Transcript Grammar Unit II: Pronouns

Grammar Unit II: Pronouns
Lesson 1
Personal Pronouns
(Pronouns that are friendly!)
DEFINITIONs
Pronoun: a word that is used to replace a
noun
Ex: Marcy went to the market, and she bought bread.
Personal Pronoun: a word that is used
to replace a noun that refers to a person or
thing
Ex: Marcy went to the market, and she bought bread.
Personal pronouns
Two cases of personal pronouns include
SUBJECT
OBJECT
Subject pronouns are
the subject of a verb.
They generally appear
BEFORE the verb.
Object pronouns are
the receiver of the
action of the verb or
for whom an action
was performed. They
generally appear
AFTER the verb.
She went to the store.
Subject pronoun
Jordan bought her roses.
Object pronoun
Personal pronouns
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Singular
I
you
she, he, it
Plural
we
you
they
Practice
Directions: Identify the subjective pronoun in each sentence. On
the line label is at S (singular) or P (plural) and 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
person.
rd
P-3
____ 1. They went to the basketball game.
st
P-1
____ 2. In June, we will start summer vacation.
rd
S-3
____ 3. He took French class in ninth grade.
rd
P-2
____ 4. You all will have a quiz on pronouns.
Personal pronouns
OBJECT PRONOUNS
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
Singular
me
you
her, him, it
Plural
us
you
them
Practice
Directions: Identify the objective pronoun in each sentence. On
the line label is at S (singular) or P (plural) and 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
person.
rd
S-3
____ 1. Skylar gave her roses.
st
P-1
____ 2. The teacher gave us an assignment.
rd
P-3
____ 3. The email was sent to them yesterday.
rd
P-2
____ 4. I told you all about the quiz.
!The exception!
The exception to this is when the verb is a linking
verb (and not an action verb).
BASIC LINKING VERBS
The exception?
AM
Subject pronouns are used
AFTER these verbs.
IS
ARE
WAS
WERE
BE
SUBJECT PRONOUN
The best player is she.
BEING
BEEN
LINKING VERB
Practice
Directions: Underline the pronoun in each sentence. Above
each pronoun write SUB (subjective) or OBJ (objective). On
the line label S or P. Then 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
SUB
s-3rd
____ 1. She put on the mittens.
SUB
p-3rd
____ 2. They were black with white snowflakes.
OBJ
rd
p-3
____ 4. Marcy’s mother gave them to her.
s-3rd
SUB
____ 5. Marcy feels the best mother in the world is she.
OBJ
rd
p-2
____ 2. The teacher will give you all a quiz soon.
TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun
What is a personal pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a person or thing
Give the seven subject pronouns:
I, we, you, she, he, it, they
When do you use subject pronouns?
When it is the subject of the sentence or AFTER a linking verb
List the basic linking verbs?
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
TESTING YOUR KNOWLEDGE cont.
Give the seven object pronouns?
me, us, you, her, him, it, them
When do you use object pronouns?
After action verbs—or to describe who is receiving the action
of the verb or to describe for whom the action was
performed.