Pronouns By Mrs. Ball and Ms. Jenkins

Pronoun Review What is a pronoun?

Pronouns Pronouns are a very useful part of language. They save us from having to repeat saying the same word over and over. For example: the doctor said that the doctor needed assistance during the surgery. By replacing the second “the doctor” with the word “he,” the sentence become much clearer. In this mini point you will learn how to identify and use several different types of pronouns.

Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or of a group of words acting as a noun. Sometimes a pronoun takes the place of a noun in the same sentence and other times it could be in an earlier sentence. My father opened his first. He couldn’t wait any longer.

Antecedents An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) that the pronoun stands for. Most antecedents come before their pronoun, but not always. My father opened his mail first. Sometimes, there will not be an antecedent for a pronoun. Who will represent the class? Everything was lost in the flood.

Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns refer to: 1)the person speaking (1 st person) I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours 2) the person spoken to (2 nd person) you, your, yours 3) the person, place, or thing spoken about (3 rd person) he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs

Demonstrative Pronouns Demonstrative pronouns point out a specific person, place, or thing Comes before or after its antecedent This, that, these, those Examples: This is the book I chose. She loves that book! Those are my new friends. These are the towns where our ancestors lived.

Quick Check What is an antecedent? It is the noun(s) that the pronoun refers to Rally Robin with shoulder partner – examples of antecedents What are the two types of pronouns explained so far? (Face partners share and define each) Personal and Demonstrative

“Cases” of Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns have three cases: 1) nominative case – the subject of a verb; the predicate pronoun: I, we, you, he, she, it, they 2) objective case – direct object; indirect object; object of a preposition: Me, us, you, him, her, it, them 3) possessive case – to show ownership: My, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs

Examples of Nominative Case Nominative pronouns: She hopes to be on our team. (subject of a verb) It was I who suggested a picnic. (predicate pronouns follow linking verbs – in this case, was is the LV) John and I played jacks (in the case of compound subjects, try the pronoun out with the verb to be sure it sounds right – in this case, me would not sound right with “played”, but I does)

Examples of Objective Case Objective pronouns: Frank’s comment on the game upset me. (direct object – D.O.) Tell her the good news. (indirect object – I.O.) The players swarmed around me. (object of preposition – O.P.) The players swarmed around Lucy and me. (in the case of compound objects, try the pronoun out with the verb to be sure it sounds right – in this case, I would not sound right with “swarmed”, but me does – “The players swarmed around me.”)

Examples of Possessive Case Possessive pronouns: The team won its game. (before the noun) Chris held my baseball glove. (before the noun) Is this marble yours or mine? (by themselves to indicate possession) Hers was the best score. (by itself to show possession) These seats are ours, not theirs. (do NOT use an apostrophe to show ownership) The team loved its uniforms. (if we used the apostrophe, its would become it is)

Rally Robin What are the three types of Personal Pronouns? With face partner (not using examples given already) – A states one type, B defines, A gives example, B gives example, A gives example, B states another type, A defines, B gives example, A gives example, B gives example A states the remaining type, B defines, A gives example, B gives example, A gives example

Who vs. Whom Who and whom are often confused Who is the nominative case pronoun Whom is the objective case pronoun Both can be used in questions OR to begin subordinate clauses in complex sentences Use who for the subject of a verb: Who hit the most home runs? Use who as the subject of a subordinate clause in a complex sentence: I admire the player who hit the most home runs. (adjective clause where who is the subject of the verb hit)

Who vs. Whom Who and whom are often confused Use whom as the D.O./I.O.: Whom did he see at the game? (whom is the D.O. of the verb phrase did see) Use whom as the O.P.: From whom is she getting the new softball? (whom is the O.P. of the preposition from) use whom as the subject of a subordinate clause in a complex sentence: I know the person whom he met at the game.

You Do Questions? On the left side of your interactive notebook, list one of each kind of pronoun learned today (do not use any examples given today). Make sure to illustrate and color code.