Lesson 40: Subject Pronouns LEARN = A subject pronoun takes the place of anoun or nouns in the subject of a sentence. |, he, she, and it are singular subject pronouns. We and they are plural subject pronouns. You can be singular or plural. Last summer, Juan went to Florida. He hiked in a park there. Uncle Luis and Aunt Sonia took Juan on the trip. They hiked many miles. A pronoun’s antecedent is the noun the pronoun refers to. Notice that in each pair of sentences above, the pronoun agrees in number with its antecedent. & Ina sentence, the subject pronoun and the present-tense verb must agree in number. Use a singular verb with a singular pronoun. Use a plural verb with a plural pronoun. Many verbs with an -s at the end are singular and without the -s are plural. © Add -s or -es to a verb if the subject pronoun is he, she, or it. If the verb ends in y, change the y to i before adding -es. She studies a map of Everglades National Park. It stretches across Florida’s southern tip. * Do not add -s or -es if the subject pronoun is /, we, you, or they. I enjoy hiking. You like hiking, too. They photograph the colorful birds. We love the pictures. PRACTICE & Replace the boldfaced subject with the correct subject pronoun. Write the subject pronoun on the line. 1. The Everglades is a low, flat plain. oo 2, Summer storms turn the plain into a grassy river. pee Oe 180 = Unit 5og Bente fit we ax sonia photographs a great blue heron, She so ra: ‘ ical wading birds live in the Everglades They gpots three tiny alligators in the water, ie ast pacte Luis and I photograph the baby reptiles, We 6 «, punn tells us about endangered species. She ne Florida panther is in danger of dying out. It & tists and conservationists try to protect 9, Sciet aglades and its animals. esha! ig) “the Evel 0, Anat Sonia, Juan, and I volunteer to help. 1 vwite the present-tense form of the verb in parentheses to conectly complete each sentence. 1.We visit Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. (visit) ait provides a view of the future. (provide) te__Witnesses __ the takeoff of the Space Shuttle. (witness) 4.____launches ___ seven astronauts into space. (launch) S.They____¢@"FY__ equipment up to the International Space Station. (carry) 6it___flashes _ike silver in the sunlight. (flash) | 7.She___watches __ until it disappears from view. (watch) &He tries ___ ona space suit at the space museum. (try) 9, You____snap__a picture of the astronaut. (snap) 10, ‘ Ne__hurries into the space flight simulator. (hurry) Ny euch __a rock from the moon. (touch) Ry, “——_tour the space Shuttle Explorer. (tour) Unit 5 = 181 | |mS Remember Q When the subject is he, she, ori or -es to a present-tense @ During his trip to Florida, Juan wrote 6 add, -swhen the subject is /, =4 a letter home. In it, he made six mistakes in subject-verb agreement. Use the Proofreading marks to correct Juan's mistakes. verb. Do Pot. 6 YOU, or i, LLLP PPL LLL LLL LL LS SP LD PLP LDA, Dear Mom, I'm having a wonderful time in Florida with Aunt A Add © Periog 2 Take out = Capital ep Ze wish Sonia and Uncle Luis! We prishes*you were here, tool On Monday, we drove across the Seven-Mile crosses Bridge. It eres? about seven miles of ocean, and it stretches jstreteltrom the Middle Keys to the Lower Keys, I’m Small lette glad | remembered from social studies class that a key is an island. Key West is the most southern city in the United occupies States. It eeeupy"a beautiful coral island about 100 miles from the mainland. We had a great time there! Today, we will cross the Seven-Mile Bridge again to drive go back to Miami. In some places, you deive# really close feel: to the water. It-feeblike you're sailing! Love, Juan Did you correct six mistakes in subject-verb agreement? 182 = Unit 5E ‘dont Reso , wRITe =a ‘i ds awkward when the same f iting sount - 'e Nouns are repeated i, wean visited Florida’s biggest lake, Lake Okeechober + ake eee Okeechobee covers more than 700 square miles. Juan liked seeing the lake, but Juan was surprised that Lake Okeechobee is only nine feet deep. toimprove this paragraph, you can replace some of the repeated ‘ouns with subject pronouns. Be careful, though. Don’t use the fame pronoun too many times. Also, be sure the pronouns agree with their antecedents. Juan visited Florida’s biggest lake, Lake Okeechobee. It covers more than 700 square miles. Juan liked seeing the lake, but he was surprised that it is only nine feet deep. Improve each paragraph by replacing two or more repeated nouns with subject pronouns. Write the revised paragraphs. Answers may vary. Sample answers are given. | florida’ orange groves are famous. Florida’s orange groves provide Americans with most of their favorite juice. Juan and Uncle Luis visited an orange grove. juan and Uncle Luis also bought grapefruit in another grove. Florida's orange groves are famous. They provide Americans with most oftheir favorite juice. Juan and Uncle Luis visited an orange grove. They also bought grapefruit in another grove. 2 Aunt Sonia and Juan went to St. Augustine, Florida. St. Augustine, Florida, is the oldest city in the United States. Aunt Sonia hurried to see the Castillo de San Marcos, Aunt Sonia had heard how beautiful the Castillo de San Marcos is. Aunt Sonia and Juan went to St. Augustine, Florida. Itis the oldest city ‘the United States. Aunt Sonia hurried to see the Castillo de San United States. Aunt Sonia hurried to see the Castillo de S ‘atos, She hae! heard how beautiful itis. aq se back to the paragraphs you wrote. nderline the subject pronouns you “sed to replace the repeated nouns. ¢c a Unit $ = 183 SS Writing 5. (See pp. T6-7,)