Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes
the place of one or more
nouns.
Pro- means for (standing FOR a
noun)
Personal Pronouns
 Pronouns that are used to refer to people or things are
called personal pronouns.
 Examples: he, she, it
Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun is used as the
subject of a sentence. The subject is
WHO or WHAT the sentence is about.
She is my sister.
It is my hat.
Does he have a dog.
You and I go to the movie.
Object Pronouns
An object pronoun is a
personal pronoun in the
objective case. It is used as
the direct or inderect object of
a verb. Object pronouns will
never be the subject of the
sentence.
Give the pencil to me.
The teacher gave her a referral.
I will tell you a secret.
Hannah read it to them.
List of Personal Pronouns
Singular
Plural
Subject Pronouns
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they
Object Pronouns
me
you
him, her, it
us
you
them
Your turn
1.
Listen to this song and then lets try it
together!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S
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2.
Activity. Identify the pronouns in the
following sentences.
Jamie and Clara loved the guinea pig their
mother bought them. It was white, and it
was adorable.
Using Pronouns Correctly
How do you know when to use me or I, we or us?
1. Use a subject pronoun as a subject.
2. Use an object pronoun as object of the verb.
Examples (Circle the correct pronoun listed):
SUBJECTShe owns a collection of books.
INDIRECT OBJECTHe told her an amusing story.
DIRECT OBJECTThe fable entertained us.
Using Pronouns Correctly
When in a pair (Susan and I)
Always take the pronoun OUT of the pair
to see which pronoun is the correct one to use.
EXAMPLES:
Richard and (I or me) recited the story.
Jennifer helped Richard and (I or me).
Read sentence without the words that the pronoun is
paired with to see what works.
Using Pronouns Correctly
When using a pronoun in a pair:
**ALWAYS put the pronoun second
Seth and I read some comic books.
(Not I and Seth)
Science interests Mike and me.
(Not me and Mike).
Using Pronouns Correctly
In formal writing and speech:
use a subject pronoun after a linking verb.
RIGHT  The winner is she.
NOT  She is the winner.
ACTIVITY 2
 Replace one of the nouns in the following sentences
with a pronoun.
1. Tanner and Tanner’s friend Todd won the boat race.
2. Why did Oscar give Oscar’s camera to the school?
3. Darius scored a goal; the first of Darius’ season.
PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS
AntecedentThe noun or group of words that a pronoun
refers to
Example:
Tyler read “The Hungry Caterpillar.” He found
it exciting.
ANTECEDENT of he  ___________________
ANTECEDENT of it  __________________
PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS
RULE FOR PRONOUNS and
ANTECEDENTS:
1.
2.
Pronoun must agree with antecedent
in number (singular or plural) and
gender.
The gender of a noun may be
masculine (male), feminine (female),
or neuter (referring to things).
ACTIVITY 3
Complete p. 379 Exercise 5.
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronoun
A pronoun that shows who or
what has something.
NOTE: A possessive pronoun
may take the place of a
possessive noun.
Possessive Pronouns
Examples:
Matt’s shoe is too small.
Replace noun with possessive pronoun.
_______ shoe is too small.
Mike’s homework is perfect.
Possesive Noun- __________
Replace with pronoun- _________
________ homework is perfect.
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns have two forms.
- One form is used before a noun.
- The other form is used alone.
Used
before
nouns
Used
alone
Singular
Plural
my
your
his, her, its
mine
yours
his, hers, its
our
your
their
ours
yours
theirs
Possessive Pronouns
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS do NOT contain an
apostrophe.
* Possessive its never splits.
*It’s - is a contraction standing for it is
*Its  no apostrophe is POSSESSIVE
Example:
I love my book. (Its) characters are funny.
*“Its” is a possessive pronoun standing
for what noun?
Activity 4
Complete p. 703 Exercise 4 to
review possessive pronouns.
Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronoun
A pronoun that does not refer to a particular
person, place, or thing.
Example:
Does anyone know where Mr. Malloy went?
Everyone thought he was hiding in a locker.
NOTE:
Most indefinite pronouns are either ALWAYS
singular or plural.
Some Indefinite Pronouns
Singular
another
anybody
anyone
anything
each
either
everybody
everyone
everything
much
neither
nobody
Plural
no one
nothing
one
somebody
someone
something
both
few
many
others
several
SINGULAR or PLURAL
All, any, most, none and some can be singular or
plural, depending on the phrase that follows them.
Indefinite Pronouns
When an indefinite pronoun is used as the subject,
the verb must agree with it in number.
EXAMPLE:
Everyone discusses the dance last Friday. (singular)
Both talk about how fun it was! (plural)
All of the dance was very loud. (singular)
All of the middle school kids were dancing fools. (plural)
Some Indefinite Pronouns
Possessive pronouns often have indefinite
pronouns as their antecedents. In such cases, the
pronouns must agree in number.
Each of the teachers has his or her unique
teaching style.
Several have funny conversations with their
students.
Activity 5
Find the indefinite pronouns in the
following sentences.
All of the students in this class are
adorable. Each one of them make
me very glad. Some of them are
talkative, but most of them are very
well-behaved. Which is something
for which all teachers are grateful.