1. Grammar: Lesson Five Pronouns

2. Definition A PRONOUN is a word that is used to take the place of a noun. Pronouns keep us from having to repeat the same noun. Charlie has a pencil, but Charlie needs a piece of paper. Charlie has a pencil, but he needs a piece of paper.

3. Practice What pronoun would you use to replace the underlined part of each sentence? 1. Tom and Wendy walked quickly. Tom and Wendy were eager to get home. A: They 2. Nancy wanted a piece of cake, but Nancy was full after dinner. A: she 3. The class enjoyed recess. The class played dodgeball. A: They

4. Kinds of proNouns There are two basic kinds of pronouns: 1.Subject 2.Object

5. Personal pronouns SUBJECT Subject pronouns are the subject of a verb. They generally appear BEFORE the verb. She went to the store. Subject pronoun

6. Personal pronouns SUBJECT PRONOUNS First Person Second Person Third Person Singular Iyoushe, he, it Plural weyouthey

7. Practice ____ 1. They went to the basketball game. P- 3 rd ____ 2. In June, we will start summer vacation. P- 1 st ____ 3. He took French class in ninth grade. S- 3 rd ____ 4. You all will have a quiz on pronouns. P- 2 rd Identify the subject pronoun in each sentence, and label it as S (singular) or P (plural) and 1 st, 2 nd, or 3 rd person.

8. Personal pronouns OBJECT Object pronouns are the receiver of the action of the verb or for whom an action was performed. They generally appear AFTER the verb. Jordan bought her roses. Object pronoun

9. Personal pronouns OBJECT PRONOUNS First Person Second Person Third Person Singular meyouher, him, it Plural usyouthem

10. Practice Identify the object pronoun in each sentence, and label it as S (singular) or P (plural) and 1 st, 2 nd, or 3 rd person. ____ 1. Skylar gave her roses. S- 3 rd ____ 2. The teacher gave us an assignment. P- 1 st ____ 3. The email was sent to them yesterday. P- 3 rd ____ 4. I told you all about the quiz. P- 2 rd

11. Definition A pronoun takes its meaning from the noun it replaces. The noun that the pronoun refers to is called the ANTECEDENT. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent. That is, it must be the same in number (singular or plural) and gender as the noun it replaces.

12. antecedent When Daniel had enough money, he bought a bike. Daniel left the bike out in the rain, and it rusted.

13. Practice Identify the pronoun and its antecedent. 1. Deborah is reading about Charles Dickens. He is a famous British author. 2. Thomas read Oliver Twist, a novel by Dickens about a poor boy. He enjoyed the story. 3. When Dickens died in 1870, he had not finished the novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

14. Testing Your Knowledge What is a pronoun? a word that takes the place of a noun What is a subject pronoun? the subject of the verb What is an object pronoun? the receiver of the action of the verb What is an antecedent? the word a pronoun refers to