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Pronouns

Pronouns. Pronouns & Antecedents Subject & Object Possessive Reflexive Interrogative. Pronouns. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. pro- means for (standing FOR a noun). Personal Pronouns.

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns Pronouns & Antecedents Subject & Object Possessive Reflexive Interrogative

  2. Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more nouns. pro- means for (standing FOR a noun)

  3. Personal Pronouns • Pronouns that are used to refer to people or things are called personal pronouns. • Examples: he, she, it

  4. Subject Pronouns - used as the subject of a sentence. - WHO or WHAT the sentence is about. Sheis my sister. It is my hat. Does hehave a dog. You and Igo to the movie.

  5. Object Pronouns • a personal pronoun in the objective case • used as the direct or indirect object of a verb • 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.

  6. List of Personal Pronouns Singular Plural I we you you he, she, it they Subject Pronouns me us you you him, her, it them Object Pronouns

  7. LISTEN! Listen to this song and then lets try it together! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWnc1HSCvRY

  8. Activity 1 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.

  9. 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): SUBJECT- Sheowns a collection of books. INDIRECT OBJECT- He told heran amusing story. DIRECT OBJECT- The fable entertained us.

  10. Using Pronouns Correctly When in a pair (ex: 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 the sentence without the words that the pronoun is paired with to see what works.

  11. 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 read some comic books.) Science interests Mike and me. (NOT: Science interests me and Mike.)

  12. 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.

  13. ACTIVITY 2 Replace one of the nouns in the following sentences with a pronoun. • Tanner and Tanner’s friend Todd won the boat race. • Why did Oscar give Oscar’s camera to the school? • Darius scored a goal; the first of Darius’ season.

  14. PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS Antecedent- The 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  __________________

  15. PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS RULES: • 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).

  16. ACTIVITY 3

  17. Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns show ownership.

  18. Possessive Pronouns A pronoun that shows who or what has something. NOTE: A possessive pronoun may take the place of a possessive noun.

  19. Singular Plural Used Before Nouns my your his, her, its our your their Used Alone mine yours his, hers, its ours yours theirs Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns have two forms. - One form is used before a noun. - The other form is used alone.

  20. Possessive Pronouns Examples: Matt’s shoe is too small. Replace noun with possessive pronoun. _____________ shoe is too small. Mike’s homework is perfect. Possessive noun- ________________________ Replace with pronoun- ______________________ __________________ homework is perfect.

  21. 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?

  22. Activity 4 Replace the Possessive WS

  23. Reflexive Pronouns “I saw myself reflected in her eyes.” No, the above sentence isn’t a sappy love song lyric. It’s an example of a particular kind of pronoun called a reflexive pronoun.

  24. What Are Reflexive Pronouns? Reflexive pronouns are pronouns that refer back to the subject of the sentence or clause. They either end in –self, as in the singular form, or –selves as in the plural form.

  25. Singular Reflexive Pronouns Myself Yourself Himself, herself, itself

  26. Plural Reflexive Pronouns Ourselves Yourselves Themselves

  27. All of the mentioned reflexive pronouns are used to rename the subjects of action verbs and function as different types of objects. If the reflexive pronoun is taken out of the sentence, it won’t make sense. Let’s look at a few examples.

  28. Examples The following sentences are examples of the correct and incorrect use of reflexive pronouns. Non-reflexive:Adam e-mailed him a copy of the report. In this sense the italicized words are not the same person. Him is not a reflection of Adam therefore it is not a reflexive pronoun. Reflexive:Adam e-mailed himself a copy of the report. Here are the italicized words are the same person. Himself reflects back to the subject of the sentence which is Adam.

  29. Non-reflexive:Allison accidentally cut her with the scissors. Reflexive:Allison accidentally cut herself.

  30. Non-reflexive:Brandon blames you. Reflexive:Brandon blames himself.

  31. Non-reflexive: Can you feed my guests? Reflexive: Can you feed yourselves?

  32. Non-reflexive:They cannot help the angry mob. Reflexive: They cannot help themselves.

  33. Non-reflexive:Carol poured her a glass of milk. Reflexive:Carol poured herself a glass of milk.

  34. Non-reflexive: The young girl was singing happily to them. Reflexive: The young girl was singing happily to herself.

  35. Reflexive Pronoun Examples: • I gave myself 12 weeks to get in shape. • You should buy yourself a new computer. • Diane bought herself a new pair of shoes. • Jeff read quietly to himself. • The kitten groomed itself. • We treated ourselves to a night on the town. • The students are able to monitor themselves.

  36. Reflexive Pronouns and Intensive Pronouns Reflexive pronouns can also function as intensive pronouns but they act a little differently and they aren’t used in quite the same way. An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent, or the subject of the sentence. These pronouns are positioned right next to the subject.

  37. Intensive Pronoun Examples: • Imyself am tired of all this rain. • You yourself are to blame for this confusion. • The president himself wrote me a letter. • We ourselves cooked the cake. • The dog itself opened her refrigerator. • The boys themselves led the entire team to victory.

  38. Reflexive Pronoun Recap To recap, reflexive pronouns refer back to, or reflect, the subject and they always end in –self or –selves. There are only eight reflexive pronouns so remembering them and how to use them should be a snap!

  39. Anticipatory Set Whiteboard Activity: Name that type of pronoun!

  40. Using Correct Pronouns Most of the time, students know which pronoun to use in which situation. Some types of sentences can get a little tricky, however. Usually these are when pronouns are used after a linking verb, and when pronouns are used in compound subjects.

  41. Linking Verbs Connecting Subjects Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence with the predicate. Sometimes it becomes confusing which pronoun to use after the linking verb. What is the correct pronoun to use in this sentence: "The winners were (they, them). * Write the correct pronoun on your whiteboard.

  42. Correct Answer "The winners were (they, them). CORRECT ANSWER: (they) The winners were they. * Explain why they is the correct pronoun.

  43. The winners were they. What is the linking verb? were How can you reverse the sentence so that it makes sense to you? They were the winners. * Sometimes you have to change the tense of the verb or change "is" to "are" to make it work. 

  44. Compound Subjects or Objects Knowing which order to write pronouns can also be tricky. It is usually polite to mention yourself last, so words like "I" and "me" should be used last. Many people get confused on whether to use "me" or "I" in a sentence such as this one:The teacher congratulated Jerry and (me, I). *Write the correct pronoun on your whiteboard.

  45. The teacher congratulated Jerry and me. In sentences like these, drop one of the subjects and see what sounds appropriate. Good: "The teacher congratulated me." Not Good: "The teacher congratulated I."

  46. PRACTICE (I, me) want to eat pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

  47. PRACTICE Abhay, Lily, and (I, me) finished our math homework together after school.

  48. PRACTICE This is my favorite Instagram picture of you and (I, me)!

  49. PRACTICE (They, them) love to race down the school hallways to lunch.

  50. PRACTICE It is (he, him).

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