Pronouns She I He 6-2B Us We

Once upon a time there lived a brilliant young lady named Rosita. Rosita was an author. She loved to write!

There was only one problem! Can you find the problem? John woke up early on Saturday morning. John looked outside, saw the glorious weather, and decided John would go fishing. After getting all the necessary gear together, John packed the necessary gear in the car, got in the car, and traveled to the best trout stream John knew. The best trout stream John knew was in northern Colorado. John had a great day! John caught a huge trout. The trout was a real record setter! John knew that John would never have a better day of fishing if John lived to be one hundred.

Rosita didn’t know what to do. How could she solve her problem? The Yellow Pages! That was the ticket!

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Ours theirs our someone Ourselves anybody everybody The representative opened a small briefcase and spread the contents out on Rosita’s desk. He we her they I Us him she them me You it my his hers Ours theirs our someone Ourselves anybody everybody

Rosita knew that she and the pronouns would live happily ever after! The symbol:

Common pronouns I MY THEM OURSELVES WE IT ANYBODY ME THAT SOMEONE US THESE EVERYBODY YOU THOSE THEIR HE THIS NOBODY HIM HERSELF OURS SHE HIMSELF THEIRS HER THEY HERS OR HIS

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PRONOUNS Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent.

Example: Halloween is one of America's holidays. It is celebrated in October. (Halloween is a noun. It is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Halloween.)

Example: When Robert was fixing the car, he cut his hand. (Robert is a noun. He is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Robert.)

Personal Pronouns Refer to people or things Include: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs, we, us, our, ours. ME!

Examples: He took her place in the game. Their main objective is to scare students.

Now you try. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A hill is next to them. It is very steep. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.

NOMINATIVE vs. OBJECTIVE Pronouns used as subjects are in the nominative case. Pronouns used as objects are in the objective case. I WE YOU HE SHE THEY IT ME US HIM HER THEM

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Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

PERSONAL TYPES OF PRONOUNS Refers to the person speaking, the one spoken to, or the one spoken about. I can give you the telephone number she left.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUN TYPES OF PRONOUNS Refers back to the subject and directs the action of the verb back to the subject. Marjorie reminded herself to speak slowly and clearly.

DEMONSTRATIVE TYPES OF PRONOUNS Points out a specific person, place thing or idea. That is the best idea I have heard. The teacher wants this right away.

POSSESSIVE TYPES OF PRONOUNS Shows ownership. (his, hers…) The dog raised its head. Our class has the best test scores in the district.

INDEFINITE TYPES OF PRONOUNS Does not refer to any definite person, place thing, or idea. (anybody, nobody…) Nobody noticed the sign. Does anybody here speak Cantonese?

A hill is next to them. It is very steep. A hill= It Got it! Now try another. A hill is next to them. It is very steep. A hill= It

Choose the correct pronoun. Skateboards are fun, but can be dangerous. A. them B. it C. they D. we

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Skateboards are fun, but they can be dangerous Skateboards = they Got it! Now try another. Skateboards are fun, but they can be dangerous Skateboards = they

Choose the correct pronoun. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. are found in many parking lots. A. It B. You C. Them D. They

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. They are found in many parking lots. bumps = They

Choose the correct pronoun. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. wanted to save money. A. Them B. We C. They D. She

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. They wanted to save money. Marisa and Nora = They

Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A. A hill is next to them. They are very steep. B. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. C. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Now try another. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip. Rickie = He

Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A. Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. B. The house has two stories. She was built in 1910. C. Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the playground. Them will build a sandcastle.

Think about what or who the pronoun represents. Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.

Got it! Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. Blake = He

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