What are Pronouns?

Us We We What are Pronouns? She I He Chapter 9, pg 158

What are pronouns? • Pronouns take the place of nouns.

Personal Pronouns Refer to people or things Include: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs, we, us, our, ours. ME!

Case • Pg 158 • Refers to the FORM a pronoun takes, depending on how it is used in the sentence. • Don’t believe me? How many different ways can you refer to yourself?

“Case” study • Subject:Ineeded a car. • Object: Dad bought it for me. • Possessive: Mycommute to work will now be easier. The title is mine. • Reflexive:I’ve assumed all responsibility for the car myself.

Pronoun Case pg 159, Its

Pronoun case with comparisons • Mentally finish the comparison • The swimmer is much stronger than (he, him, his). is.

Exercise 1 pg 160 • I am as deeply involved in this proposal as (they, them). • Farida’sresearch has been less extensive than (we, us our, ours). • She did study the final proposal more than (I, me). • The attractiveness of the competing proposal troubled my coworkers more than (I, me). are. is. did. it troubled

Exercise 1 pg 160 did • Their company had acquired fewer clients than (we,us). • Our policies are much better than (them, theirs). • The contract was awarded to us rather than (they, them). • The results will matter more to the client than (she, her). • I will celebrate much longer tonight than (she, her). is. to will matter to the client will celebrate

Compound Constructions • Pg 161 • Today, she and (I, me) should buy the tickets. When using more than one pronoun and having trouble choosing which pronoun to use try dropping off one.

Exercise 2 pg 161 • The head nurse called from the hospital to speak to my husband and (I, me). • The other nurses and (she, her) had been very supportive throughout Sasha’s illness. • We were relieved to get the test results from the lab and (she, her). • Both my husband and (I, me) were encouraged by the news.

Exercise 2 pg 161 (continued) Of the group including was • Among Sasha, my husband Tyrone, and (I, me), Sasha was the calmest. • Tyrone and (I, me) were thrilled that Sasha was in remission. • Because our children and (we, us) were so exhausted, we decided to take a weekend vacation. • Both my husband and (I, me) were encouraged by the news. was

Who/Whom • Whois always used in the SUBJECT (person DOING the action) position in the sentence. • Who is going with you? • Whomis always used as the OBJECT (person acted upon) position in the sentence.

Exercise 3 pg 163 Subject ____ • In relationships the issue of (who, whom) is best suited to ruin the family’s finances is always crucial. • Everyone knows couples for (who, whom) money is the source of endless squabbles. • Most couples quickly decide (who, whom) is the right person to balance the checkbook. • (Who, Whom) should the couple trust for financial advice? Verb _________ Verb ___ Subject _______ Verb ____ Subject ______ Verb ____ Subject _________

Exercise 3 pg 163 (continued) Subject ____________ Verb_________ 5. Another question is (who’s, whose) responsible for the final decisions about making large purchases? 6. To (who, whom) do most people listen about long-range financial plans? 7. Researchers (who, whom) have studied this area of human behavior have reached some surprising conclusions. 8. Couples (who’s, whose) weddings were costly like to remember those expenses. Subject _____ Verb _____ Subject _______ Verb __________ Conjunction Who is Shows ownership Subject _______ Verb ___

Antecedent (like ancestor!) Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent.

Example: Halloween is one of America's holidays. It is celebrated in October. (Halloween is a noun. Itis a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Halloween.)

Example: When Robert was fixing the car, he cut his hand. (Robertis a noun. He is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Robert.)

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pool is singular. Antecedant ____ ____ • A pronoun must agree in number (singular or plural) with any other word to which it refers. • The pool was crowded. It was a popular place on a hot summer day. • The pool was crowded. They were popular places on a hot summer day.

Agreement • Everyone worked on their final draft. • Everyone worked on his final draft. • Everyone worked on his or her final draft. • All of the students worked on their final draft. • Everyone worked on the final drafts. agreement Sexist Awkward Best solution? Rephrase

Now you try. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? • A hill is next to them. It is very steep. • Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. • Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.

Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another. A hill is next to them. It is very steep. A hill= It

Choose the correct pronoun. Skateboards are fun, but can be dangerous. A.them B.it C.they D.we

Got it! Now try another. Skateboards are fun, but they can be dangerous Skateboards = they

Choose the correct pronoun. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. are found in many parking lots. A.It B.You C.Them D.They

Got it! Now try another. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. They are found in many parking lots. bumps = They

Choose the correct pronoun. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. wanted to save money. A.Them B.We C.They D.She

Got it! Now try another. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. They wanted to save money.Marisa and Nora = They

Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A.A hill is next to them. They are very steep. B.Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. C. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.

Got it! Now try another. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip. Rickie = He

Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A.Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. B.The house has two stories. She was built in 1910. C.Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the playground. Them will build a sandcastle.

Got it! Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. Blake = He

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What is Reflexive?! • directed or turned back on itself;

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