English Language for IT ELIT 10 USE SUBJECT

English Language for IT ELIT 10 - USE SUBJECT PRONOUNS

Presentation Outline What is a pronoun? Subjects and verbs. What is a Subject Pronoun? Discussion on Subject Pronouns. How do we select the Subject pronouns? Examples of Subject Pronouns. Using Subject Pronouns correctly. Review of session.

What is a pronoun? It’s a word used instead of a noun (or phrase containing a noun) Examples: ‘he’, ‘it’, ‘she’, ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘they’

Subject and verb The subject of a sentence tells us who is doing the action. The verb tells us what action is taking place in the sentence Example: The Manager conducts the interview. Subject Verb

What is a Subject Pronoun? When the Pronoun is the subject (the person doing the action) of the sentence, it is called a subject pronoun Example: Bob is swimming. subject He is swimming subject pronoun

Subject Pronouns Subject pronouns are used to discuss people. The employees. . They A Subject Pronoun subject pronoun tells who is the subject of the sentence The employer called ………He called …. Subject pronouns can replace names when talking. Naomi She

Subject Pronouns A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence. She It is my best friend is my dog. Does You he know the answer? and I will meet later.

Subject pronouns? 1 st Person 2 nd Person 3 rd Person Singular I You He, She, It Plural We You They

Examples of Subject Pronouns We bought new computers (We is the subject of the verb bought) He decided to apply for the online IT course. (He is the subject of the verb decided. ) The Computer is an electronic device. It is capable of receiving information (data) in a particular form. (It is the subject of the verb is. )

Examples of subject Pronouns Namal wants to be a Software Engineer, so he decides to join a software company after his degree. (He is the subject of the verb decides) Things are only impossible until they are not… (They is the subject of the verb are)

Using subject pronouns correctly In formal writing and speech use a subject pronoun after a linking verb Mrs. Perera and I (Not I and Mrs. Perera) The owner of this computer, was she. It is I.

Using subject pronouns correctly Subject pronouns are used in compound subjects He and Naomi joined the IT club. (not him and Naomi) Sometimes a subject pronoun will follow a linking verb to identify the subject. It was I …. . (It is the subject, was is the linking verb and I is the subject complement

Practice Activity Shaun and (I, me) went to the movies I went or me went. Shaun, Michelle, John and (I, me)went to dinner last night I went to dinner last night or me went to dinner last night. The best dancer is (her, she)

Practice Activity Answers I went Shaun, Michelle, John and I went to dinner last night The best dancer is she

Practice Activity 2 Circle or highlight the subject Pronoun in each sentence 1. Every Saturday we go grocery shopping 2. Have you seen the new computer lab.

Practice Activity 2 1. He came over to play with them. 2. Call me later. 3. She is going to dinner with her friends 4. Can you enter the data? 5. Did they come to meet the IT manager?

Answers 1. He came over to play with them. 2. Call me later. 3. She is going to dinner with her friends 4. Can you enter the data? 5. Did they come to meet the IT manager?

Practice Choose the correct pronoun for the highlighted words 1. Kelly, Mike and I work together. 2. Vickie, Tom and Mike are following the online IT course. 3. Tom joined the course later. 4. The house needed to be painted

Answers 1. We work together. 2. They are following the online IT course. 3. He joined the course later. 4. It needed to be painted

English Language for IT ELIT 10 - USE SUBJECT PRONOUNS