1. Pronouns

2. What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word which is used in the place of a noun or another pronoun. The word which a personal pronoun refers to is called the antecedent.
Ex: I, you, me, she, they, mine

3. What is a pronoun?
Personal pronouns change their form to reflect person, number, and case.
Person- personal pronouns have different forms for first, second, and third person.
Number- pronouns can be singular or plural
Case- personal pronouns change their form depending on how they are used in a sentence. Each pronoun has 3 cases: subject, object, and possessive.

4. Personal Pronouns What is a personal pronoun? (Glue into your binder.)
A word which refers to the one speaking (1st person), the one spoken to (2nd person), or the one spoken about (3rd person).

5. Pronouns Singular First person- I, me, my, mine
Second person- you, your, yours
Third Person- he, she, it, him, her, his, hers, its
Plural
First person- we, us, our, ours
Second person- you, your, yours
Third person- they, them, their, theirs

6. Guided Practice: Identify the pronoun within each sentence.
Have you ever heard of the Underground Railroad?
The slaves traveled by night with their few possessions.
He helped more than 3,000 slaves escape.
It was a long, dangerous journey.

7. Practice:
Write each sentence in your notes. Underline the personal pronoun in each sentence.
It played an important part in our history.
Mary’s parents built her a new photography lab.
She thanked them for what they had done.
It was a long, tedious task.

8. Pronoun Antecedents
What is a pronoun antecedent? (Glue into your binder.)
What the pronoun is referring to.
Example: Brendan ate his candy. (His is referring to Brendan.)

9. Guided Practice What is my pronoun? What is the antecedent?
Jordan went to the store, and he bought the new video game.
If the escaped slaves were caught, they would be sent back to their masters.
Returned slaves knew terrible punishments awaited them.
Glue the practice sheet underneath your definition. Answer with your shoulder partner.

10. Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence or as a predicate pronoun after a linking verb.
Singular subjects- I, you, he, she, it
Plural subjects- we, you, they
Sixth graders helped with the art fair. They worked extremely hard. (They replaces Sixth graders)

11. Identifying Subject Pronouns
Ms. Edmond’s class and I will collect the art.
We will label each drawing entered into the fair.
Will you help?
We keep the easels in the storage room.
After the easels are arranged, you and she may help with the other jobs.

12. Object Pronouns
Object pronouns are personal pronouns used as direct objects, as indirect objects, or as the objects of prepositions.
Singular objects- me, you, him, her, it
Plural objects- us, you, them

13. Identifying Object Pronouns
Matt’s family is large, and he takes many pictures of them.
He gives them pictures for their photo albums.
When he visited downtown, he gave it a try.
Later he showed me some of the pictures he had shot.
She learned them by herself.

14. Possessive Pronouns
What is a possessive pronoun? (Glue into your notes.)
Possessive pronouns are pronouns used to show ownership or a relationship.
Singular possessive: my, mine, your, yours, her, hers, his, its
Plural possessive: our, ours, your, yours, their, theirs

15. Possessive Pronouns
The possessive pronouns my, your, her, his, our, and their come BEFORE nouns.
Mine, ours, yours, hers, and theirs can STAND ALONE within a sentence.
REMEMBER, possessive pronouns NEVER use apostrophes

16. Guided Practice Identify the possessive pronouns in each sentence.
All of us have our special talents and abilities.
For example, Mozart was a musical genius. His father had him perform at a child before the kings of Europe.
Mozart’s musical talent was great, but what is your special ability?
Glue the practice sheet into your binder and complete.

17. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Singular
Plural
1st person- myself
2nd person- yourself
3rd person- herself, himself, itself
1st person- ourselves
2nd person- yourselves
3rd person- themselves

18. Reflexive Pronouns
A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject. These pronouns are necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
The emperor convinced himself the cloth was beautiful.

19. Intensive Pronouns
An intensive pronoun emphasize the noun or the pronoun within the same sentence. These are NOT necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
I myself would have laughed at the sight.

20. Guided Practice
When I feel discouraged, I tell myself the story of the ugly duckling.
The ugly duckling himself could not understand why no one liked him.
Because he was different, the other ducklings saw themselves as better than him.

21. Independent Practice
Copy the sentences into your binder. Underline the pronoun and label as intensive or reflexive.
The ugly duckling thought, I need to hide myself away from the others.
After the winter, the ugly duckling caught a glimpse of himself in the water.
He saw himself for what he really was- a beautiful swan.
The queen talked herself into punishing Snow White.
The owners themselves said they were the Seven Dwarves.

22. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is used to introduce a question.
Who
Whom
What
Which
Whose

23. Who vs. Whom
Who is always used as a subject or as a predicate pronoun.
Who created this dance? (Subject)
The dancer was who? (Predicate pronoun)
Whom is always used as an object.
Whom do you choose for your partner? (Direct object)
Paula taught whom the new dance? (indirect object)
With whom will I dance next? (object of a preposition)

24. Guided Practice (Who, whom) won the championship last year?
To (who, whom)did you give an invitation to?
You gave (who, whom) the combination to the safe?
(Who, whom) makes the best apple strudel?

25. Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, place, thing, or idea.
This, that, these, those
Singular- This is my bedroom.
Plural- These are my pillows, but those belong to my sister.

26. Demonstrative Pronouns
A demonstrative pronoun are used alone in a sentence.
NEVER use here or there with a demonstrative pronoun.
These here apples are delicious.
Those there pears are juicy.

27. Guided Practice (That, those) are the cherries which taste sweet.
(That, those) are the dogs who howl all night.
(This, these) is the most expensive necklace I own.
(This here, this) is the house where I live.

28. Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronoun DOES NOT refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
Most often indefinite pronouns will not have an antecedent.
These pronouns can be singular, plural, or both. (Glue the chart into your binder.)

29. Using Indefinite Pronouns
Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular indefinite pronoun.
Use his or her when the antecedent could be masculine or feminine.
Everyone made his or her own costume.
(Everyone could be masculine or feminine.)

30. Using Indefinite Pronouns
Use a plural personal pronoun to refer to a plural indefinite pronoun.
Several designed their costumes.
(Several is plural and their is plural.)

31. Using Indefinite Pronouns
Some indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural.
Often, the phrase which follows the pronoun will determine if it is singular or plural.
All of the excitement had reached its peak.
(All is singular because its is singular.)
All of the audience members took their seats.
(All is plural because their is plural.)

32. Guided Practice
Determine the indefinite pronoun used and then select the correct pronoun in parenthesis.
All of the students can tell you (his or her, their) reason for enjoying reading.
Each of the classes chooses the novel (they, it) will read.
None of the students forgot (his or her, their) book at home.
All of the students read (his or her, their) books without being reminded.