Making a Case for Nouns & Pronouns

Making a Case for Nouns & Pronouns Three Types: Subjective Objective Possessive

Subject Nouns They function as the subject of the sentence. They are simply the “who” or “what” of the sentence. • Singular subject nouns: • Miss Tilles • student • Meg • Robert • book • classroom • Plural subject nouns: • teachers • students • girls • boys • books • classrooms

Quick write • Choose any one singular and one plural subject noun and write a complete sentence for each as the SUBJECT. • Be sure you check for subject/verb agreement! • Singular subject nouns: • Miss Tilles • student • Meg • Robert • book • classroom • Plural subject nouns: • teachers • students • girls • boys • books • classrooms

Find the subject noun. Is it singular or plural? Common or proper? • Voters go to the ballot box to determine who is president. • The White House is the residence for each of our first families. • John Adams was the first of the chief executives to live there. • A meeting of mapmakers was held in the map room. • Once a week the Cabinet, a group of policymakers gathers for a meeting. • Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are famous presidents. • Under President John F. Kennedy, guidebooks to the building’s history were published.

Subjective Pronouns: • Singular Plural • I We • *You *You • He, She, It They

Subjective (aka Nominative) Pronouns They function as the subject of the sentence. They are simply the “who” or “what” of the sentence. • Miss Tilles is going to leave for the meeting • I am going to leave for the meeting • Jennifer is late already. • She is late already.

Check these out! • The students will never make it on time. • They will never make it on time. • David, you need to hurry. • You need to hurry • Students, you need to hurry • You need to hurry.

Change the subject noun to a subject pronoun. Is it singular or plural? • Voters go to the ballot box to determine who is president. • The White House is the residence for each of our first families. • John Adams was the first of the chief executives to live there. • A meeting of mapmakers was held in the map room. • Once a week the Cabinet, a group of policymakers gathers for a meeting. • Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are famous presidents. • Under President John F. Kennedy, guidebooks to the building’s history were published.

Now you try • Replace your selected singular and plural subject noun with a subject pronoun that fits! Rewrite the complete sentence for each. • Be sure you check for subject/verb agreement!

Care w/ Compound Subjective PNs • Brian’s brothers and he are going to the ball game. • Sally, Lana, and she are going to the play. • She and I don’t see eye-to-eye on lots of things. • We do not think alike.

Not so sure, try this… • Say or write the sentence with only one subject. • You’d never say: • Him is going to the mall. • Me was at the ball game. • Her sees eye-to-eye on lots of things • Us do not think alike.

Homonym awareness Homonym awareness • Your you’re • Your you’re Let’s see if Tim and Moby might be able to shed some light on this idea? Brainpop

Let’s take a closer look Your: Can be both singular and plural • This is your wonderful opportunity to learn about grammar. You’re : • You’re so wise for paying such close attention to this grammar lesson!

Helpful Hint If you can replace “you’re” with “you are” in the sentence then the contraction form is correct, but if you can’t then you need to use the possessive form of “your.” James exclaimed, “You’re the best teacher ever, Ms. Tilles!” James exclaimed, “Your the best teacher ever, Ms. Tilles!”

Let’s take a look • Your-shows possession; refers to something that belongs to or relates to the person who is being spoken to • Just like “their” is a plural possessive in the Brainpop video. • You’re – is a contraction; the usual way of saying or writing “you are". This is not often used in formal writing.

Not to confuse the issue, but let’s not forget “yours” truly • Yours: Something belonging to you. Used for showing that something belongs to or is connected with the person or people that you are talking or writing to. • Our plants didn’t grow well this year, but yours look great. • This is my book. That one must be yours.

Practice! • You have to be very handy to survive this group with (your, you’re) pride intact. • (Your, You’re) an apt student in science. • If (your, you’re) not listening then you may miss the instructions. • Ask for forgiveness when (your, you’re) wrong. • Do you like olives on (your, you’re) pizza?

Homework This assignment is due next Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Objective Pronouns Singular Plural Me *You Him, her, *it Us *You Them

Objective nouns & pronouns • Objective pronouns are used as the objects in a sentence. • Objects are the “receiver” of the action. • They answer the questions whom? or what? after the action • James wrestled his opponent to the ground. • James wrestled him to the ground. • Dr. Souders gave Eamon and Eric great praise. • Dr. Souders gave them great praise. • “Please pass me you homework,” Miss Tilles requested.

Making a Case for Nouns & Pronouns