Transcript Pronouns Chapter 3

Pronouns
Chapter 3
Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of
a noun or another pronoun.
 Common pronouns are: I, you, he, she, it,
we, they, me, him, her, us, them, my, mine,
your, their
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 Singular:
I, you, he, she, it
 Plural: we, you, they
Practice and Apply
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Decide the correct pronoun form to
complete each sentence.
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The diamond detectives were Carla and
(I, me).
According to legend the huge diamond
has had many owners, and (they, them)
all came to a bad end.
Jean Baptiste Tavernier brought the
original blue diamond from India; the first
owner to die was (him, he)
(He, Him) is said to have been killed in
India by wild dogs.
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Marie Antoinette and Lois XVI inherited
the diamond; (we, us) know that the next
victims were (them, they).
Carla and (me, I) learned that a Dutch
diamond cutter may have recut the stone
to disguise it.
His son and (he, him) died tragically
soon afterward.
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In the 1830s Henry Hope bought the
recut gem; the person for whom the
diamond was named was (he, him).
(We, Us) discovered that the Hope
diamond is now in the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington D.C.
“Hope diamond experts” are (us, we)!
 Singular:
me, you, him, her, it
 Plural: we, you, them
Practice and Apply
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Decide the correct pronoun form to
complete each sentence.
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King Tutankhamen was only about nine
years old when the priests crowned (he,
him) pharaoh.
(He, Him) and his wife were not in power
long before the young pharaoh died.
(I, Me) saw a video showing x-ray
pictures of Tut’s skull.
(They, Them) revealed that someone had
struck Tut on the back of the head.
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It occurred to (I, me) that only someone
the king knew could get so close to (he,
him).
There are several possible suspects, but
two of (them, they) had the best
opportunity—the queen and the royal
minister- Ay.
(She, Her) and Ay married when Ay
became pharaoh.
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A ring discovered in 1931, however,
shows that Ay married another queen
after (she, her).
Just between you and (me, I), I believe
that Ay is the most likely killer.
All the suspects may be long dead, but
the evidence has outlived (they, them).
Possessive Pronouns
A possessive pronoun is a personal
pronoun used to show ownership or
relationship.
 Singular: my, mine, your, yours, her, hers,
his, its
 Plural: our, ours, your, yours, their, theirs
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Practice and Apply
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Decide the correct pronoun form to
complete each sentence.
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Imagine (your, you’re) visiting a museum in
Urumqui, in the desert of northwest China.
In one room, you find remarkable mummies in
(their, they’re) cases.
The leggings, shirts, and cloaks on the
mummies look as colorful as (your, you’re)
clothes today.
This experience really happened to Professor
Mair and his tour group on (their, they’re) trip to
China in 1987.
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The mummies are about 3,000 years old,
and (they’re, their) European, not
Chinese!
(It’s, Its) a mystery why the Europeans
went all the way to China.
Mair’s astonishing report made (its, it’s)
way around the world.
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Some 3,000 years ago, a group of
European Celts may have started trading
with (their, they’re) Chinese neighbors.
When one of the Celts was buried, the
dry, salty desert preserved the body and
(its, it’s) clothing perfectly.
You can satisfy (your, you’re) curiosity
about these mummies of Ururmqi by
reading the articles about them.
Pronoun Agreement
The antecedent is the noun or pronoun
that a pronoun refers to.
 Agreement in number- singular or plural
 Agreement in Person- 1st, 2nd, or 3rd
 Agreement in Gender
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Practice and Apply
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Tell the pronoun and its antecedent in the
following sentences.
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Agatha Christie loved real-life mysteries of the
past. She helped to investigate them in the
Middle East.
Max Mallowan was an English archaeologist.
He was married to Christie for 45 years.
The couple went on many archaeological trips
and found them exciting and a real source of
inspiration.
Christie and Mallowan, made important
discoveries about Assyria. It was a wealthy
country in an ancient world.
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Pottery pieces revealed their secrets
about the powerful Assyrian civilization.
Although Christie helped Mallowan at the
site, she also kept writing mysteries.
A mystery writer may use exotic places
as background for her stories.
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Christie started Murder in Mesopotamia
in the desert, but she finished it in
England.
The story takes place at an archeological
dig. One of its main characters in Dr.
Leidner.
When Mrs. Leidner is murdered, the
detective Hercule Poirot must catch her.
Pronoun Problems
Use we when the pronoun is a subject or a
predicate pronoun.
 Use us when the pronoun is an object.
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Practice and Apply
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Choose the correct pronoun in
parenthesis.
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Cats baffle (us, we) owners by the things
they do.
They often rub themselves against (us,
we) humans.
My two cats, Pickles and Bert do this.
Surprisingly, (he, Bert) does this even
with strangers.
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However, (he, Pickles) hides when
guests arrive.
This rubbing is simple. (We, Us) humans
are being marked by the cats as part of
its territory.