pronouns. 8/16/20152 what is a pronoun? a pronoun is a word that takes the place of one or more...
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Pronouns
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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.
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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.
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Subject Pronouns
SINGULAR:I you he she it
PLURAL:we you they
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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.
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Object Pronouns
SINGULAR:me you him her it
PLURAL:us you them
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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.
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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.
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Pronoun Practice Answers
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. (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)
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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.
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Possessive Pronouns
Possessives with Nouns:my your his her its
our your their
Possessives Alone:mine yours his hers
its ours yours theirs
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Possessive Pronoun Usage
Her book is long.Mine is short.
Your classroom is quiet.Ours is noisy.
Your house is small.Theirs is huge.
Its paws are dirty.Its are clean.
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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.
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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.
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Reflexive Pronouns
• A reflexive pronoun is 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).
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Reflexive Pronouns
SINGULAR:myself yourself himself
herself itself
PLURAL:yourselves ourselves
themselves
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A Note About Reflexives
There are no such words as:
hisself(use himself)
ORtheirselves
(use themselves)
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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.
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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.