1. Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

2. Subject Pronouns SingularPlural IWe You He, she, itthey

3. Subject Pronouns Mark went to the mall. He went to the mall. Jim and Sue vacationed in Florida. They vacationed in Florida.

4. Object Pronouns singularplural Me You Her Him It Us You them

5. Object Pronouns Tim took Sue to the movies. Tim took her to the movies. Sue went shopping with Steve and Jim. Sue went shopping with them.

6. Antecedents A pronoun takes its meaning from the noun it replaces. The noun that the pronoun refers to is called the antecedent. When Sue had enough money, she bought a new bike.

7. ? What is the Antecedent  Sue and Jim were in a hurry. They left with out their coats.  Mark loves to plat football, he is very athletic.  The book is very old, it has been read many times.

8. Complete pages 1, 2, 3

9. Possessive Pronouns

10. Possessive Pronouns used with nouns MyMy book is green. YourClean your desk. HisHis bike is blue. HerThis is her house. ItsIts coat is shaggy. OurThose are our pens. theirTheir hats are red.

11. Possessive Pronouns Possessive pronouns that can stand alone MineThe book is mine. YoursYours is messy. HisThe blue bike is his. HersHers is the gray house. OursThose pens are ours. theirsThose hats are theirs.

12. Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun does not refer to a specific person, place, or thing. Everybody is waiting for the bus.

13. Singular Indefinite Pronouns Anybody Anyone Each Everybody Everyone Everything Nobody Somebody Someone Something

14. Who / Whom Who is the subject pronoun. Who are you? Who is teaching today? Who ordered the flowers?

15. Whom is the object pronoun Whom do you believe? Whom is she waving to? Whom is that for? Who / Whom

16. Turn the sentence around. If you can substitute he or use a name, use who. If you can substitute him, use whom. ___ is that man? – Mike is that man. Who ___ did you call? – You did call him. whom

17. Reflexive Pronouns (Intensive pronouns) Reflexive pronouns or intensive pronouns refer back to the subject of the sentence. They end in self or selves Sue emailed herself a copy of the letter. The students planned the dance themselves.

18. Complete pages 4, 5, 6, 7