Pronouns……

• Pronouns take the place of one or more nouns.

Subject Pronouns….

• A Subject Pronoun takes the place of the noun or nouns that is in the **SUBJECT** of the sentence.

• Example:– Ashley is a good dancer.

• Ashley is the SUBJECT of the sentence.– So, let’s replace Ashley with the pronoun “She”.

The following are subject pronouns:Singular Pronouns Plural PronounsI, she, he, it we, you, they

– “She” would be a singular pronoun because we are talking about one girl.

Object Pronouns……• An object pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns AFTERAFTER an action verb (ran,

jumped, etc.) or a preposition (about, above, at, for, in, of, to, with).

• Example: We need to replace the object with an Object Pronoun.

– Amy surprised Josh.• (We are looking for a preposition or a verb. We find that the word

“surprised” is a verb. The noun after the verb is what needs to be replaced with an OBJECT PRONOUN. ****Remember……..Amy is the subject of the sentence. )

– Amy surprised him. “Him” is the Object Pronoun.

The following are Object Pronouns:The following are Object Pronouns:Singular Object Pronouns Plural Object PronounsMe, you, him, her, it us, you, them

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement….• The antecedent of the pronoun is the noun or nouns to which the

pronoun refers.• **A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender.**

Antecedent PronounPeople bring recipes with them to new homes.

Example: The Pilgrims had little food when they arrived in New England.

Pilgrims=AntecedentThey= is the pronoun referring to “Pilgrims”

Possessive Pronouns…..• A possessive pronoun shows OWNERSHIP and takes the place of a possessive

noun.• Two Kinds of Possessive Pronouns:

– One kind comes before a noun….• Example: I found Allie’s book. I found her book.

– BOOK is a NOUN.– One kind does not come before a noun.

• Example: This book is Allie’s. This book is hers.

• The following are Possessive Pronouns:Possessive Pronouns Possessive PronounsUsed Before a Noun That Stand Alone my, your, his, her, its, their, our, your mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours,

theirs

Contractions With Pronouns…..

• Subject Pronouns are often used with verbs in contractions, as in we’re.• A contraction is a shortened form of two words. An apostrophe takes the place of

one or more letters that are left out.

Contractions Possessive Pronounsyou’re yourit’s itsthey’re their

Examples:It’s (It is) time to go home.

Its ( a house’s) driveway is just around the corner.