1. Pronouns……
Pronouns take the place of one or more nouns.

2. 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 Pronouns
I, she, he, it we, you, they
“She” would be a singular pronoun because we are talking about one girl.

3. Object Pronouns…… Amy surprised Josh.
An object pronoun takes the place of a noun or nouns AFTER 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:
Singular Object Pronouns Plural Object Pronouns
Me, you, him, her, it us, you, them

4. 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 Pronoun
People bring recipes with them to new homes.
Example:
The Pilgrims had little food when they arrived in New England.
Pilgrims=Antecedent
They= is the pronoun referring to “Pilgrims”

5. 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 Pronouns
Used Before a Noun That Stand Alone
my, your, his, her, its, their, our, your mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs

6. 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 Pronouns
you’re your
it’s its
they’re their
Examples:
It’s (It is) time to go home.
Its ( a house’s) driveway is just around the corner.