A pronoun is a word that

takes the place of one

or more nouns.
Pro- means for
(standing FOR a noun)
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Pronouns that are used to refer to people

or things are called personal pronouns.

Examples: he, she, it

A subject pronoun is used

as the
subject of a sentence. The
subject is WHO or WHAT
the sentence is about.
She is my sister.
It is my hat.
Does he have a dog.
You and I go to the movie.

An object pronoun is a
personal pronoun in the
objective case. It is used as
the direct or inderect object
of a verb. Object pronouns
will never be the subject of
the sentence.
Give the pencil to me.
The teacher gave her a referral.
I will tell you a secret.
Hannah read it to them.

Singular
Subject Pronouns

Object Pronouns

Plural

I we
you
you
he, she, it they

me
you
him, her, it

us
you
them

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Listen to this song and

then lets try it
together!
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2.

Activity. Complete WS
p. 16 as a table and
then we will go over it

How do you know when to use me or I, we or us?

1. Use a Subject Pronoun as a subject

2. Use Object pronoun as object of the
verb
Examples (Circle the correct pronoun listed):
SUBJECTShe owns a collection of books.
INDIRECT OBJECTHe told her an amusing story.
DIRECT OBJECTThe fable entertained us.

When in a pair (Susan and I)

Always take the pronoun OUT of the pair
to see which pronoun is the correct
one to use.
EXAMPLES:
Richard and (I or me) recited the story.
Jennifer helped Richard and (I or me).
Read sentence without the words that the
pronoun is paired with to see what works.

When using a pronoun in a pair:

**ALWAYS put the pronoun second

Seth and I read some comic books.

(Not I and Seth)
Science interests Mike and me.
(Not me and Mike).

In formal writing and speech:

use a subject pronoun after a linking
verb.
RIGHT The winner is she.
NOT She is the winner.

Complete WS p. 19, Using Pronouns

Correctly and then we will review as a
class.

AntecedentThe noun or group of words that a

pronoun refers to
Example:
Tyler read The Hungry Caterpillar. He
found it exciting.
ANTECEDENT of he ___________________
ANTECEDENT of exciting
__________________

RULE FOR PRONOUNS and

ANTECEDENTS:
1.

2.

Pronoun must agree with

antecedent in number (singular
or plural) and gender.
The gender of a noun may be
masculine (male), feminine
(female), or neuter (referring to
things).

Complete WS p. 17 for
Review

Possessive Pronoun
A pronoun that shows
who or what has
something.
NOTE:
A possessive pronoun
may take the place of a
possessive noun.

Examples:
Matts shoe is too small.
Replace noun with possessive
pronoun.
_______ shoe is too small.
Mikes homework is perfect.
Possesive Noun- __________
Replace with pronoun- _________
________ homework is perfect.

Possessive pronouns have two forms.

- One form is used before a noun.
- The other form is used alone.

Used
before
nouns
Used
alone

Singular

Plural

my
your
his, her, its
mine
yours
his, hers, its

our
your
their
ours
yours
theirs

ALWAYS REMEMBER:
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS do NOT contain an
apostrophe.
* Possessive its never splits.
*Its - is a contraction standing for it is
*Its no apostrophe is POSSESSIVE
Example:
I love my book. (Its) characters are funny.
*Its is a possevive pronoun standing for
what noun?

Complete WS p. 18 to
review possessive
pronouns

indefinite pronoun
A pronoun that does not refer to a
particular person, place, or thing.
Example:
Does anyone know where Mr. Malloy went?
Everyone thought he was hiding in a locker.
NOTE:
Most indefinite pronouns are either
ALWAYS singular or plural.

Singular
another
anybody
anyone
anything
each
either

everybody
everyone
everything
much
neither
nobody

Plural
no one
nothing
one
somebody
someone
something

both
few
many
others
several

SINGULAR or PLURAL
All, any, most, none and some can be singular or
plural, depending on the phrase that follows them.

When an indefinite pronoun is used as the

subject, the verb must agree with it in number.
EXAMPLE:
Everyone discusses the dance last Friday. (singular)
Both talk about how fun it was! (plural)
All of the dance was very loud. (singular)
All of the middle schoolers were dancing fools. (plural)

Possessive pronouns often have indefinite pronouns

as their antecedents. In such cases, the pronouns
must agree in number.

Each of the teachers has his or her unique

teaching style.
Several have funny conversations with their
students.

Complete WS p. 19
reviewing
Indefinite pronouns