PRONOUNS

What are pronouns?

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 Subject Pronouns:

Singular Plural
I We
You You
He, she, it they
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 Subject/Predicate

1. Bob went to the store.

2. Bob and Ted went to the store.

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1. it
2. He
3. She
4. It
5. It
6. They
7. they
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8. Nat Love worked in the cattle drives for 20 years. Love
traveled across the western United States and Mexico.
9. People admired Nat Love for his expert horsemanship.
People also admired him for his ability to identify cattle
brands.
10. By 1890 the railroad had come West. The railroad had
carried the cattle east to market.
11. The freight cars were able to carry many cattle. Freight
cars were also much faster than cattle drivers.
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 12. Cowboys were no longer needed to bring the cattle to
market. The cowboys were out of a job.
 13. Nat Love looked for a new job. Love went to work
for the railroad as a Pullman porter.
 14. Pullman porters had an important job. Pullman
porters took care of railroad passengers.
 15. Nat Love was proud to work on the railroad, but
Love never forgot his cowboy days.
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OBJECT PRONOUNS
 Used after an action verb

Singular Plural
Me Us
You You
Him, her, it them
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1. Our parents took us on a trip to New Hampshire.

2. As we rode in the car, my sister Carrie gave me a funny
look.
3. She pointed to a road sign and asked about the picture
on it.
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 Review
 Object pronouns

Singular Plural
Me Us
You You
Him, her, it them
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4. “That’s the Old Man of the Mountain,” our dad told her.
5. “He’s a symbol of this state,” our mother explained to
us.
6. “Is he really a man?” Carrie asked them.
7. “No,” laughed Dad, “but you’ll see him in a little while,”
8. The Old Man of the Mountain is a natural rock
formation that is _____ feet high from his chin to the top of
his head.
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9. While on vacation, we decided to visit many of the
natural wonders. Carrie wrote in a journal about the natural
wonders.
10. Soon we were near the Old Man of the Mountain.
Carrie was the first one to see the Old Man of the
Mountain.
11. Carrie gasped, “Look how incredible that rock
formation is!” She was mesmerized by the rock formation.
12. Five rock ledges form the profile of a man’s face. Our
first sight of the profile of a man’s face was truly
astonishing.
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13. Sunlight spilled across the granite formation. The light
painted many spectacular shades of gold across the granite
formation.
14. I immediately got out my camera. I took two pictures
of the Old Man with my camera.
15. “Did you see an Old Woman of the Mountain?” said
Dad. “Maybe we can find the Old Woman of the Mountain,
too.”
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 Ladybug
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
 A personal pronoun can replace a noun that refers to a
person or thing.
 I is a subject pronoun and it replaces a noun as the
subject of a sentence.
 Me is an object pronoun and it replaces a noun that
follows an action verb or preposition (in the predicate
part of the sentence).

 Example: My mom and me watched the bright red

helicopter land.
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Separate each sentence into subject/predicate.
Underline each personal pronoun.
Write “s” above the subject pronouns. Write “o” above the
object pronouns.
Example:
I ate the last slice of pizza.
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1. The pilot smiled and waved to me.

2. Mom and I climbed into the helicopter.

3. I brought a camera with me.

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 Personal pronouns: replace nouns that refer to people or
things

 Example:
 The pilot smiled and waved to me.
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4. I sat behind the pilot and Mom sat next to me.

5. He took off and I felt my stomach doing flips.

6. Soon, the people below me looked as small as ants.

7. We wore headphones so that Mom and I could hear the

pilot over the noise of the helicopter.

8. The pilot pointed out different landmarks to Mom and

me.
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9. I took some pictures of them.

10. “I am going to circle around to where we started,” the

pilot said.

11. I started to speak but realized the pilot couldn’t hear me.

12. Mom and I stopped taking pictures and just enjoyed the
ride.

13. The pilot threw us around for more than an hour.

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 14. Mom and me took pictures of the scenery from the
helicopter.

 15. She had a photo camera, and me had a video camera.

 16. The pilot told Mom and I to stay in our seats when
we landed the helicopter.
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17. “ When the blades stop turning, you can get out,” he
said to Mom and I.

18. The pilot and me climbed out at the same time.

19. Mom agreed with I that this was one ride we would
never forget.
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 Ladybug
POSSESSIVE AND DEMONSTRATIVE
PRONOUNS
 Possessive:
 SHOWS OWNERSHIP

 Demonstrative:
 POINTS OUT A PERSON OR THING
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 Example:
 My friends’ table was near the kitchen. My table was
near the patio.
 My friends’ table was by the kitchen. Mine was near the
patio.

 I had nachos, and Sasha had rice and beans. Nachos and
rice and beans are great meals.
 I had nachos, and Sasha had rice and beans. Those are
great meals.
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 Underline each possessive pronoun in the sentences.
Circle each demonstrative pronoun.
1. The people next to use didn’t have napkins, so we gave
them some of ours.
2. I pointed to my plate. “Have you tried these?” I asked
Sasha.
3. Sasha tried the nachos. Then she gave me some of her
beans.
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