PRONOUN: a word used to replace a
noun.
 Example: Joe is in the seventh grade.
He is thirteen.

ANTECEDENTS of pronouns are the words
in the sentence for which the pronoun
stands.
 Pronouns always agree in number
(singular or plural), person (1st, 2nd, 3rd),
and gender (male, female, neuter) with
their antecedents.
 Example: Sam brought his book to class.
The boys brought their books to
class.

By person:
 1st person speaking (I, we)
 2nd person spoken to (you)
 3rd person spoken about (he, she, it, they,
them)
And by case:
 Nominate
 Objective
 Possessive
These are subject pronouns
 Subject: I went home.
 Predicate nominative: The winner was
he.
 Appositive: We, John and I, played ball.
 Singular
Plural
Singular/Plural
I
we
who
you
you
he, she, it
they

These are object pronouns
 Direct object: The teacher praised him.
 Indirect object: Fred gave me a book.
 Object of the preposition: I read the
book to him.
 Singular
Plural
me
us
whom
you
you
him, her, it
them

These show ownership
 Our dog is a watch dog.
 Singular
Plural
my, mine
our, ours
your, yours
your, yours
his, her
their, theirs
hers, its

The audience gave them a standing
ovation. _____________
2. As usual, the first one to finish was he.
_________
3. The yellow house with the brown shutters is
theirs. ______________
4. They will probably need our help after all.
____________
5. The notebook with the checkered cover is
his. ____________
1.
6. This bike is Terry’s; mine is red and white.
___________
7. If anyone deserves an apology, it is you.
____________
8. Paul takes his radio with him everywhere.
_____________
9. Carla and I were born on the same day.
____________
10. The speaker’s reply surprised us.
__________
The tornado was heading right toward us.
____________
2. Rachel and she have been friends since
childhood. ___________
3. The principal gave Tom and me a
warning. ___________
4. The players bring their own rackets.
___________
5. I must write her a thank you note.
___________
1.
6. Of course it was he who hid the birthday
cake. __________
7. Ms. Sanchez took us on a tour of the
automobile manufacturing plant. _________
8. Don’t forget to bring your camera along.
___________
9. Linda and he are in charge of
refreshments. __________
10. Dad will drive them to school tomorrow.
____________
1. ______ cannot remember what happened.
_______
2. It must be _____; no one else would arrive
this late in the evening. _______
3. Willard and ____ will set up the tent. _____
4. The door creaked open, and a voice from
outside said, “It is ____.” _____
5. The maples are turning red; soon _____ will
be losing their leaves. _____
6. When Bart’s dog was sent to those
groomers, _____ came back looking
embarrassed and bald. _______
7. The person who did this is _____. _______
8. My contest entry was postmarked early,
but ____ got lost in the mail. ________
9. When the wind blows this way, _____ can
hear the music. ______
10. The first people to speak after the
announcement were Tony and ______.
_____
1. If Mark and Susie leave now, who will go
with _____? _____
2. Teresa showed ______ the sealed envelope
containing the secret formula. _____
3. This speech was drafted for ____ by a new
member of the staff. ____
4. When you catch the brass ring, throw ____
at that large painted clown. _____
5. Unfortunately, John made a mistake and
told ____ the plans for the surprise party.
_____
6. The helicopter lifted Joe and ____ high up
over the city. _____
7. The donation was a secret between Tracy
and ____. _____
8. As the song went on and on, Kit made
faces at ____. _____
9. The man in the ticket booth sold ____ four
seats for the 9:30 show. _____
10. Chris hugged the baby girl and then set
____ down in the crib. ______
1. Neither of these raincoats is ______.
2. Eric forgot ______ lunch money again.
3. _____ is the package with the red bow on it.
4. The cat arched ____ back and hissed.
5. The two suspects claimed that the money was
______.
6. Please return that book to _____ proper place on
the shelf.
7. Is the fielder’s glove _______?
8. They boy hid near the pirates and overheard
______ plans.
9. _____ is the racket with the plaid cover.
10. Surely that bus turning the corner must be _____.
1. It was _____ who left the message earlier.
2. The white rowboat with the green trim is _____.
3. When we saw Mr. Anders, we told _____ about the
leaking faucet.
4. I am sure that the tan van we passed was ______.
5. You and ____ should play doubles more often.
6. Alex asked me to ride with Terry and ____.
7. _____ is the white house on the corner, isn’t it?
8. The witch asked the children into her house and
gave ____ milk and cookies.
9. The most surprised of all were Mrs. Dugan and ____.
10. Betsy and _____ won the girls’ doubles
tournament.