What are Pronouns? What are Pronouns?

Grades 3-5Grades 3-5

IIHeHe

WeWeWe

ShShee

UsUs

raised scantron in triumph and smiled because made an A.

Antecedents / Pronouns

Because wrote so well, poem won the Cobb County poetry contest.

Some find having to study extra hard when comes to learning pronouns.

Alexis hersheshe

she Katie’sher

themselvesstudents it

There are four special kinds of pronouns:

1.Demonstrative2.Relative3.Interrogative4.Indefinite

A demonstrative pronoun points out a specific person, place, or thing. These are four demonstrative pronouns

Singular PluralThisThat

TheseThose

A relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the same sentence. There are five relative pronouns:

that who whose which whom

Demonstrative or Relative

1. This is my favorite book.

2. That is the last of the cake.

3. The ring that you ordered is being held at the service desk.

4. The waiter who took my order brought me the wrong plate.

5. Are those your glasses?

6. Of the two poems, which is your favortie?

7. The man with whom I was speaking is my pastor.

8. These are the most comfortable jeans.

9. The girl whose father owns the car dealership has a new car.

demonstrative

demonstrative

relative

relative

demonstrative

relative

relative

demonstrative

relative

An interrogative pronoun is used to begin question. There are five interrogative pronouns:

what which who whom whose

Singular Plural Singular or Plural

anyone neither

each no one

either one

everything other

Everyone somebody

both

few

many

others

several

all;

any

more, most

none

some

Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones.

Interrogative or Indefinite

1. Which dog did she decide to adopt?

2. Neither of the kittens were left behind.

3. Both of the birds have had their wings clipped.

4. Who brought me these beautiful flowers?

5. To whom was she speaking?

6. Out of that entire box of cookies, there were none left.

7. Whose jacket was left on the coat rack?

8. Next time I am running late, will somebody please give me a call?

indefinite

interrogative

indefinite

indefinite

indefinite

interrogative

interrogative

interrogative

ENGLISH

I 1st We

You 2nd You (all)

He, She, It 3rd They

Subject Pronouns

SINGULAR PLURAL

PERS

ON

Subject Pronouns

English doesn’t pay much attention to the gender of plural subjects, but in Spanish……

ENGLISH

I 1st We

You 2nd You (all)

He, She, It 3rd They

SPANISH

Yo Nosotros

Tú Vosotros

Él, Ella, ¤ Ellos

SPANISH

Nosotras

Vosotras

Ellas

SPANISH

Yo Nosotros/as

Tú Vosotros/as

Él, Ella, ¤ Ellos, Ellas

SINGULAR PLURAL

Subject Pronouns

• Spanish has two pronouns for “you”– TÚ = YOU– USTED = YOU

• The difference relates to the “social register”– TÚ = YOU(FAMILIAR)– USTED = YOU(FORMAL)

• Because of its grammatical properties, usted will always be grouped with él and ella (like-wise, ustedes will be with ellos and ellas)

SPANISH

Yo Nosotros/as

Tú Vosotros/as

Él, Ella, Usted

Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes

Subject Pronouns

However, Latin American speakers use ustedes instead of vosotros

SPANISH

Yo Nosotros/as

Tú Vosotros/as

Él, Ella,Usted

Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes

Subject Pronouns

Spain

Yo Nosotros/as

Tú Vosotros/as

Él, Ella,Usted

Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes

Latin America

Yo Nosotros/as

Tú

Él, Ella,Usted

Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes

Examples: Examples:

1.1.HeHe took herher place in the game.

2.2.TheirTheir main objective is to scare students.

Now you try. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun?

A. A hill is next to them. It is very steep.

B. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block.

C. Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.

Missed it! Try Again

Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another.

A hill is next to them. It is very steep.

A hill= It

Choose the correct pronoun.

Skateboards are fun, but

can be dangerous.A. themB. itC. theyD. we

Missed it! Try Again

Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another.

Skateboards are fun, but

they can be dangerous

Skateboards = they

Choose the correct pronoun.

Speed bumps help to slow down cars. are found in many parking lots.A. ItB. YouC. ThemD. They

Missed it! Try Again

Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another.

Speed bumps help to slow down cars. They are found in many parking lots.

bumps = They

Choose the correct pronoun.

Marisa and Nora made their own costumes.

wanted to save money.A. ThemB. WeC. TheyD. She

Missed it! Try Again

Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another.

Marisa and Nora made their own costumes.

They wanted to save money. Marisa and Nora = They

Which of the following contains a correct pronoun?

A. A hill is next to them. They are very steep.

B. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block.

C. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.

Missed it! Try Again

Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another.

Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.

Rickie = He

Which of the following contains a correct pronoun?

A. Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice.

B. The house has two stories. She was built in 1910.

C. Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the playground. Them will build a sandcastle.

Missed it! Try Again

Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it!

Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice.

Blake = He