Grammar Unit II Lesson 1 3 Using Objective

Grammar Unit II: Lesson 1. 3 Using Objective Personal Pronouns Correctly

Personal pronouns OBJECT PRONOUNS First Person Second Person Third Person Singular me you her, him, it Plural us you them

Using objective Pronouns Objective personal pronouns should always be used after 1. an ACTION verb AV Tyler hit it out of the park. 2. a PREPOSITION Larry gave the ball to him. preposition

Common prepositions about after before behind beside between by for from like near of Suzy gave the paper to her. Linda sat between him and her. The story was written by them. to without

Guided Practice Read each sentence. Underline all verbs twice. Label them AV or LV. Place a box around prepositions. Circle the correct pronoun. LV 1. Between (you and me, you and I), this is easy stuff! AV 2. After class, Gabby gave (she, her) a note. AV 3. The book delighted (us, we) readers. AV 4. The teacher assigned (they, them) homework for Thursday.

Subjective & Objective Practice Read each sentence. Underline all verbs twice. Label them AV or LV. Place a box around prepositions. Circle the correct pronoun. Label it Sub or Obj on the line. AV Sub ___1. (He, him) and Dana wrote the report. AV obj ___2. Larry told John and (me, I) about the assignment. LV sub ___3. The writer of the report was (she, her). AV obj ___4. The report was challenging for (they, them).