pronoun
represents a noun
subjective pronouns
represents subject
e.g. of pronouns and subjective pronouns
I, you, it, she, they, we
objective pronoun
represents object
e.g of objective pronoun
me, you, him, her, it, us, them, that
possessive pronoun
represent ones belongings
e.g of possessive pronouns
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
true or false: “Yours” can be plural or singular
true
inappropriate shift
usage of wrong pronoun to replace noun
2 types of inappropriate shifts
- wrong number 2. wrong case
wrong number
pronoun that plural replacing noun that’s singular or vice versa
plural
more than one
singular
one
wrong case
wrong type of pronoun used
vague pronoun + how to fix
unclear of its replacement + be more specific
compound pronoun
combo of pronoun as subject/object of sentence
true or false: using compound pronoun, all pronoun besides “I’ come first before noun
true
in following sentence, is “they” subjective, objective, or possessive: They went to the movie.
subjective
Which sentence is correct?
1. Bob and me met him.
2. Bob and I met him.
2
What is purpose of possisive pronouns
shows ownership
change object of sentence to pronoun:
Jessica loved her new bike.
Jessica loved it.
Correct this sentence: each person must hang up their coat
Everyone must hang up their coat.
what does plural mean
more than 1
rewrite in 2 different ways without confusion:
Jogen ran to the park because he loved it.
Jogen ran to the park because he loved to run.
Jogen ran to the park because he loved the park.
