PRONOUN PROBLEM

S U B M I T T E D T O : M A A M SHARON B Y: N AT TA N A I K . & PA S S O R N

WE AND US WITH NOUNS

Use we when the pronoun is a subject or a predicate pronoun. Use us when the pronoun is an object.

Example: 1. We humans dont always appreciate trees.

2. Trees can feed and shelter us humans.

UNCLEAR REFERENCE
Be sure that each personal pronoun refers clearly to only one person, place, or thing. Confusing: Sara and Anne want to become tree farmers. She works after school at an orchard. (Who works? Sara or Anne?)

Clear: Sara and Anne want to become tree farmers. Anne works after school at an orchard.

PRONOUNS IN COMPARISONS
Sometimes the final clause in the comparison is left incomplete.
Examples: 1. You are better at French than I (am). 2. Jack has as good grades as she (has).

CONSISTENCY
Another major problem with pronouns results from lack of consistency in agreement, number and person.

Example:
Sometimes a student gets so far behind that they simply can't catch up. (Incorrect) "Student" is singular; "they" is plural. You could change "they" to "he or she,"

Or it is usually better to make the noun plural "students and keep the pronoun "they."

WHO OR WHOM?
To determine when to use "who" or "whom," keep in mind that "who" is a subject, like "he" or "they." "Whom" is an object, like "him" or "them."

Examples:
1. Who/whom is on the phone? He is on the phone. = Who is on the phone? (Correct) 2. To who/whom should I give this check? You should give this check to him. = To whom should I give this check? (Correct)

MORE PRONOUN PROBLEMS

USING PRONOUNS IN COMPOUND

Use the subject pronoun I, she, he, we, or they in a
compound subject or with a predicate noun or pronoun.

Examples:
1. Greg and she decided to learn more about Science.

2. The researchers are Polly and I.

USING PRONOUNS IN COMPOUND

Use the object pronoun me, her, him, us, or them in a compound object.

Examples:
1. Her story has always fascinated Polly and me.

2. The researchers was divided between Greg and her.

PHRASES THAT INTERFERE

Sometimes a group of words comes between a noun and a pronoun that refers to it. Dont be confused by the words in between

Examples:

1. Sara, who guided Lewis and Clark, never lost her way. (Her agrees with Sara, not with Lewis and Clark)
2. About 40 men started up the Missouri River on their voyage. (Their agrees with men, not with Missouri River)

PRACTICES:
1. Joe and ( Me, I ) have been close friends for many years. 2. Every winter Simon and ( We, Us ) get together to look at each other's drawings.

3. Each person in the room turned ( His, Their ) head to the front when the teacher entered.
4. We know that we can count on James, Anne, and ( Her, She ).

5. Last week Raoul said that ( We, Us ) first-year students don't need to register yet.

ANSWERS:
1. Joe and ( Me, I ) have been close friends for many years. 2. Every winter Simon and ( We, Us ) get together to look at each other's drawings. 3. Each person in the room turned ( His, Their ) head to the front when the teacher entered. 4. We know that we can count on James, Anne, and ( Her, She ).

5. Last week Raoul said that ( We, Us ) first-year students don't need to register yet.

LETS DO THE QUIZ..

QUIZ:
1. (They, Scientists) hope the new hybrid trees will survive for centuries.

2. For decades, (we, us) carpenters used the wood from chestnut trees to build houses and furniture. 3. Meriwether Lewis is a favorite topic for Polly and (I, me). 4. Chestnuts were a nutritious food for both (we, us) country dwellers and wildlife. The trees provided bushels of them. 5. In 1803, President Jefferson sent (he, him) and William Clark to explore thousands of miles of wilderness.

QUIZ:
6. Dick hasn't studied as hard as (I, me) do. 7. Meg is a faster reader than (he, him) is. 8. We have as long a vacation as (they, them) have. 9. Does that car belong to (you, yourself)? 10. On his job, Frank gets more pay than (I, me) get.

ANSWERS

ANSWER :
1. (They, Scientists) hope the new hybrid trees will survive for centuries. 2. For decades, (we, us) carpenters used the wood from chestnut trees to build houses and furniture. 3. Meriwether Lewis is a favorite topic for Polly and (I, me).

4. Chestnuts were a nutritious food for both (we, us) country dwellers and wildlife. The trees provided bushels of them.
5. In 1803, President Jefferson sent (he, him) and William Clark to explore thousands of miles of

ANSWER:
6. Dick hasn't studied as hard as (I, me) do. 7. Meg is a faster reader than (he, him) is. 8. We have as long a vacation as (they, them) have. 9. Does that car belong to (you, yourself)? 10. On his job, Frank gets more pay than (I, me) get.

REFERENCES
C:\Users\vaio\Desktop\PRONOUN CHOICES Practice Exercise 1.htm C:\Users\vaio\Desktop\Pronouns powerpoint.htm Pronoun_oher_problem pdf- Adobe Reader Pronoun Choices Practice Exercise 1- file