1. Nouns and Pronouns
Objective: TSWBAT Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., common and proper, singular, plurals, possessives) and pronouns (i.e., subject, object, possessive, and agreement) within context.

2. What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

3. On you own paper tell if the underlined word in each sentence is a noun. If so, tell if it names a person, place, thing, or idea.
The sky was a canvas of blues and whites.
My teacher was glad to see me this morning.
The team practices every night at 5:00 p.m.
How did the glass get broken?
The United States was founded in 1776.
My friend Janice lives next door to me.
The happiness of the group is very important.

4. Common and Proper Nouns
A COMMON NOUN names a general person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns begin with a lowercase letter, unless found at the beginning of a sentence or part of a title.
A PROPER NOUN names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

5. Common and Proper Nouns
Be ready to tell if each of the following nouns is a common noun or a proper noun.
shirt paper Fairmont China
baseball Atlanta car Ford
college shoe Adidas candy
McDonald’s movie Delta friend

6. On your paper give each common noun, give an example of a proper noun.
Common Proper
drink Gatorade
state
teacher
team
school
song

7. On your own paper, give an example of a common noun.
Common Proper
Burger King
Spiderman
Rachel
Hollywood
Carver High School
Jeopardy

9. Personal Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns.
The most frequently used pronouns are called personal pronouns. They refer to people or things.

10. Pronouns Pronouns take the place of nouns. Examples:
Subject Pronouns: he, she, they, we, I, it, you
Object Pronouns: him, her, them, us, me, it, you
Possessive Pronouns: his, hers, our(s), their(s), my, mine, its, yours

11. You and I will meet later.
Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun is used as the
subject of a sentence.
She is my best friend.
It is my dog.
Does he know the answer?
You and I will meet later.

12. The teacher gave her a reprimand.
Object Pronouns
An object pronoun is used as the
direct/indirect object or the object of a preposition.
Give the book to me.
The teacher gave her a reprimand.
I will tell you a story.
Susan read it to them.

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