Pronouns!

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Pronouns!
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Whats a Pronoun?

• Have you ever wondered where pronouns came from
  in the first place?
• Probably not! We seem to take these little words
  for granted.
• How about some background information?

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Whats a Pronoun?

• First, lets get some definitions.
• A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or
  another pronoun.
• The word the pronoun replaces is called its
  antecedent
• Pronouns without antecedents are called
  unprecursed pronouns

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Whats a Pronoun?

• In English, all of our nouns and pronouns fall
  into one of three categories, called cases.
• These cases are called subject (or nominative),
  object (or accusative/dative), and possessive (or
  genitive).

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Review

• So, to review
• We learned that a pronoun replaces a ______ or
  another ________.
• We also learned that the word a pronoun replaces
  is called the _________.
• And we know that the cases a pronoun can be in
  are ________, _________, and _________.

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Personal Pronouns!

• Personal pronouns change their forms to reflect
  person, number, and case.
• Person Personal Pronouns have different forms
  for first person, second person, and third
  person.
• Number Pronouns can be singular or plural
• Case Personal pronouns change their forms
  depending on how they are used in a sentence.
  Each pronoun has three cases subject, object,
  and possessive.

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Personal Pronouns!

• Lets look at some examples!
• These are my cats, Schroedinger and Memphis.
  Memphis is the black one, and Schroedinger is the
  brown tabby. Theyre going to help us learn about
  pronouns!

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Personal Pronouns!

• Person Pronouns have different forms for first,
  second, and third person.
• First Person Hi! My name is Schroedinger. I am a
  cat! Give me a hug!
• Second Person Hey! Your name is Schroedinger.
  You are a cat. Lets give you a hug!
• Third Person Yo! His name is Schroedinger. He is
  a cat. Give him a hug!

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Personal Pronouns!

• Number Pronouns can be singular or plural.
• Singular I am the cutest cat ever. Dont you
  think? You should give me all the cat toys!
• Plural We are the cutest cats ever! Dont you
  listen to Schroedinger, you should give us all
  the cat toys to share!
• Did you notice something about the second person
  forms?

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Personal Pronouns!

• Case Personal pronouns change their forms
  depending on how they are used in a sentence.
  Each pronoun has three cases Subject, object,
  and possessive.
• So far, all of our examples have used pronouns in
  all three cases, so I bet you can guess what the
  cases mean!

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Personal Pronouns!

• Subject A pronoun is in the subject case when it
  is the subject of a sentence.
• He is a cat. They are cats.
• You should also use the subject form for
  predicate pronouns. They follow linking verbs and
  rename the subject.
• Predicate pronouns often sound like they come
  from backwards sentences. You can say He is a
  cat, and sound normal, but A cat is he is
  grammatically correct, and its a predicate
  pronoun!

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Personal Pronouns!

• Object A pronoun is in the object case when it
  is used as a direct object, an indirect object,
  or the object of a preposition.
• I should hug him. I should hug them.
• I should give him the cat toys. I should give
  them the cat toys.
• I should buy new cat toys for him. I should buy
  new cat toys for them.

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Personal Pronouns!

• Possessive A pronoun is in the possessive case
  when it shows ownership of something.
• I gave Schroedinger all the cat toys. The cat
  toys are his. Those are his cat toys.
• I gave Schroedinger and Memphis all the cat toys.
  The cat toys are theirs. Those are their cat
  toys.
• Hey! Those words changed! Why do you think that
  is?
• The pronouns my, your, her, his, our, and their
  come before nouns.
• The pronouns mine, yours, hers, his, ours, and
  theirs can stand alone.