Transcript Using Personal Pronouns

Subject Pronouns
Object Pronouns
Object of the Preposition
USING PERSONAL PRONOUNS
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Pronouns used as SUBJECT
First Person
I, we
Pronouns used as
OBJECT
me, us
Second Person you
you
Third Person
him, her, it, them
he, she, it, they
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
CORRECT: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
(They/Them) are reading a book.
(Her/She) is my favorite protagonist of all time.
(We/Us) will have a great discussion today.
WRONG: me, him, her, us, them
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Hint: Try each form of the pronoun separately
to see if it makes sense as the subject.
They are reading a book.
They are? Them are?
She is my favorite protagonist of all time.
Her is? She is?
We will have a great discussion today.
We will? Us will?
SUBJECT PRONOUNS:
COMPOUND
CORRECT: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
You and (she/her) will debate the author’s
purpose.
(Him/He) and I love the genres of mystery
and fantasy.
WRONG: me, him, her, us, them
SUBJECT PRONOUNS:
COMPOUND
Hint: Try each form of the pronoun
separately with the verb.
They and she will debate the author’s purpose.
They will debate? Them will debate?
She will debate? Her will debate?
He and I love the genres of mystery and fantasy.
He loves? Him loves?
I love? Me love?
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Pronouns used as SUBJECT
First Person
I, we
Pronouns used as
OBJECT
me, us
Second Person you
you
Third Person
him, her, it, them
he, she, it, they
DIRECT OBJECT OF A SENTENCE
Direct Object: tells who/what receives the
action of the verb
The teacher chose several books for the
Literature Circles. (chose what?)
Which students were given a treat?
(were given what?)
I love Suzanne Collins! (love whom?)
PRONOUNS USED AS THE
DIRECT OBJECT OF A SENTENCE
Direct Object: tells who/what receives the
action of the verb
The teacher chose them for the Literature
Circles. (chose whom?)
Which students were given it? (were given
what?)
I love her! (love whom?)
OBJECT PRONOUNS
Direct Object: tells who/what receives the
action of the verb
CORRECT: me, him, her, you, it, us, them
The loud noise distracted (they/them).
The librarian suggested it to the girl.
My book really scared (me/I)!
WRONG: I, he, she, we, they
OBJECT PRONOUNS: COMPOUND
CORRECT: me, him, her, you, it, us, them
The loud noise distracted her and me.
She will help him and me with the
question.
WRONG: I, he, she, we, they
OBJECT PRONOUNS: COMPOUND
Hint: Try each form of the pronoun separately to see
if it makes sense as the object (receiver of the
verb).
The loud noise distracted her and me.
Distracted she? Distracted her?
Distracted I? Distracted me?
She will help him and me with the question.
Will help he? Will help him?
Will help I? Will help me?
SUBJECT PRONOUN OR
OBJECT PRONOUN?
You are driving Sheila and (me/I) crazy!
Driving me crazy? Driving I crazy?
Sheila and (me/I) are being driven crazy by you!
Me are being? I am being?
(She/her) and (me/I) can eat a snack now.
She can eat? Her can eat?
Me can eat? I can eat?
Please take (he/him) and (me/I) to the
bookstore tonight.
PRONOUNS USED AS THE
OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
Review: Prepositions
words that RELATE a noun or pronoun to some other
word in a sentence
above, on, by, near, with, to
Review: Prepositional Phrase
GROUP of words beginning with a preposition and
ending with a noun or pronoun
above the tree, on its side, by them,
near her, with me, to you
PRONOUNS USED AS THE
OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
CORRECT: me, him, her, you, it, us, them
Please read this article with Jason
and (me, I).
Those predictions were made by (her, she).
The homework was difficult for both
(him, he) and (we, us).
WRONG: I, he, she, we, they
PRONOUNS USED AS THE
OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
Hint: Try each form of the pronoun separately to see if it
makes sense as the object of the preposition.
Please read this article with Jason and me.
Read with me? Read with I?
The homework was difficult for both him and us.
Difficult for him? Difficult for he?
Difficult for we? Difficult for us?
LET’S PRACTICE!
You and (me/I) forgot to Talk to the Text.
Give that book to her and then to (me/I).
Don’t ruin the end for (she/her) and (me/I)!
I can’t express to you and (he, him) how scary
that book was.
The argument over minor characters was getting
tense between (they/them) and (us/we).
(They/them) and (us/we) argued over minor
characters.
Just tell the teacher and (me/I) about the plot.
HOMEWORK
Worksheet 