1. Pronouns A Presentation for Sixth Grade English Classes

2. A Pronoun takes the place of a noun. That means a pronoun can be used in place of a person

3. A Pronoun takes the place of a noun. That means a pronoun can be used in place of a person or place

4. A Pronoun takes the place of a noun. That means a pronoun can be used in place of a person, place, or thing.

5. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender. An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun replaces. Number refers to whether something is singular or plural. Gender refers to whether something is masculine, feminine, or neuter. The pilgrims ate turkey. THEY also ate corn. Jacob enjoyed the feast because HE was very hungry. Betty ate with HER family. SHE was nervous around the Indians. The feast was delicious. Everyone enjoyed IT.

6. The most commonly used pronouns are personal pronouns (pronouns which take the place of a person’s name). These pronouns are SingularPlural 1 st IMeWeUs 2 nd You 3 rd HeHimTheyThem SheHer It

7. Pronouns which are used as subjects or predicate nominatives are called subject pronouns. SingularPlural IWe You HeThey She It

8. Pronouns which are used as direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of the prepositions are object pronouns SingularPlural MeUs You HimThem Her It

9. A subject pronoun must be used as the subject. He ate a whole turkey. NOT Him ate a whole turkey.

10. A subject pronoun must be used as a predicate nominative. Squanto’s favorite pilgrim was he. NOT Squanto’s favorite pilgrim was him.

11. A subject pronoun must be used as a predicate nominative. In most cases you should be able to flip the sentence and still have it make sense. For example: He was Squanto’s favorite pilgrim. NOT Him was Squanto’s favorite pilgrim.

12. An object pronoun must be used as a direct object. The pilgrims invited them to the feast. NOT The pilgrims invited they to the feast.

13. An object pronoun must be used as an indirect object. Mom brought him some turkey. NOT Mom brought he some turkey.

14. An object pronoun must be used as an object of the preposition. The smallest piece is for her. NOT The smallest piece is for she.

15. Reflexive and intensive pronouns end in “self” or “selves”. Myself Yourself Himself Herself Itself Ourselves Yourselves Themselves

16. A reflexive pronoun can’t be taken out of the sentence without changing the meaning. The relatives picked out desserts for themselves. Reflexive The relatives themselves picked out desserts. Intensive

17. Indefinite pronouns don’t refer to any particular person, place, or thing. Some examples include AnyoneSomeone No one Everyone AnybodySomebody Nobody Everybody Anywhere Somewhere No where Everywhere Anyplace Someplace No place Every place

18. There are four demonstrative pronouns. NearFar SingularThisThat PluralTheseThose