Pronouns
What is a Pronoun?
• A pronoun is a word that takes the
place of one or more nouns and the
words that go with the nouns.
• You can use a pronoun to avoid
repeating a noun or group of words
with a noun.
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Types of Pronouns
• There are 2 types of pronouns:
SUBJECT and OBJECT pronouns
• A subject pronoun takes the place of a
noun that is the subject of a sentence.
It comes at the beginning of a sentence.
• An object pronoun takes the place of a
noun that is the object of a verb. It
comes at the end of a sentence.
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Subject Pronouns
I
SINGULAR:
you he she
it
PLURAL:
we you they
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Subject Pronoun Usage
The fried chicken was cold.
It was cold.
Jim’s little sister fell today.
She fell today.
My keys fell off my desk.
They fell off my desk.
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Object Pronouns
me
SINGULAR:
you him her
it
PLURAL:
us you them
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Object Pronoun Usage
I bought that cheese.
I bought it.
Sue can ride with Jim and me.
Sue can ride with us.
I lost my glasses.
I lost them.
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Pronoun Practice
Write the pronoun in each sentence, and tell
whether it is a SUBJECT (S) pronoun or an
OBJECT (O) pronoun.
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She was late to school eight times.
It limped into the yard and whined.
Ben wants to ride to school with us.
They called the doctor at 10:00.
We never eat fish for dinner.
Give the ball to them.
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Pronoun Practice Answers
Write the pronoun in each sentence, and tell
whether it is a SUBJECT (S) pronoun or an
OBJECT (O) pronoun.
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She was late to school eight times. (S)
It limped into the yard and whined. (S)
Ben wants to ride to school with us. (O)
They called the doctor at 10:00. (S)
We never eat fish for dinner. (S)
Give the ball to them. (O)
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Possessive Pronouns
• A possessive pronoun is a pronoun
that shows ownership.
• Possessive pronouns take the place
of possessive nouns.
• Sometimes possessive pronouns
come before a noun, and
sometimes they stand alone.
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Possessive Pronouns
Possessives with Nouns:
my
your
his
her
its
our
your
their
Possessives Alone:
mine
yours
his
hers
its
ours
yours
theirs
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Possessive Pronoun Usage
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Her book is long.
Mine is short.
Your classroom is quiet.
Ours is noisy.
Your house is small.
Theirs is huge.
Its paws are dirty.
Its are clean.
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Possessive Pronoun
Practice
Replace the underlined word or words with a
possessive pronoun.
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Tom’s favorite food is pizza.
Spaghetti is Jane’s.
Pizza Hut’s pizza is delicious.
Domino’s is better.
Jane’s grandma cooks spaghetti.
Tom and Jim’s doesn’t cook at all.
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Possessive Pronoun
Practice Answers
Replace the underlined word or words with a
possessive pronoun.
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His favorite food is pizza.
Spaghetti is hers.
Their pizza is delicious.
Theirs is better.
Her grandma cooks spaghetti.
Theirs doesn’t cook at all.
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Reflexive Pronouns
• A reflexive pronoun is a special
kind of pronoun used when the
subject and the object are the same.
• Reflexive pronouns end with either
the suffix -self (singular) or –selves
(plural).
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Reflexive Pronouns
SINGULAR:
myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
PLURAL:
yourselves
ourselves
themselves
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A Note About Reflexives
There are no such words as:
hisself
(use himself)
OR
theirselves
(use themselves)
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Reflexive Pronoun
Practice
Fill each blank with the proper reflexive pronoun.
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Jim hurt _____ at school.
I sing to _____ in the shower.
When I saw _____ in the mirror, I cried.
She can do it _____ because she’s smart.
Pam and Tom paid _____ for their work.
A little bird washed _____ in the creek.
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Reflexive Pronoun
Practice Answers
Fill each blank with the proper reflexive pronoun.
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Jim hurt himself at school.
I sing to myself in the shower.
When I saw myself in the mirror, I cried.
She can do it herself because she’s smart.
Pam and Tom paid themselves for their work.
A little bird washed itself in the creek.
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