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Stop! Grammar TIME!
PRONOUNS
Pronoun Basics
1. Pronouns are words that replace nouns. The antecedent of a pronoun is the
noun that the pronoun is replacing.
a. For example, in the sentence, “The dog ate the chicken; then he
belched.” The dog is the antecedent of the pronoun he.
2. There are different types of pronouns, but we will focus mainly on personal
pronouns because so many people use them incorrectly.
Subject Pronouns
I
you
he/she/it
we
you
they
who/whoever
Object Pronouns
me
you
him/her/it
us
you
them
whom/whomever
How do you know whether to choose a SUBJECT or an OBJECT pronoun?
1. Use a subject pronoun to replace the subject of a sentence. (Remember that
the subject of the sentence is whom the sentence is about.)
a. Wrong: Me and Shelly want to go to the movies. (You wouldn’t say
“Me want to go to the movies” right?!)
b. Right: Shelly and I want to go to the movies.
c. Wrong: Him and me are dating.
d. Right: He and I are dating
2. Use an object pronoun to replace the object of a sentence. (Remember that
the object of the sentence receives the action of the verb.)
a. Wrong: The dog bit Mark and I. (You wouldn’t say “The dog bit I”
right?!)
b. Right: The dog bit Mark and me.
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c. Wrong: Give Helen and I a good grade. (You wouldn’t say, “Give I a
good grade” right?!)
d. Right: Give Helen and me a good grade.
3. Use an object pronoun as the object in a prepositional* phrase.
a. Wrong: They sent the award to Sarah and I.
b. Right: They sent the award to Sarah and me.
c. Wrong: The dog is hiding between Zachary and I.
d. Right: The dog is hiding between Zachary and me.
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Personal Pronoun Practice:
Choose the correct pronoun in each sentence.
1. Jacob and I/me are friends.
2. Give I/me the remote control!
3. The baseball player pitched the ball to he/him.
4. Between he/him and I/me, we know all the rules.
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Other Types of Pronouns
Keep in mind that there are other types of pronouns. Familiarize yourself with this list,
and we will return to it when we study subject verb agreement.
Demonstrative
this
that
these
Relative
that
which
who
Interrogative
what
which
who
those
whom
whose
whom
whose
Reflexive
Indefinite
(singular)
myself
another
yourself
the “bodies*”
himself/herself/ the “ones*”
itself
ourselves
each
themselves
either/neither
every
Indefinite
(plural)
both
few
many
Indefinite
(sing or plural)
most
any
none
others
several
all
some
much
more
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Stop! Grammar TIME!
PRONOUN Practice
Directions: Make all necessary pronoun corrections in the following sentences.
1. Can you please give Celia and I money for the movies?
2. Jenny and him want to go out for ice cream with Barry and I.
3. On the way home can the dog sit between she and I?
4. Me and him think grammar lessons are fun!
5. My teacher and me like to read books.
6. Won’t you please take Meg and I to the museum?
7. This wallet belongs to neither she nor I.
8. Please teach myself and him how to be articulate!
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