Subject_and_Object_Pronouns.pptx
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- Subject and object pronouns.
Subject & Object Pronouns
- We talked about pronouns.
- What are pronouns like?
- What are personal pronouns?
- What is an antecedent?
Earlier…
- We are going to look at some different types of pronouns.
- How do we know when to use I and when to use me? They or them? We or us? He or him?
- We have to look at the case!
Today…
- Subject pronouns are pronouns that are in the nominative case (That means they are the subject!)
- They are used as the subject of the sentence! (WOW!)
- It’s “The Doer!”
Subject Pronouns
- Example:
- Rita likes books! She loves them so much!
- In this case SHE is the subject pronoun. It replaces Rita.
Subject Pronouns!
- Here are the common subject pronouns:
- Memorize these and you shouldn’t have any trouble picking out subject pronouns!
Subject Pronouns
- Gwendolyn Brooks writes poems about everyday life; she is very famous.
- She was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew up in Chicago.
- In 1949 she wrote a poetry collection called Annie Allen.
- I have read the book and the poems fascinate me.
Let’s find some subject pronouns! (And ONLY the subject pronouns!)
- An object pronoun is a pronoun in the objective case of a verb or a preposition.
- It’s “The Receiver” of the action
- This means two things:
- It is in the predicate of the sentence.
- It is either the OBJECT of the preposition or the direct OBJECT.
Object Pronouns
- Example:
- The burning potato chip truck amuses Olivia. The potatoes flying everywhere amuse her, too.
- In this case her is the object pronoun. Her replaces Olivia.
Object Pronouns
- Here are the common object pronouns.
- You should memorize these, too.
Object Pronouns
- Slang and rhythms of jazz and blues are important to her.
- The poet Langston Hughes gave her literary advice.
- Brooks taught poetry to student, she was a role model for them.
- Brooks’s poems fascinate me.
Let’s find some object pronouns! (AND ONLY THE OBJECT PRONOUNS!)
- Some personal pronouns are used as the subjects of sentences.
- Some personal pronouns are used as the objects of verbs (direct objects!) or prepositions!
Remember…