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Today’s Notes: Nov. 12, 2010. IV. Subject and object pronouns. A. Subject pronouns: 1. In the nominative case 2. Used as the subject of a sentence. 3. she, he, I, You, it, they, we B. Object Pronouns 1. In the objective case 2. Used as the object of a verb or preposition.
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Today’s Notes: Nov. 12, 2010 • IV. Subject and object pronouns. A. Subject pronouns: 1. In the nominative case 2. Used as the subject of a sentence. 3. she, he, I, You, it, they, we B. Object Pronouns 1. In the objective case 2. Used as the object of a verb or preposition. 3. me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
Subject and Object Pronouns 8th Grade English Pronoun Unit
Earlier… • We talked about pronouns. • What are pronouns like? • What are personal pronouns? • What is an antecedent?
Today… • We are going to look at some different types of pronouns. • How do we know when to use I and when to use me? They or them? We or us? He or him? • We have to look at the case!
Subject Pronouns • Subject pronouns are pronouns that are in the nominative case (That means they are the subject!) • They are used as the subject of the sentence! (WOW!) • It’s “The Doer!”
Subject Pronouns! • Example: • Rita likes books! She loves them so much! • In this case SHE is the subject pronoun. It replaces Rita.
Subject Pronouns • Here are the common subject pronouns: • Memorize these and you shouldn’t have any trouble picking out subject pronouns!
Let’s find some subject pronouns! (And ONLY the subject pronouns!) • Gwendolyn Brooks writes poems about everyday life; she is very famous. • She was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew up in Chicago. • In 1949 she wrote a poetry collection called Annie Allen. • I have read the book and the poems fascinate me.
Object Pronouns • An object pronoun is a pronoun in the objective case of a verb or a preposition. • It’s “The Receiver” of the action • This means two things: • It is in the predicate of the sentence. • It is either the OBJECT of the preposition or the direct OBJECT.
Object Pronouns • Example: • The burning potato chip truck amuses Olivia. The potatoes flying everywhere amuse her, too. • In this case her is the object pronoun. Her replaces Olivia.
Object Pronouns • Here are the common object pronouns. • You should memorize these, too.
Let’s find some object pronouns! (AND ONLY THE OBJECT PRONOUNS!) • Slang and rhythms of jazz and blues are important to her. • The poet Langston Hughes gave her literary advice. • Brooks taught poetry to student, she was a role model for them. • Brooks’s poems fascinate me.
Remember… • Some personal pronouns are used as the subjects of sentences. • Some personal pronouns are used as the objects of verbs (direct objects!) or prepositions!