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Lesson 38: Object Pronouns
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A subject pronoun takes the place of a noun in the subject of a
sentence. An object pronoun takes the place of a noun that is a
direct object or the object of a preposition. An object
pronoun follows an action verb.
DIRECT OBJECT
Mom drove Alex to the library.
Mom drove him to the library.
OBJECT OF PREPOSITION
The librarian handed some books to Maria.
The librarian handed some books to her.
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The pronouns me, him, her, and it are singular object
pronouns. The pronouns us and them are plural object
pronouns. The pronoun you can be singular or plural.
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You and it can be either subject pronouns or object
pronouns.
SUBJECT PRONOUN
You like to read.
OBJECT PRONOUN
I admire you for reading.
SUBJECT PRONOUN
OBJECT PRONOUN
It is a great book.
Tony will read it.
Underline the pronoun in each sentence. Then write subject pronoun
or object pronoun to tell what kind of pronoun it is.
1. Here is a book for you.
2. It is called A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.
3. You will like the main character, Meg Murray.
4. Meg’s father is missing, and Meg looks for him.
5. She travels through space and time.
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6. Meg’s brother and friend go with her.
7. Many exciting things happen to them on the trip.
8. My teacher read A Wrinkle in Time aloud to us.
9. Then my teacher gave the book to me to put away.
10. Everybody begged her to read the story again.
Write the pronoun in parentheses that correctly completes each sentence.
1. The librarian showed
books by Jean George. (we, us)
2. My Side of the Mountain is a book by
. (she, her)
3.
liked the main character. (We, Us)
4.
will probably like him, too. (You, Him)
5. Sam Gribley amazed
6.
. (I, me)
finds what he needs in the forest. (He, Him)
7. Sam finds wild plants and cooks
8.
. (they, them)
would like to live like Sam! (I, Me)
9. The Talking Earth was another good book for
. (I, me)
10. Billie Wind is the main character, and I’ll never forget
11.
lives with the Seminole people. (She, Her)
12. Billie leaves
for a few days. (they, them)
13. A young Seminole boy helps
14.
. (she, her)
. (she, her)
and Billie survive a terrible hurricane. (He, Him)
15. This book teaches
about the environment. (we, us)
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Sunita wrote this book review of
The Skirt by Gary Soto. In her review,
she used six pronouns incorrectly. Read Sunita’s
book review, and find the mistakes. Use the
proofreading marks in the box to correct
those mistakes.
Use an object pronoun as a direct
object or as the object of a preposition.
Miata Ramirez has a problem. Her has lost a
treasured folklorico skirt. Miata’s mother had given
Proofreadin
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Add
Period
it to Miata to wear in a folk dance at church.
On Friday, Miata took the skirt to school. On the
way home, she left it on the bus. What will Miata’s
parents say if they find out? Them might get angry.
On Saturday, Miata and Ana peek into all the buses
at the school bus parking lot. The skirt has to be in one
of they. Then Miata gets locked inside a bus. Now the
girls are trapped in the lot! Miata’s father is working
nearby, and she spots he. Maybe he will see her, too.
The Skirt is a lot of fun and has a good ending. It
teaches we a good lesson, too. Your family can help
you with your problems. Trying to solve they on your
own can cause bigger problems.
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Did you correct six pronouns that were used
incorrectly?
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You can combine sentences that have subject pronouns.
Use a plural subject pronoun to replace the singular pronouns,
or join the pronouns with and. Use a plural verb in the
combined sentence.
She enjoys science fiction.
We enjoy science fiction.
I enjoy science fiction.
She and I enjoy science fiction.
You can also combine sentences that have object pronouns that
share the same action. Replace the singular pronouns with a
plural pronoun, or join the pronouns with and.
Max gave her a book.
Max gave them a book.
Max gave him a book.
Max gave her and him a book.
Anna waved to him.
Anna waved to me.
Anna waved to us.
Anna waved to him and me.
Combine each pair of sentences. You can either use a plural pronoun
or join the pronouns with the word and. The first one is done for you.
1. He read Treasure Island. I read Treasure Island.
We read Treasure Island.
2. Mr. Gomez gave him Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit. Mr. Gomez gave me
Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit.
3. Read the book to him. Read the book to her.
4. The librarian reads to you. The librarian reads to him.
5. Please give some books to him. Please give some books to me.
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