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Pronouns

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. Types of Pronouns. There are 2 types of pronouns:

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Subject Pronouns SINGULAR: I you he she it PLURAL: we you they

  5. 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.

  6. Object Pronouns SINGULAR: me you him her it PLURAL: us you them

  7. 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.

  8. Pronoun Practice Write the pronoun in each sentence, and tell whether it is a SUBJECT(S) pronoun or an OBJECT(O) pronoun. 1. She was late to school eight times. 2. It limped into the yard and whined. 3. Ben wants to ride to school with us. 4. They called the doctor at 10:00. 5. We never eat fish for dinner. 6. Give the ball to them.

  9. Pronoun Practice Answers Write the pronoun in each sentence, and tell whether it is aSUBJECT(S)pronoun or anOBJECT(O)pronoun. 1. She was late to school eight times. (S) 2. It limped into the yard and whined. (S) 3. Ben wants to ride to school with us. (O) 4. They called the doctor at 10:00. (S) 5. We never eat fish for dinner. (S) 6. Give the ball to them. (O)

  10. 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.

  11. Possessive Pronouns Possessives with Nouns: my your his her its our your their Possessives Alone: mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs

  12. Possessive Pronoun Usage Herbook is long. Mine is short. Yourclassroom is quiet. Ours is noisy. Yourhouse is small. Theirs is huge. Itspaws are dirty. Its are clean.

  13. Possessive Pronoun Practice Replace the underlined word or words with a possessive pronoun. 1. Tom’s favorite food is pizza. 2. Spaghetti is Jane’s. 3. Pizza Hut’s pizza is delicious. 4. Domino’s is better. 5. Jane’s grandma cooks spaghetti. 6. Tom and Jim’s doesn’t cook at all.

  14. Possessive PronounPractice Answers Replace the underlined word or words with a possessive pronoun. 1. His favorite food is pizza. 2. Spaghetti is hers. 3. Their pizza is delicious. 4. Theirs is better. 5. Her grandma cooks spaghetti. 6. Theirs doesn’t cook at all.

  15. Reflexive Pronouns • Areflexive pronounis 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).

  16. Reflexive Pronouns SINGULAR: myself yourself himself herself itself PLURAL: yourselves ourselves themselves

  17. A Note About Reflexives There are no such words as: hisself (use himself) OR theirselves (use themselves)

  18. Reflexive PronounPractice Fill each blank with the proper reflexive pronoun. 1. Jim hurt _____ at school. 2. I sing to _____ in the shower. 3. When I saw _____ in the mirror, I cried. 4. She can do it _____ because she’s smart. 5. Pam and Tom paid _____ for their work. 6. A little bird washed _____ in the creek.

  19. Reflexive PronounPractice Answers Fill each blank with the proper reflexive pronoun. 1. Jim hurt himself at school. 2. I sing to myself in the shower. 3. When I saw myself in the mirror, I cried. 4. She can do it herself because she’s smart. 5. Pam and Tom paid themselves for their work. 6. A little bird washed itself in the creek.

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