Transcript That BMW is hers. College Writing Skills / CWS with Readings, 6E

Chapter 30
Chapter Thirty
Pronoun Types
College Writing Skills, 6E and College
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John Langan
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Chapter 30
Pronoun Types
Let’s take a look at three types of
pronouns:
• Subject and Object Pronouns
• Possessive Pronouns
• Demonstrative Pronouns
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Subject and Object Pronouns
are
the subjects of verbs.
I
you
he, she, it
we
they
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are
the objects of verbs
or prepositions.
me
you (no change)
him, her, it (no change)
us
them
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Subject Pronouns. . .
. . . are the subjects of
verbs.
Examples:
I am about to leave.
You shouldn’t do that.
She told you so.
We agree with her.
They do, too.
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There are a few rules to
keep in mind about
subject pronouns:
Rule 1: Use a subject
pronoun in spots
where you have more
than one subject. . . .
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Subject Pronouns
Rule 1: Use a subject
pronoun in spots
where you have more
than one subject. . . .
Incorrect:
My sister and me are
about to go to Spain.
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Correct:
My sister and I are about to go
to Spain.
Hint:
Separate the pronouns.
You wouldn’t say, “Me
am about to go to Spain.”
Would you?
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Subject Pronouns
Rule 2: Use a subject
pronoun after forms
of the verb “be.”
Incorrect:
It is him.
Correct:
It is he.
Hint:
Reword the sentence:
He is here.
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Subject Pronouns
Rule 3: Use a subject
pronoun after than
or as.
Incorrect:
We don’t need as much
attention as them.
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Correct:
We don’t need as much
attention as they.
Hint:
Mentally add the
“missing” verb at the
end: We don’t need as
much attention as they
(do).
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Object Pronouns. . .
. . .are the objects of
verbs or prepositions.
Incorrect:
I loaned ten dollars to
his wife and he.
The pronoun here is the
object of the
preposition “to.”
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Correct:
I loaned ten dollars to his wife
and him.
Hint:
Try the pronoun by
itself:
I loaned ten dollars to
him.
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Possessive Pronouns. . .
. . . show ownership or
possession.
Here’s a list of
my, mine
our, ours
your, yours your, yours
his
their, theirs
her, hers
its
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Note: A possessive
pronoun
uses
an apostrophe
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Possessive Pronouns. . .
Incorrect:
That BMW is hers’.
Correct:
That BMW is hers.
Note: A possessive
pronoun
uses
an apostrophe
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Demonstrative Pronouns. . .
. . . point to or single
out a person or thing.
There are four
Rules of thumb:
This and these refer to things
close at hand.
That and those refer to things
farther away.
this these
that those
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