1. Pronouns What is a pronoun?pronounWhat is a pronoun?pronoun

2. What would improve this paragraph? Miss Gordon loves to teach. Miss Gordon is so happy every day Miss Gordon's students come into the classroom ready to learn what Miss Gordon has planned to teach. Miss Gordon knows Miss Gordon's students are the best students in sixth grade, and Miss Gordon believes in them. How does this paragraph sound?

3. How does THIS paragraph sound? Miss Gordon loves to teach. She is so happy every day her students come into the classroom ready to learn what she has planned to teach. Miss Gordon knows her students are the best students in sixth grade, and she believes in them. What was changed? Which paragraph do you prefer?

4. Pronoun Case

5. By the end of this lesson we will Be able to ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective and possessive)

6. Subjective Found in the subject of the sentence. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they Found in the subject of the sentence. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

7. What is a subject?  Joshua is going to the store.  Ware Middle is a great school.  Will Ben be at the big game tomorrow? Ask yourself: who or what is doing something. Find the verb!  Joshua is going to the store.  Ware Middle is a great school.  Will Ben be at the big game tomorrow? Ask yourself: who or what is doing something. Find the verb!

8.  He is going to the store.  It is a great school.  Will he be at the big game tomorrow?  He is going to the store.  It is a great school.  Will he be at the big game tomorrow? Replace subjects with subject pronouns!

9. Objective Functions as the direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition. Examples: Me, you, him, her, it, us, them Functions as the direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition. Examples: Me, you, him, her, it, us, them

10. Ask yourself: who or what is the verb happening to. Find the verb!  The teacher will congratulate the students.  Maria gave Elizabeth the envelope.  Ellen wants to meet Peter this weekend.  The teacher will congratulate the students.  Maria gave Elizabeth the envelope.  Ellen wants to meet Peter this weekend. What is an object?

11. Ask yourself: who or what is the verb happening to. Find the verb!  The teacher will congratulate them.  Maria gave her the envelope.  Ellen wants to meet him this weekend.  The teacher will congratulate them.  Maria gave her the envelope.  Ellen wants to meet him this weekend. Replace an object with an objective pronoun?

12. Possessive Shows ownership Do not require an apostrophe Examples: My, mine, your, yours, his, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs Shows ownership Do not require an apostrophe Examples: My, mine, your, yours, his, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs

13. Ask yourself: does something belong to someone?  Don’t forget to turn in your homework  The bell chimed its happy tune.  If you want to see a cute puppy, ask Miss Carlson to see hers.  Don’t forget to turn in your homework  The bell chimed its happy tune.  If you want to see a cute puppy, ask Miss Carlson to see hers. What is possession?

14. Ask yourself: does something belong to someone?  Don’t forget to turn in your homework  The bell chimed its happy tune.  If you want to see a cute kitten, ask Miss Gordon to see hers.  Don’t forget to turn in your homework  The bell chimed its happy tune.  If you want to see a cute kitten, ask Miss Gordon to see hers. What is possession?

15. Let’s Practice James and Mary were siblings. One day they returned from school. They were very hungry and went straight into the kitchen. They wanted to eat something. In the kitchen they saw a cat. It was drinking the milk mother had kept for them. James ran out screaming. He was scared. He was always afraid of cats. Mary was a brave girl. She was not afraid of anything. She shooed the cat away. It ran out. James saw the cat running out. He came back into the kitchen. He praised Mary for her courage. Mary thanked him.