Singular/Plural Pronouns
Singular or Plural:
Me
What is: Singular
What are the three different types of personal pronouns?
What is:
First, second and third person.
The subject pronoun tells _____ or ______ the sentence is about.
What is:
Who or what
What are the two ways an object pronoun can be used as?
What is:
Direct object or Object of a Preposition
The indirect object tells ________, ________, ________, or _________ the action is done.
What is:
To whom, for whom, to what, or for what
Singular or Plural:
We
What is:
Plural
Underline the first person pronoun in the sentence:
I have a friend who lives in Greece.
What is:
I
Underline the subject pronoun in the sentence:
Some day we would like to plan a trip to Greece.
What is:
We
Underline the pronoun used as a direct object in the sentence:
Hera married him, and together they had many children.
What is:
Him
Underline the personal pronoun used as an indirect object in the sentence. The direct object is italicized:
I gave her a copy of my favorite book.
Her
Underline the pronoun in the sentence and write whether it is singular or plural:
It is the highest mountain in Greece.
What is:
It = singular
Underline the second person pronoun in the sentence:
I told you about my friend who lives in Greece, didn't I?
What is:
You
Underline the pronoun in the sentence and write whether it is used as a subject or a subject complement:
We saw a movie that shows the eruption of a volcano.
What is:
We = subject
Underline the pronoun used as an object of a preposition in the sentence:
I climb the rocks and squeeze between them as if I'm Hercules.
What is:
Them
Underline the personal pronoun used as an indirect object in the sentence. The direct object is italicized:
Maya sent him several books she finished over the summer.
What is:
Him
Underline the pronoun in the sentence and write whether it is singular or plural:
They were some of the Greek gods who lived in the mountain.
What is:
They = Plural
Underline the third person pronoun in the sentence:
She had prepared a list of resources, and we thanked her.
She
Underline the pronoun in the sentence and tell whether it is used as a subject or subject complement:
The witnesses to the eruption were they.
What is:
They = Subject complement
Underline the pronoun in the sentence and write whether it is used as a direct object or an object of a preposition:
Ron entertained me with the movie Inside Out.
What is:
Me = Direct Object
Rewrite the sentence, replacing the italicized words with a pronoun:
Mom and Dad granted Lisa and me permission to donate some of our books.
What is:
Mom and Dad gave us permission to donate some of our books.
Underline the pronoun in the sentence and write whether it is singular or plural:
Do you know much about Mount Olympus?
What is:
You = Singular
There are 12 personal pronouns. Sort them out in first, second, and third person.
I, you, him, she, me, yours, it, mine, its, they, we, her, his, us, their, ours, them, he, hers.
What is:
First person: I, me, mine, we, us, ours
Second Person: You, yours
Third person: He, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their
Underline the pronoun in the sentence and write whether it is used as a subject or a subject complement:
The photographer at the scene was he.
He = Subject complement
Underline the pronoun in the sentence and write whether it is used as a direct object or an object of a preposition:
Poseidon sets the sea against them to block the route.
What is:
Them = Object of a Preposition
Rewrite the sentence, replacing the italicized words with a pronoun:
Mrs. Owens gave each student in the class a library card.
What is:
Mrs. Owens gave them a library card.