1. Pronouns words that take the place of nouns (Antecedent=the noun that the pronoun replaces)

2. Purpose of a Pronoun 1. Maggie loves to swim. Maggie also loves to ski. 2. Marcus ran to the store. Marcus ran to the store to get dinner. Then, Marcus cooked his dinner. Finally, Marcus ate his dinner. 3. This is a good book. I will loan the book to you. 4. My dad planted flowers. After my dad watered the flowers, the flowers grew tall.

3. Personal Pronouns I, me, mine, we, us, ours, he, she, it, him, her, his, its, hers, you, you (pl.), yours, they, them, theirs Qualities of pronoun –Person –Number –Gender –Case

4. The Person of Pronoun First person – the speaker Second person – the person spoken to Third person – the person/thing spoken about

5. The Number of a Pronoun Singular – replaces singular noun Plural – replaces plural noun

6. The Gender of a Pronoun Masculine – male Feminine – female Neuter - object

7. 1.A student can learn to depend on their own merit for success. 2. Take the radio out of the car and fix it. 3.If the fans don’t buy all the peanuts, pack them away until the next game. 4. We get so tired of listening to him drone on about this stuff that you want to fall out of your chair.

8. Pronoun Case 1. Tom and me will buy the gift for her. 2. It was them who called last night. 3. That was her in the bright yellow car. 4. Buffy and me live the furthest away. 5. Mom gave the book to Suzy and I.