1. THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PRONOUNS GRoW #1 Personal Pronouns

2. Chatting About Cartoons: Explain the 2 cartoons to a partner. Can you find and fix the grammatical error in number 1? 2 min timer

3. What is a pronoun??

4. OBSERVE “I was still standing over him, waiting for him to say something to me when I felt Augustus’s hand on my arm.” The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

5. PERSONAL PRONOUNS CHART

6. Draw a CIRCLE around all of the subject pronouns “I was still standing over him, waiting for him to say something to me when I felt Augustus’s hand on my arm.” The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

7. Draw a SQUARE around all of the object pronouns “I was still standing over him, waiting for him to say something to me when I felt Augustus’s hand on my arm.” The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

8. Draw a LINE under all of the possessive pronouns “I was still standing over him, waiting for him to say something to me when I felt Augustus’s hand on my arm.” The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

9. Additional sentences (if needed) I was still standing over him, waiting for him to say something to me when I felt Augustus’s hand on my arm. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green He did not see her involuntary jump, but it seemed to me that he knew she had moved. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee When I tell him what I want to do, he writes me a pass so that I can go to the weeds during Reflection. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

10. OBSERVE

11. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun Pronouns can be singular or plural An antecedent is the word that the pronoun refers to or replaces In writing, it is important to keep your pronouns consistent with your antecedents.

12. 3 Cases of Pronouns Subjective case: pronouns used as subject.  I watched the last football game of the season.  She made her mother dinner on Friday Objective case: pronouns used as objects of verbs. (Pronouns that come AFTER the verb).  Tommy gave him a high-five.  The teacher told them to be quiet. Possessive case: pronouns which express ownership.  My dad owns four guitars.  Kyle gave his baby sister a big kiss on the cheek.

13. Imitate A sentence with a subjective pronoun and a possessive pronoun. A sentence with the following objective pronoun: me. A sentence with two personal pronouns.