1. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Pronoun Types College Writing Skills, 5E and College Writing Skills with Readings, 5E John Langan Chapter Thirty

2. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Pronoun Types Let’s take a look at three types of pronouns: Subject and Object Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns

3. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Subject and Object Pronouns are the subjects of verbs.Iyou he, she, it wethey are the objects of verbs or prepositions.me you (no change) him, her, it (no change) usthem

4. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Subject Pronouns...... are the subjects of verbs.Examples: I am about to leave. You shouldn’t do that. She told you so. We agree with her. They do, too. There are a few rules to keep in mind about subject pronouns: Rule 1: Use a subject pronoun in spots where you have more than one subject....

5. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Subject Pronouns Rule 1: Use a subject pronoun in spots where you have more than one subject.... Incorrect: My sister and me are about to go to Spain.Correct: My sister and I are about to go to Spain. Hint: Separate the pronouns. You wouldn’t say, “Me am about to go to Spain.” Would you?

6. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Subject Pronouns Rule 2: Use a subject pronoun after forms of the verb “be.” Incorrect: It is him.Correct: It is he. Hint: Reword the sentence: He is here.

7. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Subject Pronouns Rule 3: Use a subject pronoun after than or as. Incorrect: We don’t need as much attention as them.Correct: We don’t need as much attention as they. Hint: Mentally add the “missing” verb at the end: We don’t need as much attention as they (do).

8. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Object Pronouns......are the objects of verbs or prepositions. Incorrect: I loaned ten dollars to his wife and he. The pronoun here is the object of the preposition “to.” Correct: I loaned ten dollars to his wife and him. Hint: Try the pronoun by itself: I loaned ten dollars to him.

9. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Possessive Pronouns...... show ownership or possession. Here’s a list of my, mineour, ours your, yoursyour, yours histheir, theirs her, hers its Note: A possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe

10. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Possessive Pronouns... Note: A possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe Incorrect: That BMW is hers’.Correct: That BMW is hers.

11. Chapter 30 College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 5E2000 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Demonstrative Pronouns...... point to or single out a person or thing. There are four thisthese thatthose Rules of thumb: This and these refer to things close at hand. That and those refer to things farther away.