PRONOUNS Pronounstakes the place of a noun or

PRONOUNS

Pronouns-takes the place of a noun or noun phrase. Examples: he, it, them Without pronouns: Frederick spilled a cup of milk on my mother and father. With pronouns: He spilled it on them.

Pronoun Antecedents – the noun or nouns the pronoun refers to or replaces.

Rules of Antecedents: 1. ) The antecedent can be in the same sentence. Antecedent Example: Mackenzie has a speech to give, and she would like to practice.

Rules of Antecedents: 2. ) The antecedent can be in a different sentence. Antecedent Example: Jason wants to make a video. He is looking for good scenes to include in it.

Rules of Antecedents: 3. ) Be sure the pronoun agrees with the antecedent in gender (male or female) and number (singular or plural). Example: Mrs. Taylor wants to see original presentations. They need to be creative.

Singular pronouns – take the place of one person, place, thing or idea. Examples: I, you, he, she, it, me, him, her

Plural pronouns – takes the place of more than one person, thing or idea. Examples: they, we, them, us, you

Practice: Identify the pronoun and the antecedent. Follow the example below when writing your answers: 1. ) Rachel is tired, even though she slept for ten hours last night. 1. ) Pronoun – she Antecedent – Rachel

1. ) Apparently Tom and Sarah just landed. Who is picking them up? 2. ) Tomorrow the detective and I will turn over all of our evidence to the authorities. 3. ) Taking care of pets can be difficult, but it is quite worthwhile. 4. ) A flea can consume fifteen times its body weight in blood each day. 5. ) The musicians in that band are highly talented, but talent alone won’t be enough to succeed in the music business; they will need plenty of luck, too.

Subjective Personal Pronouns – acts as the subject of the sentence Example Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they Example Sentence: You bought all the applesauce in the whole store.

Objective Personal Pronouns – follows an action verb or a preposition. Example Object Pronouns: me, you, her, him, it, us, them Example Sentences: 1. ) Vinny and Lucy invited us to the play! 2. ) Izzy did their homework for them.

Possessive Pronouns – shows ownership or possession. Example Possession Pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs Example Sentences: 1. ) The computer is ours. 2. ) Sometimes Patricia likes to take things that are mine not hers.