1. In the top margin on a new page of your yellow notebook, write “Pronouns.”
First, copy down these notes.
A subject pronoun is a pronoun that replaces a noun as the subject of a sentence.
He, she, it, we, and they are examples of subject pronouns.
Example: Robert Browning was a poet.  He was a poet.
You and I are examples of subject pronouns that don’t need a reference to the noun or phrase that they are replacing.
Example: You and I enjoy his poetry.
Rewrite each sentence.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a poet during the Victorian period in England.
Robert admired her poetry, and he wrote to Elizabeth.
Robert and Elizabeth were married in 1846.
You must use a subject pronoun for each underlined word or phrase!

2. Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
She was a poet during the Victorian period in England.
He admired her poetry, and he wrote to Elizabeth.
They were married in 1846.

3. Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your yellow notebook.
First, copy down these notes.
An object pronoun is a pronoun that replaces a noun in the predicate of a sentence.
Him, her, it, us, and them are examples of object pronouns that can replace nouns or phrases with nouns in the predicate of a sentence.
Example: Robert married Elizabeth.  Robert married her.
You and me are examples of object pronouns that do NOT need a reference to the noun or phrase that they are replacing.
Example: Mom reads poetry to you and me.
Rewrite each sentence.
Robert was interested in writing about people who lived in the past.
He was especially fascinated with the idea of destruction.
Ancients ruins were a typical topic for Browning.
You must use an object pronoun for each underlined word or phrase!

4. Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
Robert was interested in writing about them.
He was especially fascinated with it.
Ancients ruins were a typical topic for him.

5. Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your yellow notebook.
First, copy down these notes.
A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that takes the place of a possessive noun. Unlike possessive nouns, a possessive pronoun does NOT have an apostrophe.
Example: Erin’s brush is missing.  Her brush is missing.
Possessive pronouns: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
Circle the possessive pronoun and draw an arrow to the noun that it modifies.
Example: Her socks are in the drawer.
Our house is near the library.
Its handle is loose.
The house with the pool is his.
The trophy has its own shelf.
The black dog is mine.
Then, copy these sentences.

6. Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
Our house is near the library.
Its handle is loose.
The house with the pool is his.
The trophy has its own shelf.
The black dog is mine.

7. Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your yellow notebook.
First, copy down these notes.
A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that reflects the action of the verb back to the subject.
Singular: myself, yourself, itself, herself, himself
Example: Joe kept that secret to himself.
Plural: ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Example: We have tried to do it ourselves, but we need help!
Leonardo da Vinci developed a new painting technique all by . (itself, himself)
The wall was Leonardo’s canvas. (himself, itself)
I have tried that technique and found it challenging. (myself, ourselves)
For centuries, many artists have asked how he did it. (themselves, yourself)
Complete each sentence.
Choose the correct pronoun out of the options in parentheses.

8. Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
Leonardo da Vinci developed a new painting technique all by himself.
The wall itself was Leonardo’s canvas.
I have tried that technique myself and found it challenging.
For centuries, many artists have asked themselves how he did it.

9. Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your yellow notebook.
First, copy down these notes.
An indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to a noun in a general (not specific) way.
Examples: all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, few, little, many, much, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing, one, other(s), several, some, somebody, someone, something
Then, do this activity.
Directions: Record only the indefinite pronouns in each sentence.
Many will come to the museum this summer.
Someone got the crowd cheering excitedly.
Jessie really wanted to eat both types of cheese.
Some have blue tags, other have red tags.
Nothing can be done about the misplaced invitation.
Anyone can go to the amusement park.
Several swam downstream into the lake.

10. Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
Many will come to the museum this summer.
Someone got the crowd cheering excitedly.
Jessie really wanted to eat both types of cheese.
Some have blue tags, other have red tags.
Nothing can be done about the misplaced invitation.
Anyone can go to the amusement park.
Several swam downstream into the lake.

11. Add this information to the “Pronouns” page of your yellow notebook.
First, copy down these notes.
An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.
Examples: who, whom, whose, which, what
Who is he? Whose is this? What are those?
A demonstrative pronoun identifies and specifies a noun or pronoun.
Examples: this, that, these, those
This is nice. That is nicer. These are fine. Those are finer.
Then, do this activity.
Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct pronoun in parentheses.
_______ is a fact. (This, These)
_______ is the importance of grammar? (What, Which)
_______ are not my shoes. (This, These)
_______ is an interesting idea. (Those, That)
_______ do you know? (That, Whom)
_______ were some of his earliest ideas? (Who, What)
_______ are your pancakes. (Those, Whose)
_______ celebration do you like best? (Which, That)

12. Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
ANSWER KEY
Check your answers and fix the ones you got wrong.
This is a fact. (This, These)
What is the importance of grammar? (What, Which)
These are not my shoes. (This, These)
That is an interesting idea. (Those, That)
Whom do you know? (That, Whom)
What were some of his earliest ideas? (Who, What)
Those are your pancakes. (Those, Whose)
Which celebration do you like best? (Which, That)