Pronouns.

Pronouns

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What is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun. Ramon asked his mother for a puppy. 9/22/2018 copyright All Rights Reserved

Identify the pronouns Catherine walked her dog at 6:am. Alex gave AJ his last dollar. Tomorrow Ladi will sing at her big concert. The school lost its funding for a new library. Did Daniel eat the last slice of pizza? 9/22/2018 copyright All Rights Reserved

PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS
The word that the pronoun replaces is called its “antecedent.” Ramon asked his mother for a puppy. 9/22/2018 copyright All Rights Reserved

Pronoun = Antecedent You Try…
The car has a leak in its transmission. its (p) = car (a) My aunt asked me to catch her dog The student used her pen to write in her notebook; then she put it away. The rain continued to fall, and the mud grew deeper until it finally stopped. 9/22/2018 copyright All Rights Reserved

Check yourself My aunt asked me to catch her dog her (p) = aunt (a) The student used her pen to write in her notebook; then she put it away. her (p) = student (a); she (p) = student (a) it (p) = pen (a) The rain continued to fall, and the mud grew deeper until it finally stopped. it (p) = rain (a) 9/22/2018 copyright All Rights Reserved

When you use a pronoun, you should be sure that it refers to its antecedent clearly. Be especially careful when you use the pronoun they. Read the following sentence. They have several books about Greek myths at the library. CONTINUE 9/22/2018

The meaning of They is unclear. The sentence can be improved by rewriting it in the following manner. Several books about myths are available at the library. 9/22/2018

PRONOUN / ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT
When using pronouns, you must also make sure that they agree with their antecedents in number (singular or plural) and gender. The gender of a noun may be masculine (male), feminine (female), or neuter (referring to things). Notice how the pronouns on the next slide agree with their antecedents. S0… 9/22/2018 copyright All Rights Reserved

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

PRONOUN / ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT YOU TRY…
The myth of Arachne is amusing. I enjoyed _____. The bystanders see Athena. ______ watch _____ at the loom. 9/22/2018 copyright All Rights Reserved

PRONOUN / ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT
The myth of Arachne is amusing. I enjoyed it. The bystanders see Athena. They watch her at the loom. In the first sentence, myth is the antecedent of the pronoun it. 4. In the second sentence, bystanders is the antecedent of They, and Athena is the antecedent of her. 9/22/2018 copyright All Rights Reserved

The most frequently used pronouns are called personal 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 There are first-person, second-person, and third-person personal pronouns, each having both singular and plural forms.

Personal pronoun person
and number chart

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

Subjective/Nominative Pronouns
SINGULAR I, you, he, she, it PLURAL we, you, they

BE CAREFUL! It may be tough to pick the right pronoun when there is a compound subject. Here’s the trick: Say the sentence to yourself using only the pronoun as the subject!

For Example: Jada and (I, me) organized the show.
You wouldn’t say, “Me organized the show,” unless you were a caveman. You would, however, say, “I organized the show.” Logan asked Luis and (I, me) to go to the mall. You wouldn’t say, “Logan asked I to go to the mall,” unless you were a caveman.

THEREFORE: The correct sentence is: Ken and I organized the show.
Alosha asked Kamaria and me to go to the mall.

TRY THESE: 1. Edwin and (her, she) will be the team captains.
2. (Him, He) and (Me, I) celebrated. 3. Devin and (me, I) run faster than anyone else here. 4. Our team members and (them, they) are the same age.

How did you do? 1. Edwin and she will be the team captains.
2. He and I celebrated. 3. Devin and I run faster than anyone else here. 4. Our team members and they are the same age.

Objective Pronouns An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb. The objective pronouns are Singular: her, him, it, me, Plural: them, us, and you. Lucy gave me a $5.00. Take a picture of him, not us! 9/22/2018

Possessive Pronouns A possessive pronoun tells you who owns something.
The possessive pronouns are hers, his, its, mine, ours, theirs, and yours. The red basket is mine. Yours is on the coffee table. 9/22/2018 copyright All Rights Reserved

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THESE MATTERS!
PLEASE NOTE: NEVER use an APOSTROPHE with a possessive pronoun! INCORRECT: The lion hurt it’s paw. CORRECT: The lion hurt its paw! MINES are places to dig for gems and coal, NOT possessive pronouns!!!! NEVER SAY, “This is mines.” OR “Mines is better than yours.” Instead say, “This is mine.” OR “Mine is better than yours!” THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THESE MATTERS! 9/22/2018

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