A pronoun is a word that takes

the place of one or more

nouns.

Pro- means for (standing FOR a

noun)
 Pronouns that are used to refer to people or
things are called personal pronouns.

Examples:
First person Singular pronoun: I
Second person singular pronoun: You
Third person singular pronoun: SHE-HE- IT
First person Plural pronoun: WE
Second Person singular pronoun: You
Third person plural pronoun: THEY
 Are divided into :

SUBJECT pronouns

OBJECT pronouns
A subject pronoun is used as the
subject of a sentence. The subject is
WHO or WHAT the sentence is about/
doer of the action.

She is my sister.
It is my hat.
Does he have a dog.
You and I go to the movie.
An object pronoun is a personal
pronoun in the objective case. It is
used as the direct or indirect object
of a verb.
Object pronouns will never be the
subject of the sentence.
Give the pencil to me.
The teacher gave her a punishment.
I will tell you a secret.
Hannah read it to them.
 Singular Plural
I we
Subject Pronouns you you
he, she, it they

me us
Object Pronouns you you
him, her, it them
How do you know when to use me or I, we or us?

1. Use a Subject Pronoun as a subject

2. Use Object pronoun as object of the verb
Examples (Circle the correct pronoun listed):

SUBJECT-
She owns a collection of books.

INDIRECT OBJECT-
He told her an amusing story.

DIRECT OBJECT-
The fable entertained us.
 When in a pair (Susan and I)

Always take the pronoun OUT of the pair

to see which pronoun is the correct one to use.

EXAMPLES:

Richard and (I or me) recited the story.

Jennifer helped Richard and (I or me).

Read sentence without the words that the pronoun is

paired with to see what works.
When using a pronoun in a pair:

**ALWAYS put the pronoun second

Seth and I read some comic books.

(Not I and Seth)

Science interests Mike and me.

(Not me and Mike).
Antecedent-
The noun or group of words that a pronoun refers
to

Example:
Tyler read The Hungry Caterpillar. He found it
exciting.

ANTECEDENT of he ___________________

ANTECEDENT of it __________________
RULE FOR PRONOUNS and
ANTECEDENTS:

1. Pronoun must agree with

antecedent in number (singular or
plural) and gender.
2. The gender of a noun may be
masculine (male), feminine (female),
or neuter (referring to things).
Possessive Pronoun
A pronoun that shows who or
what has something.
NOTE:
A possessive pronoun
may take the place of a
possessive noun.
Examples:
Matts shoe is too small.
Replace noun with possessive pronoun.
_______ shoe is too small.

Mikes homework is perfect.

Possesive Noun- __________
Replace with pronoun- _________

________ homework is perfect.

Possessive pronouns have two forms.
- One form is used before a noun.
- The other form is used alone.

Singular Plural
Used my our
before your your
nouns his, her, its their
Used mine ours
alone yours yours
his, hers, its theirs
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS do NOT contain an apostrophe.

* Possessive its never splits.

*Its - is a contraction standing for it is
*Its no apostrophe is POSSESSIVE

Example:
I love my book. (Its) characters are funny.
*Its is a possessive pronoun standing for
what noun?