7 Subject and Object Pronouns Direct and Indirect

7 Subject and Object Pronouns; Direct and Indirect Objects Gifting and Re-Gifting Focus on Grammar 2 Part VII, Unit 24 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Gift Giving Hi Bob. Happy Birthday! This gift is for you. I hope you like it. It’sit’s forperfect. me? Oh, You Thethank colorsyou. are just shouldn’t have. right for me.

Re-Gifting Hi Al. Happy Hey, where did But I gave it to Birthday! I have a youhim! get that gift for you. I shirt? hope you like it. For me? Oh, Well, Bob gave thanks. I really it to me. like it!

Subject Pronouns A pronoun replaces a noun. A subject pronoun replaces a noun in subject position. Bob He loves Linda. S

Object Pronouns An object pronoun replaces a noun in object position. Bob loves her. Linda. O

Subject and Object Pronouns Subject Pronouns I Object Pronouns me you he him she her it it we us they them

Identify the subjects and objects in the sentences. Replace them with pronouns. Practice 1 Example: Tom fed his baby sister. He fed her. S O 1. Jennifer got the keys. She got them. O S 2. 2. The candy is for Michael and me. It is for us. S O They took it. 3. 3. Hormoz and Shemi took the test. S O

Direct and Indirect Objects 1 Some sentences have two objects following the verb. Bob sent roses to his mother. Direct Object Indirect Object

Direct and Indirect Objects 2 What did Bob send? To whom did he send the roses? Indirect objects answer the questions to whom or to what. Direct objects answer the questions whom or what. Bob sent roses to his mother. Direct Object Indirect Object

Pronouns Subject Pronouns I Direct Object Pronouns me Indirect Object Pronouns me you you he him she her it it it we us us they them

Identify the direct objects (DO) and (IO) indirect objects in the sentences. Practice 2 Example: My friend sent us a gift in the mail. IO DO 1. The mother read her children a bedtime story. IO DO 2. I handed the teacher the homework. IO DO 3. My parents wrote a letter to the company. DO IO

Be Careful! If the direct object is a pronoun, the pronoun always comes before the indirect object. him them Lola sent Bob the slippers. IO DO Lola sent them to him. DO IO

Practice 3 Replace the direct and indirect objects with pronouns. Example: I sent my mother some e-mails. I sent them to her. 1. We showed Lisa the movie. We showed it to her. 2. My sister loaned the car to Phil and me. My sister loaned it to us. 3. They passed the notes to Mr. Jackson. They passed them to him.