The Best Season of the Year! - Subject and Object Pronous

The temperature is dropping and there's a chill in the air. For us, New Englanders, we know that means it's the beginning of the Fall season. Personally, I believe this is the best season of the whole year! The leaves change colors, ranging from shades of green to shades of purple and burgundy, and Halloween is just around the corner! My family and I love to go out East to pick pumpkins, eat roasted corn and buy fresh vegetables from roadside farm stands. My daughter Natalia loves to try her luck at the corn maze and she really likes to play horseshoes while we pick pumpkins. My son Roman likes to ride the tractor and get his face painted with some cool designs. My other son Mateo really enjoys eating the roasted corn smothered in butter and salt, and to be honest I do too! He also likes the candied apples but without the nuts. Every fall they always ask me to take them to the farms in Southampton to enjoy the Fall season activities. Besides pumpkin picking and eating delicious corn, I love Fall because my family gets together a lot! My mother and grandmother go trick-or-treating with the kids, and my younger brother Omar takes Natalia and Mateo to haunted houses, but little Roman always wants to go with him too. Besides Halloween activities, my family always reunites for Thanksgiving. Our friends come over to our home, and they bring delicious dishes with them to share with us. Natalia always volunteers to make the pumpkin pies, it's her specialty! And my husband Danny and son Mateo always volunteer to eat them! It is their specialty! To me the Fall season signifies family togetherness and good food. What is your favorite season and what does it mean to you?

Vocabulary List - Pronouns

Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Object Pronouns: Me, you, him, her, it, us, them

Vocabulary Exercise - Subject and Object Pronouns
A pronoun can replace a noun in a sentence, and it is usually used in sentences after the subject has been introduced. Instead of repeating a person's name or the name of an object and place, you can substitute it with a pronoun. Writing becomes easier to understand and more interesting to read when there are pronouns mixed in with nouns. 

Imagine you name is Julia, write the correct pronoun(s) that would replace the word(s) in the following chart. The first two are shown as examples.

Grammar Point - Subject and Object Pronouns

Subject Pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Object Pronouns: Me, you, him, her, it, us, them

*Quick Tip: 

A subject pronoun is used when it is functioning as the subject of the sentence.

An object pronoun is used when it is functioning as: 1. the direct object of the sentence; 2. the indirect object of a sentence; 3. the object of a preposition.

Examples: Object pronouns are underlined

1.My brother hugged me on my birthday.  (me functioning as a direct object in sentence)

2. The supervisor sent a message to her.  (her functioning as an indirect object)

3. Mrs. Gardener spoke briefly to them on the phone.  (them functioning as an object of a preposition)

Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence with the appropriate pronoun that replaces the underlined noun(s). Remember you are still Julia! The first two are shows as examples.

1. The neighbor's dog barked loudly all night.
___It barked loudly all night.___________________________

2. James and Julia love to hike on new trails every weekend.
___We love to hike on new trails every weekend. ________

3. Carlos and Juliette like to go rollerskating with Sophia and Rob.
____________________________________________________

4. Math is her least favorite subject, math causes her a lot of headaches. 
____________________________________________________

5. Stephanie and Julia are babysitting the young girl.
____________________________________________________

6. The security guard watched Stephanie and Julia while Stephanie and Julia shopped.
____________________________________________________

7. James's grandmother walks around the block every evening to stay fit.
____________________________________________________

8. Quit laughing at Julia.
____________________________________________________

9. Our new classmates are very nice, Julia really likes our new classmates. 
____________________________________________________

10. Sharks terrify me, luckily sharks all live in the ocean not on land.
____________________________________________________

11. Can you please tell Julia and her mother where the next rest stop is?
____________________________________________________

12. When you see your teacher tomorrow, please ask your teacher when the essay is due.
____________________________________________________

13. You should put the pens and markers in a cup so they don't roll off the table.
____________________________________________________

14. I tasted the cookies but I didn't like the cookies. 
____________________________________________________

To learn more about pronouns visit www.grammarbook.com/grammar/pronoun.asp