronouns: Rule 1: Use a subject pronoun in spots where you have more than one subject.... ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Subject Pronouns Rule 1: Use a subject pronoun in spots where you have more than one subject.... Incorrect: My sister and me are about to go to Spain.Correct: My sister and I are about to go to Spain. Hint: Separate the pronouns. You wouldn’t say, “Me am about to go to Spain.” Would you? ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Subject Pronouns Rule 2: Use a subject pronoun after forms of the verb “be.” Incorrect: It is him.Correct: It is he. Hint: Reword the sentence: He is here. ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Subject Pronouns Rule 3: Use a subject pronoun after than or as. Incorrect: We don’t need as much attention as them.Correct: We don’t need as much attention as they. Hint: Mentally add the “missing” verb at the end: We don’t need as much attention as they (do). ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Object Pronouns......are the objects of verbs or prepositions. Incorrect: I loaned ten dollars to his wife and he. The pronoun here is the object of the preposition “to.” Correct: I loaned ten dollars to his wife and him. Hint: Try the pronoun by itself: I loaned ten dollars to him. ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Relative Pronouns......refer to someone or something already mentioned in the sentence, and start a word group that gives additional information about that person or thing. Examples: -The only person who loves me lives in Dallas. -This is the book that Dr. Brown assigned last week. A list of relative pronouns: whowhich whosethat whom ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Relative Pronouns... Here are some things to keep in mind about relative pronouns: Whose means belonging to whom. Ex. This is the man whose car I wrecked. Who, whose, and whom all refer to people, which refers to things, and that can refer to either people or things. Ex. There is the man who always makes mistakes. He might lose the job that he got last month. Who, whose, and whom can be used to ask questions, making them interrogative pronouns. Ex. Who hired the man who always makes mistakes? ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Relative Pronouns... Here are some things to keep in mind about relative pronouns: Who is a subject pronoun. Ex. I heard he was the man who won the lottery. Whom is an object pronoun. Use it as an object of a verb or preposition. Ex. Yes, that is the man to whom the lottery will be sending millions of dollars. ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Possessive Pronouns show ownership or possession. Here’s a list of my, mineour, ours your, yoursyour, yours histheir, theirs her, hers its Note: A possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Possessive Pronouns... Note: A possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe Incorrect: That BMW is hers’.Correct: That BMW is hers. ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Demonstrative Pronouns point to or single out a person or thing. There are four thisthese thatthose Rules of thumb: This and these refer to things close at hand. That and those refer to things farther away. ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Pronoun Types Sentence Skills, Form B, 8E Reflexive Pronouns are pronouns that refer to the subject of a sentence. There are eight Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves Rules of thumb: The plural of -self is –selves. She treated herself to cookies. They treated themselves to cookies. ©2008 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.