Pronouns

1. Pronouns

2. Pronouns are words that replace nouns or pronouns. • Sentence without pronouns: • Jennifer said that Jennifer was going to give Jennifer's cats Jennifer's cats' food. • Sentence with pronouns: • Jennifer said that she was going to give her cats their food.

3. Antecedent the word that the pronoun refers to. • Singular pronouns refer to singular nouns. • Plural pronouns refer to plural nouns.

4. Pronoun Rules • When two or more antecedents are joined by and, use a plural pronoun. -The piano and the violin need tuning because they sound terrible. • When two or more singular antecedents are joined by or or nor, use a singular pronoun. • Either Dante or Joe will play his guitar. • When the antecedent is a compound subject that refers to only one person, use a singular pronoun. - My cousin and best friend is practicing her music.

5. Types of pronouns • Personal pronouns- to be subjects or objects • I, he, it, they, her, me, us, him, she, we, them, you • Possessive pronouns- to show possession • her, mine, their, hers, my, theirs, his, our, your, its, ours, yours • Indefinite pronouns- to express an unspecified person, thing, or amount • anybody, neither, anyone, no one, nobody, both, • each, several, one, somebody, few, many, everyone • Demonstrative pronouns- point out specific people or things • this, that, these, those

6. Practice • Underline the pronouns in the sentence and write the • antecedent. • 1. Castro was a dressmaker in Los Angeles. She worked • with unions to protect dressmakers' rights. • 2. Dressmakers worked long hours for little pay, and they • worked under poor conditions. • 3. In 1934, Castro organized a strike against poor working • conditions. She dedicated her life to establishing unions. • 4. Has anyone seen Ed's photograph of Castro? • 5. If the picture belongs to Ed, give it to him.

7. Subject and Object Pronouns • Personal pronouns can be used as subjects or objects. • Used as subjects • singular: I, you, he, she, it • plural: we, you, they • Used as objects • singular: me, you, him, her, it • plural: us, you, them

8. Subject Pronoun Rules • Use a subject pronoun as a subject or predicate • nominative. • 1. A subject pronoun acts like the subject of a • sentence or clause. • They joined the tour in Egypt. (not them) • 2. A subject pronoun renames the subject and acts • like the predicate nominative after a linking verb • (such as is, was, seem, appear) • The guides were Ava and she. (not her) • A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that • identifies the subject.

9. Object Pronoun Rules • Use an object pronoun as a direct object or the • object of the preposition. • 1. As a direct object, an object pronoun answers the • question whom? or what? after an action verb. • The travelers saw pyramids and loved them. (not they) • 2. An object pronoun follows a preposition (such as in, • to, with, by) as the object of the preposition in a • prepositional phrase. • The bus stopped by us. (not we)

10. Pick the correct pronoun. • 1. The teacher gave Tony and (we, us) this assignment. • 2. Between you and (I, me), we don't have enough time. • 3. You and (I, me) will finish it Friday. • 4. My teachers are Dr.Lipski and (him, he). • 5. Mr. River told you and (I, me) about Marion Wright Edelman. • 6. (She, Her) and her family lived in South Carolina. • 7. Her father taught (her, she) about the value of education.