What is a pronoun?

•A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun. •A pronoun can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea.

•The word that the pronoun is replacing, or referring to is called an antecedent.

Classifying Personal Pronouns

•Common examples: we, I, she, them, it

•These pronouns always follow the singular / plural rules appropriately. •Marcus went home. / He went home.• Jessica and Jeremy went to the baseball game. / They went to the baseball game.

Please copy the chart on the top of page 59.

Subject Object Possessive

SingularFirst personSecond PersonThird Person

I youhe, she, it

meyouhim, her it,

my, mineyour, yourshis, her, hers, its

PluralFirst PersonSecond PersonThird Person

weyouthey

usyouthem

our, oursyour, yourstheir, theirs

Class Activities

Practice and Apply pg. 59

Revising pg. 60

Zaner-Bloser Activity:

Grammar Games: Pronouns- Antecedents

& Personal Pronouns

Pronouns as Subjects (pg. 61)

•Use a subject pronoun when the pronoun is a subject or part of a compound sentence.•The Apollo program was a great success. It got us to the moon.

•Pronouns may also be a part of a compound subject. •You and I both think we should go to Mars.

Pronouns as Objects (pg. 63)

•An object pronoun is used as a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition. These pronouns will come after the verb. •Bad storms scare me. •Do you like them? •Give me an explanation of how hurricanes form.

Review Pink Worksheetfrom Monday

Predicate Pronouns

•A predicate pronoun follows a linking verb and identifies the subject. Use the subject case for predicate pronouns. •The greatest astronauts were they.

•The biggest supporters were she and I.

•The first astronaut on Mars will be I.

To earn up to 6 bonus points:

Answer these questions and explain how it is that answer.

If someone called me on the phone and asked, “Hello, is Miss Small there?”

Do I answer:

“This is she.”

OR

“This is her.”

Which is the correct way to say this sentence?:

She is as tall as Jenny and I.

OR

She is as tall as Jenny and me.

Which is the correct way to say this sentence?:

Max and I went to the park yesterday.

OR

Max and me went to the park yesterday.

#1

#2

#3

HINT: If there is a linking verb in a sentence, use a subject pronoun. If someone called me on the phone and asked,

“Hello, is Miss Small there?”

Do I answer

“This is she.”

OR

“This is her.”

#1

HOWEVER: If the pronoun used in the predicate half of the sentence is NOT a predicate pronoun, you must use an object pronoun.

Which is the correct way to say this sentence?:

She is as tall as Jenny and I.

OR

She is as tall as Jenny and me.

#2

BUT DON’T FORGET: Always use a subject pronoun if your pronoun is used in the subject of a sentence.

Which is the correct way to say this sentence?:

Max and I went to the park yesterday.

OR

Max and me went to the park yesterday.

#3

Pronoun Problems: We vs. Us

We humans don’t always appreciate trees.

Trees can feed and shelter us humans.

We vs. UsSteps to take to figure out whether or not we should

use we or us.

Some trees depend on (us, we) humans for survival.

1.Drop the identifying noun from the sentence.

2.Read the sentence with each pronoun (leave out the noun).

3.Which makes more sense without the noun there?

We vs. Us Examples

1. For decades, (we, us) carpenters used the wood from chestnut trees to build houses and furniture.

2. Chestnuts were a nutritious food for both (we, us) country dwellers and wildlife.

Practice

Page 62 Practice and Apply

Practice

Practice and Apply Page 64

Possessive Pronouns

•A possessive pronoun is a personal pronoun used to show ownership or relationship.

Note:

•The possessive pronouns my, your, her, his, its, our, and their always come before nouns. •The dog pricked up its little ears.

•The possessive pronouns mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs can stand alone in a sentence.•This cat is mine. That cat is his.

Don’t confuse possessive pronouns with contractions!

its ≠ it’s your ≠ you’retheir ≠ they’re

Practice – Period 6

Practice and Apply page 67 – submit online

mercurialadjective

subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

Write a sentence!

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns•A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject. • Ben Carson dedicated himself to becoming a doctor.

•An intensive pronouns emphasizes a noun or another pronoun within the same sentence. • You yourself have overcome many hardships.

Hint: Intensive Pronouns

If you can drop the pronoun and have the sentence still make sense, it is an

intensive pronoun!

Why?

•Why do we use intensive pronouns? •We use it to show emphasis or to place emphasis on a particular noun. •Dr. Carson himself has survived great poverty. •He himself knew that he couldn’t read very well.

Practice

Page 69 Practice and Apply

Interrogative and Demonstrative Pronouns•Interrogatives: Who, whose, whom, what•Demonstratives: this, that, these, those

•Confusing pronouns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTcRRaXV-fg

Demonstrative Pronouns

•A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, place, thing, or idea: that, this, those, these

•That is a circuit breaker. •These are bottles of water.

Interrogative Pronouns

•An interrogative pronoun is used to introduce a question: who, whom, what, which, whose

•Who used up all the water? •Whose cup is this?

audible adjective

able to be heard

Write a sentence! Vocab test tomorrow!

All 20 words are on it!

Who vs. Whom

•Who is always used as a subject or predicate pronoun. •Who called the power company? • The electrician is who?

•Whom is always used as an object. •Whom did you call? • You gave whom my phone number?

Indefinite-Pronoun Agreement

•An indefinite pronoun does not refer to any specific person, place, thing, or idea.

Remember: Pronouns MUST agree with the indefinite pronoun that it is referring to!

Class Activity

Practice and Apply pg. 72 – submit onlinePractice and Apply pg 78 – submit online

Pronoun Quiz on Wednesday!