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Subject and Object

Pronouns;
Direct and Indirect Objects

Gifting and Re-Gifting

Focus on Grammar 2
Part VII, Unit 24
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Gift
Gift Giving
Giving
Hi Bob. Happy
Birthday! This
gift is for you. I
hope you like it.

Itsits
forperfect.
me? Oh,
Oh,
thank
you.are
You
The
colors
justshouldnt
right for have.
me.

Re-Gifting
Re-Gifting
Hi Al.
Happy
Hey,
where
did
But
I
gave
it
to
Birthday!
I
have
youhim!
get that
a gift for you. I
shirt?
hope you like it.

For me?
Oh,
Well,
Bob gave
thanks.
I really
it to me.
like it!

Subject
Subject Pronouns
Pronouns
A pronoun replaces a noun.
A subject pronoun replaces a noun in
subject position.

Bob
He loves Linda.
S

Object
Object Pronouns
Pronouns
An object pronoun replaces a noun in
object position.

Bob loves her.

Linda.
O

Subject
Subject and
and Object
Object Pronouns
Pronouns
Subject
Pronouns
I

Object
Pronouns
me

you

you

he

him

she

her

it

it

we

us

they

them

Identify the subjects and objects in

the sentences. Replace them with
pronouns.

Practice 1

Example: Tom fed his baby sister. He fed her.

S

1. Jennifer got the keys. She got them.

O

2. The candy is for Michael and me. It is for us.

S

3. Hormoz and Shemi took the test. They took it.

S

Direct
Direct and
and Indirect
Indirect Objects
Objects 11
Some sentences have two objects following the
verb.

Bob sent roses to his mother.

Direct Object

Indirect Object

Direct
Direct and
and Indirect
Indirect Objects
Objects 22
What did
Bob send?

To whom did he
send the roses?
Indirect
objects
answer the
questions to
whom or to
what.

Direct objects
answer the
questions
whom or
what.
Bob sent roses to his mother.
Direct Object

Indirect Object

Pronouns
Pronouns
Subject
Pronouns
I

Direct Object
Pronouns
me

Indirect Object
Pronouns
me

you

you

you

he

him

him

she

her

her

it

it

it

we

us

us

they

them

them

Identify the direct objects (DO)

and (IO) indirect objects in the
sentences.

Practice 2

Example: My friend sent us a gift in the mail.

IO DO

1. The mother read her children a bedtime story.

IO

DO

2. I handed the teacher the homework.

IO

DO

3. My parents wrote a letter to the company.

DO

IO

Be
Be Careful!
Careful!
If the direct object is a pronoun, the pronoun
always comes before the indirect object.
him

them

Lola sent Bob the slippers.

IO

DO

Lola sent them to him.

DO

IO

Practice 3

Replace the direct and indirect

objects with pronouns.

Example: I sent my mother some e-mails.

I sent them to her.
1. We showed Lisa the movie.
We showed it to her.
2. My sister loaned the car to Phil and me.
My sister loaned it to us.
3. They passed the notes to Mr. Jackson.
They passed them to him.

References
References
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