Pronouns

Subject

• the action in the sentence

• tells who or what the sentence is about

• tells what the main character is doing

• shows how the sentence is formed

Predicate

• part of the sentence that shows action

• the who or what the sentence is about

• a person, place, or thing

• replaces the noun

Pronoun

• the who or what of the sentence

• person, place, or thing

• shows action

• takes the place of the noun

Possessive Pronoun

• a pronoun that shows ownership

• a pronoun that is the subject of the sentence

• a pronoun that refers back to itself

• a pronoun that is the object of the sentence; receives the action of the verb

objective pronoun

• a pronoun that is the object of the sentence; receives the action of the verb

• pronoun that shows ownership

• pronoun that is the subject of the sentence

• a pronoun that has no clear reference to a noun it replaces

subjective pronoun

• a pronoun that has no clear reference to a noun it replaces

• a pronoun that shows ownership

• refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates that the same person or thing is involved

• Pronouns that can be the subject in a sentence.

vague pronoun

• Pronouns that can be the subject in a sentence.

• pronoun acts as the object of a sentence it receives the action of the verb.

• refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates that the same person or thing is involved

• a pronoun that has no clear reference to a noun it replaces

reflexive pronoun

• a pronoun that has no clear reference to a noun it replaces

• refers to a noun or another pronoun and indicates that the same person or thing is involved

• Pronouns that can be the subject in a sentence.

• a pronoun that shows ownership

Identify the subjective pronoun in the sentence.

After the party, they went to to McDonald's.

• party

• they

• McDonald's

• to

Identify the subjective pronoun in the sentence.

She watched the dog fetch his ball.

• watched

• dog

• his

• she