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Subject and Object Pronouns; Direct and Indirect Objects
Gifting and Re-Gifting
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Focus on Grammar 2Part VII, Unit 24By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ WellsCopyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
Gift GivingGift Giving
Hi Bob. Happy Birthday! This gift is for you. I hope you like it.
It’s for me? Oh, thank you. You shouldn’t have.
Oh, it’s perfect. The colors are
just right for me.
Re-GiftingRe-Gifting
Hi Al. Happy Birthday! I have a gift for you. I hope you like it.
Hey, where did you get that
shirt?
But I gave it to him!
Well, Bob gave it to me.
For me? Oh, thanks. I really
like it!
Bob loves Linda.He
Subject PronounsSubject Pronouns
A pronoun replaces a noun. A subject pronoun replaces a noun in subject position.
S
Bob loves Linda.her. O
Object PronounsObject Pronouns
An object pronoun replaces a noun inobject position.
Subject Pronouns
Object Pronouns
me
you
him
her
it
us
them
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
Subject and Object PronounsSubject and Object Pronouns
Example: Tom fed his baby sister.
1. Jennifer got the keys.
2. The candy is for Michael and me.
3. Hormoz and Shemi took the test.
S
S
S
He fed her.
She got them.
It is for us.
They took it.
Practice 1Practice 1Identify the subjects and objects in the sentences. Replace them with pronouns.
O
O
O
O
S
Direct Object
Bob sent roses to his mother.
Direct and Indirect Objects 1Direct and Indirect Objects 1
Some sentences have two objects following the verb.
Indirect Object
Direct Object
Direct and Indirect Objects 2Direct and Indirect Objects 2
Direct objects answer the questions whom or
what.
Bob sent roses to his mother.
What did Bob send?What did
Bob send?
Indirect objects
answer the questions to whom or to
what.
To whom did he send the roses?To whom did he send the roses?
Indirect Object
Subject Pronouns
Direct Object Pronouns
Indirect Object Pronouns
me
you
him
her
it
us
them
I
you
he
she
it
we
they
PronounsPronouns
me
you
him
her
it
us
them
Example: My friend sent us a gift in the mail.
Practice 2Practice 2Identify the direct objects (DO) and (IO) indirect objects in the sentences.
DOIO
DOIO
DOIO
DO IO
1. The mother read her children a bedtime story.
2. I handed the teacher the homework.
3. My parents wrote a letter to the company.
IODO
Lola sent them to him.
IO DO
Lola sent Bob the slippers.
Be Careful!Be Careful!
If the direct object is a pronoun, the pronoun always comes before the indirect object.
himhim themthem
Practice 3Practice 3 Replace the direct and indirect objects with pronouns.
Example: I sent my mother some e-mails.
1. We showed Lisa the movie.
2. My sister loaned the car to Phil and me.
3. They passed the notes to Mr. Jackson.
I sent them to her.
We showed it to her.
My sister loaned it to us.
They passed them to him.
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