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Pronouns – singular, , - review Definition:

• A takes the place of or other pronouns.

• Pronouns are the “stunt doubles” for nouns. • The that is being replaced by a pronoun is the antecedent.

Pronouns - review

Identify the pronoun(s) in each of the following sentences. What is the antecedent for each pronoun?

Examples: Jay enjoys hiking and camping. In fact, are his two favorite past times.

Singular & Plural Pronouns:

 Pronouns can be singular or plural.

Singular Plural

First Person: , me, , us, ourselves the speaking myself

Second Person: , you, the one spoken to yourself yourselves , , , her, Third Person: him, they, them, the one spoken about himself, herself, themselves itself  Personal Pronouns  Reflexive Pronouns

Singular & Plural Pronouns: Identify the pronoun(s) in each Is each pronoun singular or plural? of the following sentences.

Examples:

1. The DVD player must have fixed itself. Singular reflexive

Plural personal 2. The students complained to Singular personal the principal about the new rule. Plural personal Singular personal They wished he had consulted them about it. Possessive Pronouns:

 Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership or .  Possessive pronouns do not need an to show ownership. Singular Plural

First Person: my, mine our, ours the one speaking Second Person: your, yours your, yours the one spoken to

Third Person: his, her, hers, their, theirs the one spoken about him, its

Possessive Pronouns Identify the possessive pronoun(s) in each of the following sentences.

Examples: That’s mine! The CD is hers. We have yet to receive ours. The of my report is dolphins. His novel was published in 1982. Do you have their telephone number?

Pronouns - practice Read this passage, adapted from Cynthia Lord’s book, Rules. In the passage, find the requested pronoun form. Find: 4 singular pronouns, 2 plural pronouns, and 5 possessive pronouns.

By the time I get to the living room, David’s already crouched in front of the fish tank, his smiling face reflected its glass. Out the window behind the aquarium, I see Mom in the yard talking to the mailman.

And in the fish tank, one of my old Barbie dolls sits on the gravel, her arm raised in a friendly wave, as though she has spotted Ken across the living room and is inviting him to join her.

The goldfish are used to David dropping strange beings into their tank. They always swim over to check out the newest arrivals and try to eat them. When that doesn’t work, they accept them, along with their usual plastic plants and little castle.

Pronouns - practice Read this passage, adapted from Margaret Peterson Haddix’s book, Among the Hidden. In the passage, find the requested pronoun form. Find: 5 singular pronouns, 2 plural pronouns, and 2 possessive pronouns.

Luke was proud of himself for figuring that out, considering he really only knew five people in the whole world. But for the first time, he wondered how the rest of his family would cope if any of them had to hide. Dad would get grumpy. Mother would try to make the best of it, but you would be able to tell that she was really unhappy by the look on her face. Matthew would be quiet, but would look sad all the time, the way he looked whenever he was told they couldn’t keep the pigs anymore. Mark would gripe so much that he would make the family miserable.