2. A noun can be a person, place, or thing

3. A noun can also be the subject of a clause, whether independent or dependent

4. A noun can also be the object of a verb in a clause

6. Bethany's eyes

7. Alice's fur coat

8. A pronoun is a word that substitutes for a noun.

9. Pronouns have three cases: subject , object , and possessive .

11. Three cases above

12. Pronoun chart

14. As a subject of a verb : She bought a new water bottle.

15. As a subject complement : It was she who took me to Long Beach Island.

17. As a direct object (nouns affected by subject/verb): Our department head told Alexis and me to come to the meeting.

18. As an indirect object (tells you who the action is happening to): The tuition bill surprised him.

20. Bethany's advisor approved her trip to our campus.

22. Take a breath!

23. Questions?!

25. Who donated the books?

26. In general, use whom when a pronoun functions as an object.

27. I wonder whom jazz musician Miles Davis influenced (whom=object...Miles Davis is subject...influenced is the verb).

29. We women must stick together.

30. Use us if the pronoun must be in object case.

31. Teachers make learning easy for us students.

33. Arthur Miller, who wrote The Crucible , also wrote All My Sons .

34. Also, use that when using a restrictive clause that would change the meaning of the sentence without it.

35. Books that big can't fit into my bag.

36. The librarians at Monmouth that have hybrid cars get better gas mileage.

38. Take a breath!

39. Questions?!

41. Make sure pronoun references are clear.

42. After Rooney intercepted the ball, he passed it as hard as he could towards the net. ( he and it refer to Rooney and ball)

44. Write two sentences about the recent earthquake that use pronouns in the object case.

45. Write a sentence about the new semester using that/which correctly.

46. Write a sentence about your favorite sports team using we/us correctly.