EnglishSixth GradeMrs. Rivera

What are PRONOUNS?

Pronouns-are used in place of nouns.

Lydia is in sixth grade. She is in our class.

David is in our class. He is in sixth grade.

PRONOUNS

Lydia and David are new students. They are both friendly.

Jenny and I sit next to Lydia and David. We like them.

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

A subject pronoun replaces a noun that is the subject of a sentence.

Examples:

The team members are having a party.

They are having a party.

I you he she it we they

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

Hannah and I are singing.

We are singing.

Alexander will clean up.

He will clean up.

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

The party is on Saturday.

It is on Saturday.

PRONOUNS

The antecedent is the noun or nouns that the pronoun refers to or replaces.

Elizabeth wants to babysit, but she is too young.

antecedent pronoun

PRONOUNS

The antecedent can be in a different sentence.

Tom would like to do yardwork. He should ask if anyone needs help.

antecedent pronoun

SINGULAR PRONOUNS

A singular pronoun takes the place of one (1)person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples:

My mother is a teacher. My father is a doctor.

She is a teacher. He is a doctor.

I you he she it me him her

SINGULAR PRONOUNS

The airport is nearby.

It is nearby.

PLURAL PRONOUNS

A plural pronoun takes the place of more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples:

The computers are working.

They are working.

they we them us you

PLURAL PRONOUNS

Michael and I are playing baseball.

We are playing baseball.

OBJECT PRONOUNS

An object pronoun follows an action verb or a preposition (words such as about, at, for, of, to, and with.

Example:

This book is just right for me. I will read it. Then I will give it to her.

me you him her it us them

preposition action verb

action verb preposition

OBJECT PRONOUNS

• Kevin gave milk to his baby brother. Kevin gave milk to him.

• Jenifer got the keys. Jennifer got them.

• The candy is for Brian and me. The candy is for us.

• Karla and Carlos took the test. Karla and Carlos took it.

OBJECT PRONOUNS

me us you him her them

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

A possessive pronoun shows ownership. A possessive pronoun does NOT need an apostrophe [‘]

Examples:

The tree has its leaves.

The flowers have their petals.

The wind has your hat.

her his its my our their your

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNSThey tell who or what has something.

Pronouns before nouns Pronouns which stand alone

my This is my book. mine This book is mine.

your This is your book. yours This book is yours.

her This is her book. hers This book is hers.

his This is his book. his This book is his.

its This is its dish. ------ -----------------

our This is our book. ours This book is ours.

their This is their book. theirs This book is theirs.

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Her dog is small.

My shirt is pink.

Your book is new.

Our bird is noisy.

This is mysister.

Its teeth are sharp.

Their car is slow.

Wash yourhands.

This is hiscar.