Pronouns and Puns: A Grammar Adventure!
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I love you.
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In these two sentences, “I” and “me” refer to
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Pronoun Category #1: Personal Pronouns
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Let’s practice!
Consult your chart to fill in the missing personal pronouns based on their function in
the sentence.
The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, singular, ungendered subject.
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I don't trust these stairs because ______ are always up to something.
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The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, plural, ungendered subject.
My friend's bakery burned down last night. Now ____ business is toast.
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The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, singular, masculine possessive.
I was struggling to understand how lightning works, and then it struck ____.
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More practice!
Consult your chart to fill in the missing personal pronouns based on their function in
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The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, singular, masculine object.
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Maggie was going to buy a book on phobias, but _____ was afraid it wouldn't help _____.
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Did ____ hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? He was lucky ___
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The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, singular, masculine possessive.
Pronoun Category #2: Reflexive/Compound Personal Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are usually used as object
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sentence are the same entity (that is, when the
subject’s action reflects back on itself).
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Pronoun Category #3: Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns are placeholders
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They are used in questions.
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Pronoun Category #4: Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns relate (that is, connect or link) a noun (or another pronoun) to a noun
phrase, adjective phrase, or adverb phrase.
Puns from…
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http://www.punoftheday.com/cgi-bin/disppuns.pl?ord=F
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http://kickasshumor.com/all-time-best/18/funny-puns
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http://bilinguish.com/2013/08/03/english-grammar-jokes/
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http://distractify.com/jake-heppner/puns/
Discover the world of pronouns through humor and examples. Learn about personal pronouns, their functions, and practice using them correctly in sentences. Dive into a fun grammar adventure filled with wordplay and educational content.
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Pronouns and Puns a grammar adventure!
A pronoun is a word that replaces or stands in for a noun (or another pronoun). He renames the guy. Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He is all right now. The noun that a pronoun replaces is called the antecedent.
Before we go any further, we need to explain the difference between the subject and the object of a sentence. The subject is the one performing the action. The object is the one receiving the action. I love you. object In these two sentences, I and me refer to the same individual, but the word changes that is because pronouns change depending on whether they are the subject of object of the sentence. subject You love me. object subject
Pronoun Category #1: Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns help the reader of a sentence identify what kind of person (first, second, or third) is discussed in a sentence. The form of the pronoun changes depending on its function in the sentence. There s nothing punny on this page . Singular Plural Function in Sentence Subject Possessive Possessive Object Subject Possessive Possessive Object First Person I my mine me we our ours us Second Person you your yours you you your yours you Third Person he, she, it his, hers, its his, hers, its him, her, it they their theirs them
Lets practice! Consult your chart to fill in the missing personal pronouns based on their function in the sentence. It I am reading a book about anti-gravity. ___ is impossible to put down. The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, singular, ungendered subject. I don't trust these stairs because ______ are always up to something. they The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, plural, ungendered subject. his My friend's bakery burned down last night. Now ____ business is toast. The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, singular, masculine possessive. I was struggling to understand how lightning works, and then it struck ____. The pronoun in this sentence functions as a first person, singular object. me
More practice! Consult your chart to fill in the missing personal pronouns based on their function in the sentence. him When the cannibal showed up late to the luncheon, they gave _____ the cold shoulder. The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, singular, masculine object. she her Maggie was going to buy a book on phobias, but _____ was afraid it wouldn't help _____. The first pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, singular, feminine subject; the second pronoun functions as third person, singular, feminine object. Did ____ hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? He was lucky ___ was a soft drink. The first pronoun in this sentence functions as a second person subject; the second pronoun functions as third person, singular, ungendered subject. it you his A prisoner's favorite punctuation mark is the period. It marks the end of ____ sentence. The pronoun in this sentence functions as a third person, singular, masculine possessive.
Pronoun Category #2: Reflexive/Compound Personal Pronouns Reflexive pronouns are usually used as object pronouns when the subject and object of a sentence are the same entity (that is, when the subject s action reflects back on itself). Singular myself yourself himself, herself, itself Plural ourselves yourselves themselves First Person Second Person Third Person Examples: I wish myself a happy birthday, because no one else will. You tell yourself everything will be all right. He shot himself in the foot on accident.
Pronoun Category #3: Interrogative Pronouns Who took the cookie from the cookie jar? Who is the subject of the sentence; we could replace it with she or Hortensia. Whom do you love? Whom is the object of the sentence; we could rewrite the sentence as, Do you love Dagoberto? Interrogative pronouns are placeholders for things whose identity we don t know. They are used in questions. subject object person who whom What is your problem? What is the subject of the sentence; we could rewrite the sentence as, A personality disorder is your problem. Which witch is your favorite? Which is an object pronoun; the sentence could be rewritten as My favorite is that witch, the one with the sandwich. ( That is also a pronoun.) Whose lasagna is the best? Whose lasagna is the subject of the sentence, and could be replaced with my lasagna. thing what person or thing which possessive whose Ms. Chapman noticed that one of her students was not paying attention in class. She said to the student, Name two pronouns. The student said, Who? Me?
Pronoun Category #4: Relative Pronouns Relative pronouns relate (that is, connect or link) a noun (or another pronoun) to a noun phrase, adjective phrase, or adverb phrase.
Puns from http://www.punoftheday.com/cgi-bin/disppuns.pl?ord=F http://kickasshumor.com/all-time-best/18/funny-puns http://bilinguish.com/2013/08/03/english-grammar-jokes/ http://distractify.com/jake-heppner/puns/
