Pronouns

1. Pronouns A pronoun is a word that is used in place of one or more nouns. SPI 0601.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., common/proper, singular/plural, possessives) and pronouns (i.e., agreement, subject, object) within context.

2. Example Yikes Ezra gave Nathan Ezra�s shotgun with the shotgun�s double barrel. Much Better Ezra gave Nathan his shotgun with its double barrel.

3. Examples Yikes Molly prepared a large recipe of Molly�s favorite stew to give to Molly�s father when Molly�s father was ill. Much Better Molly prepared a large recipe of her favorite stew to give to her father when he was ill.

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5. Agreement When a pronoun replaces a noun, it must be just like the noun it replaces in the following ways: Gender (masculine, feminine, or neuter) Number (singular or plural) Person (first, second, or third) Case (subject, object, or possessive)

6. Gender (masculine, feminine, or neuter)

7. Which is correct? The stranger told Nathan and Molly his or her name by scratching in the dirt. Mama told us these herbs had traveled many miles, been traded back and forth, and passed through many hands before they had reached her or his bag.

8. Practice Holt Elements of Language � Developmental Language Skills Lesson 6n  Agreement in Gender & Exercise A Page 53

9. Number (singular or plural)

10. Which is correct? Molly took Mama's medicine bag with her or them as they or she packed for her journey. Nathan and Molly take care of their or his animals. Pa has not returned from his or their hunting trip.

11. Practice Holt Elements of Language � Developmental Language Skills Lesson 6o  Agreement in Number & Exercise B Agreement with Compound Antecedents & Exercise C Pages 53-54

12. Number (singular or plural)

13. Practice Holt Elements of Language � Developmental Language Skills Lesson 6o  Singular Indefinite Pronouns & Exercise A Plural Indefinite Pronouns & Exercise B Singular or Plural Indefinite Pronouns & Exercise C Pages 55-56

14. Person (first, second, or third) A personal pronouns refers to the one speaking. 1st Person (one speaking) 2nd Person (one spoken to) 3rd Person (one spoken about)

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16. First Person In the first-person point of view one character tells the story. This character reveals only personal thoughts and feelings of what s/he sees. The writer uses pronouns such as "I�, "me�, �mine�, or "my". Example:I woke up this morning feeling terrific. I hopped out of bed excited to start the new day. I knew that today was the day my big surprise would come.

17. Second Person With the second-person point of view the narrator tells the story using the pronoun "you".� The character is someone similar to you. Example:You wake up feeling really terrific. Then you hop out of bed excited to start the new day. You know that today is the day that your big surprise will come. This is rarely used in literature. It can be seen in Choose Your Own Adventure books.

18. Third person The third-person point of view is the most commonly used in fiction. When writing in the third-person you will use pronouns such as "he", "she", or "it". Example:Brian woke up feeling terrific. He hopped out of bed excited to start the new day. He knew that today was the day that his big surprise would come.

19. Which is correct? Nathan felt good one moment then scared the next as he or I followed the stranger. When the sun rose Molly and Nathan offered to share your or their food for a rest.

20. Which is correct? I reckon when a man's been killing his or your whole life, something happens inside me or him, and you or he can't see any other way. The man looked at us steadily for a long time, as if I or he was trying to decide how to answer our questions.

21. Practice Holt Elements of Language � Developmental Language Skills Lesson 2b Personal Pronouns  Page 9

22. Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

23. BrainPop - Pronouns http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/personalpronouns/

24. Case (subject, object, or possessive) The case of a personal pronoun shows you that the pronoun is a subject pronoun, object pronoun, or a possessive pronoun. Each of these pronouns works differently in a sentence, so each one has a different form.

25. Example of Case subject object  Ezra challenged the townsfolk to work for the government. subject pronoun object pronoun He challenged them to work for possessive pronountheir government.

26. Example of Case subject pronoun object pronoun He challenged them to work for possessive pronountheir government. Subject � Who is challenging? Object � Whom is Ezra challenging? Possessive � Who owns something?

27. Singular Pronouns

28. Plural Pronouns

29. Subject Pronouns Subject Pronouns - I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they function as the subject of a sentence: They went hunting. He shot the turkey. It will make a great dinner.

30. Practice Number your paper 1-19.

31. Subject PronounsReplace each underlined word or words in each sentence with a pronoun. Job and Nathan charged wildly through the forest. (1)Job and Nathan headed in what Nathan could only hope was the direction of Ezra�s place. (1) Nathan didn�t care right at first which way Job and he were going. (3)Nathan only cared about putting distance between Weasel and himself. It seemed like Job felt the same way.

32. Object Pronouns Object Pronouns - me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them serve as the object of a verb. Give me the bullet. He told you to come tonight. She asked him to help. They visited her when they came to Ohio.

33. Object Pronouns Objective Pronouns may be the object of the preposition or receive the action of the verb: Nathan and Ezra went hunting for her. Please don�t leave without him. Ezra sold them a set of arrows. Take it and run.

34. Object PronounsWrite the correct pronoun in each sentence. Ezra was teaching Nathan and ______ how to play the flute. (I, me) He showed ______ over and over again how to blow. (we, us) Nathan said it was too awkward for _______, (him, he) Holding my fingers correctly was a problem for _______. (me, I) I spent a lot of time rearranging ____. (them, they)

35. Possessive Pronouns Possessive Pronouns - mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs, and whose show that something belongs to someone. That medicine bag is hers. His mother lives down in town.

36. Possessive Pronouns Possessive Pronouns show ownership. That gun is mine. Is the coat on the nail yours? Are those piglets ours? Your locket is on a leather cord.

37. Note None of the possessive pronouns are spelled with an apostrophe.

38. Possessive Pronouns I have a hat. It is ___________. He has a hat. It is ___________. She has a hat. It is __________. They have hats. They are ________. We have hats. They are _______. Is this _________________ hat? (your/yours)

39. Replace each set of colored words with a pronoun. When the stranger wanted Nathan and Molly to follow (16)the stranger, (17)the stranger showed (18)Nathan and Molly (19)Nathan and Molly mother's locket. When the stranger wanted Nathan and Molly to follow _________ , _________ showed _________ _________ mother's locket.

40. Additional Practice Easy Grammar 6th Grade page 451-455 Choosing the correct pronoun (subject or object) page 459-461 (possessive pronouns)

41. More Additional Practice Holt Elements of Language � Developmental Language Skills Subject Form page 73 Object Form pages 73-74 Possessive Form page 74  Subjects page 75 Predicate Nominatives pages 75-76 Object (Direct and Indirect) pages 77-78 Object of Prepositions page 78

42. Cabin Poem I have a cabinThe cabin is for meIt is my cabinThe cabin is mine Verse 2 "you" Verse 3 "He", "She", "It", "We", "They� Verse 4 �your name�