LESSON 8.

• “ What is the difference of

knowledge and wisdom?
Knowledge is gained by
gathering data whereas
wisdom is earned by going
through actual life
experiences."
Task 2: SPOT ME ON THE SENTENCE
Identify the pronoun in each sentence.

1.) Her mother arrives late for work because

of household chores
2.) They have to speak quietly or else the
other crew members would be disturbed.
3.) It is important to work seriously on task
assigned to you.
4.) Carlo bought flowers for his girlfriend.
5.) These baked cookies is for my
grandmother
CASES OF PRONOUNS
 CASE
-tells
whether a pronoun
shows possession or acts
as a subject or object in the
sentence
A personal pronoun has 3
cases:
• Subjective Pronoun
• Objective Pronoun
• Possessive Pronoun
A subject pronoun - (also called a
nominative pronoun) is used as the
subject of a sentence or as a subject
complement following a linking verb.
Subject Pronoun as the Subject
of a Sentence

Example:
I bit the monster.
She read four novels that summer.
Subject Pronoun as the Subject
complement(Renaming the
subject
• Example
The superhero was he.
The villain in the novel was he.
• An object pronoun (also called an
objective pronoun) is used as a direct
object, an indirect object, or the object of a
preposition.
Direct Object
-is the object of an action verb-
what the verb is affecting(a.k.a.
receives the action)

Rule: Find the direct object by finding

first the verb. Then ask What? Or
Whom?

Example: He bounced the ball

Indirect Object
-receives the direct object

Rule: Find the indirect object by first

finding the direct object . Then ask
who/what will receive that direct
object.

Example: Joe give Jim some

meatballs
Object of the Preposition
-The noun, noun phrase, noun
clause, or objective personal
pronoun after a preposition.

Example:
Jim runs the old trail with me.
We sail alongside her.
• Possessive pronouns show ownership

#1 There are two sets of possessive

pronouns. My, your, his, her, its, our,
your, and their are usually classified as
possessive pronouns.

Example:
My pencil fell on the floor, and his pencil
ended up on her desk.
# 2 The second set of possessive
pronouns consists of the words mine,
yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs.

Example:
Hey! That's mine, not yours!
(abs)Task 3: Read, Analyze, Identify
THE BOOK
“You are old, little book”, the small boy said
“Yet your pages are clean and white.
Your covers are stiff, your corners are straight.
Do you think, at your age, it is right?”

“In my youth”, said the book

“I came into the hands of children who handled me with
care.
They opened me gently, their fingers clean,
my margin, they kept clean and fair.”

“They never used pencils or bookmarks,

nor tried to pull me apart in strife.
With such kindly treatment, my strength and my looks
will last me the rest of my life.”
Read the text “The Book. Identify the
cases of the underlined pronouns and
the point of view.

PRONOUN CASE POV

ANSWER

PRONOUN CASE POV

YOU SUBJECTIVE 2nd PERSON
YOUR POSSESSIVE 2nd PERSON
IT OBJECTIVE 3rd PERSON
MY POSSESSIVE 1st PERSON
I SUBJECTIVE 1st PERSON
THEIR POSSESSIVE 3rd PERSON
THEY POSSESSIVE 3rd PERSON
ME OBJECTIVE 1st PERSON
(app)TASK 4: ON CUE
Fill in the blanks with the correct
pronoun then identify whether it is
subjective, objective or possessive
pronoun.Answers will be written on
the show-me-board, to be raised on
cue.
1.) This is mine not
______.
2.)Luis and Ben know
the best route to
take, so let ________
lead us out the
forest.
3.) Auntie Cecil
invited my sister and
____.
4.) It is appropriate to
the give the dog
_____ dinner on
time.
5.)Ezekiel cant
understand the
lesson._____ head is
aching.
6.) Annie is gorgeous.
____ dresses
elegantly.
7.)Lance do not like like
caterpillars._____ is
afraid of it.
8.)We have known
Ramon longer than
____.
9.) Ana is religious
lady.________ prays
solemnly everyday.
10.) ____never seen
each other.
ASSIGNMENT

Construct 3 sentences for

each cases of pronoun.