Grammar Unit 7 Lesson 1

Use personal and possessive pronouns correctly

Identify correct subjects and objects of sentences

 Use reflexive pronouns correctly

Use indefinite pronouns correctly

Personal pronouns stand in for the name of a person, group, or thing (I/me, it, he/him, she/her, they, we, us, you)

Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone (my/mine, its, his, her/hers, their/theirs, our/ours, your/yours)

Use personal and possessive pronouns correctly (done!)

Identify correct subjects and objects of sentences

 Use reflexive pronouns correctly

Use indefinite pronouns correctly

The subject = the person, place, or thing that the sentence is talking about (the noun doing the main verb)

The object = the person, place, or thing the main verb is happening to

"I threw the ball." (The subject is "I," and the object is "the ball")

"She is at the park." (The subject is "she," and the object is "the park")

Pronouns acting as the subject are in the subjective case

Pronouns acting as the object are in the objective case

Subjective case/subject pronouns (I, she, he, they, it, we, you)

Objective case/object pronouns (me, her, him, them, it, us, you)

be (is/are, was/were, or be) is like an equals sign (=)

It was I who broke window. --> It = I ("I broke the window", not "Me broke he window.")

It is they who are responsible. --> It = they ( "They are responsible," not "Them are responsible.")

After a "be" verb, use the subject version of the pronoun (I, she, he, they, it, we, you)

"Caden swims faster than I (swim)." (NOT "Caden swims faster than me (swim).")

In comparative sentences, finish the sentence to check that you are using the right pronoun.

For comparative sentences, you should be using a subject pronoun (I, she, he, they, it, we, you)

"Mom gave advice to Claire and me." (NOT "Mom gave advice to Claire and I.")

When there is a compound object (or subject), take out the first part of the subject to see what the second part should be.

"Mom gave advice to me" makes way more sense than "Mom gave advice to I."

Use personal and possessive pronouns correctly (done!)

Identify correct subjects and objects of sentences (done!)

 Use reflexive pronouns correctly

Use indefinite pronouns correctly

Reflexive/intensive pronouns are personal pronouns + self (itself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourself/yourselves, myself, themselves)

Use personal and possessive pronouns correctly (done!)

Identify correct subjects and objects of sentences (done!)

 Use reflexive pronouns correctly (done!)

Use indefinite pronouns correctly

Indefinite pronouns stand in for broad things (not a specific person, group, or thing)

For instance: "Nothing," "something," "anything," "none," "all," "some," "both," "one"

We need to be careful that we are using the right type of verb (singular or plural) with each indefinite pronoun

Use personal and possessive pronouns correctly (done!)

Identify correct subjects and objects of sentences (done!)

 Use reflexive pronouns correctly (done!)

Use indefinite pronouns correctly (done!)