Grammar, Usage and Mechanics

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Grammar, Usage and Mechanics Chapter 3: Pronouns

Chapter 3- Pronouns Pronoun: Here’s the Idea Chapter 3- Pronouns Pronoun: A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

Personal pronouns have three gender forms: Here’s the Idea Personal pronouns have three gender forms: masculine he, his, him feminine she, her, hers neuter it, its

Here’s the Idea Chapter 3- Pronouns A pronoun can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea.

Here’s the Idea Chapter 3- Pronouns The word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent. REFERS TO Ramon visited Death Valley, and he was impressed.

Agatha Christie sets many of her stories in England. her Here’s the Idea FEMININE Agatha Christie Agatha Christie sets many of her stories in England. her MASCULINE The hero has to use all his wits to solve the crime. hero his

Here’s the Idea Chapter 3- Pronouns Pronouns such as we, I, he, them and it are called personal pronouns. Personal pronouns have a variety of forms to indicate different persons, numbers, and cases.

Here’s the Idea Chapter 3- Pronouns There are first-person, second-person, and third-person personal pronouns, each having both singular and plural forms.

Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent. Here’s the Idea Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent. REFERS TO One story has its setting in Egypt. story its

Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent. Here’s the Idea Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent. REFERS TO The characters have their motives for murder. characters their

The pronoun must agree in person with the antecedent. Here’s the Idea The pronoun must agree in person with the antecedent. THIRD PERSON Louis likes his mysteries to have surprise endings. Louis his

Chapter 3- Pronouns Singular Plural I went out. We left early. Here’s the Idea Chapter 3- Pronouns Singular Plural FIRST PERSON I went out. We left early. You left too. SECOND PERSON You are leaving. He came by bus. THIRD PERSON They came by car.

Write the personal pronouns in the sentence below. Practice and Apply Write the personal pronouns in the sentence below. Sheila is my best friend, but she makes really bad puns. 1.

Write the personal pronouns in the sentence below. Practice and Apply Write the personal pronouns in the sentence below. Reggie mentioned he ate a can of soup for his lunch. 2.

Write the personal pronouns in the sentence below. Practice and Apply Write the personal pronouns in the sentence below. What did Sheila say? “I hope you got the lead out.” 3.

Here’s the Idea Chapter 3- Pronouns Each personal pronoun forms three cases: subject, object, and possessive.

He read about Death Valley. Here’s the Idea Choose the pronoun form depending on the pronoun’s function in the sentence. He read about Death Valley. SUBJECT Julie asked him about the rocks. OBJECT Ramon bought his book. POSSESSIVE

Why It Matters Pronouns help you talk about people concisely when you’re telling a story.

Chapter 3- Prounouns Subject Pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence. Friends often play on opposing teams. They compete hard against each other. They replaces noun subject Friends.

Chapter 3- Pronouns Object Pronouns are personal pronouns used as direct objects, as indirect objects, or as the objects of prepositions.

Chapter 3- Pronouns Direct Object: Asks whom or what? True animal stories fascinate Jen. Indirect Object: tells to whom or what an actions is performed Jen gave me a book about a dolphin who guided ships. Object of a preposition: follows a preposition (to, from, for, against, by or about) Can you tell the story to her and me?

Chapter 3- Pronouns Possessive Pronouns are personal pronouns used to show ownership or relationship. The possessive pronouns my, you, her, his, our, and their come before nouns. Some of my best friends live in other countries. All our correspondence is by e-mail.