What are Pronouns?

1. Us We We What are Pronouns? She I He Chapter 9, pg 149

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

3. 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!

4. Case • Pg 149 • 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?

5. “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.

6. Pronoun Case pg 150, Its

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

8. Exercise 1 pg 151 • I am as deeply involved in this proposal as (they, them). • Farida’s research 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

9. Compound Constructions • Pg 151 • 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.

10. Exercise 2 pg 152 • Sara called from Washington to speak with Leslie and (I, me) • Both Damon and (I, me) keep a daily journal. • Today, we received the letter from you and (she, her). • Among Sasha, Jerry, and (I, me), Sasha is the best writer. Of the group including

11. 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.

12. Exercise 3 pg 153 Subject _______ • (Who, Whom) has the conductor chosen as the lead soloist at tonight’s choral concert? • (Whoever, Whomever) sold us the tickets gave us the best seats in the house. • From (who, whom) can we obtain a program? • (Who, Whom) of these singers can you tell needs more practice. Verb _____ Verb ___ Subject ________________ Subject __ Verb ____ Subject _________ -------------------------------- ____

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

14. 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.)

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

16. 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.

17. Examples: • He took her place in the game. • Their main objective is to scare students.

18. 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.

19. 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

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

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

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

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

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

25. 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

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

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

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

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

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

31. 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.

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

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

34. 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.

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

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

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