Word Game - Subject pronouns - Pronouns

Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Word Game
Subject pronouns
Pronouns

The subject of a sentence tells whom or what the sentence is about. Pronouns can be used as subjects of sentences.

✵ The subject pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.

I watched a movie last night.

You won the contest.

He is a great soccer player.

She plays the violin.

It (the book) is on the desk.

We will go to the library.

They went to a basketball game.

✵ Subject pronouns are also used after linking verbs.

The student of the month was she.

The two new members of the band were Martin and he.

4.5 Word Game

One of the early names of this popular game was Criss-Cross Words. Its name was changed long ago. What is the name of this game today?

To answer the question, read the story below. Decide if the underlined pronouns are subject pronouns. Start with the first sentence. Then write the letters beneath the subject pronouns in order in the spaces at the bottom of the page.

Saturday afternoon was rainy. Serena and Image friends were disappointed. Image had planned to play soccer.

Jason looked out the window at the rain. Image frowned. There seemed to be little for Image to do.

“What can Image do?” asked Serena.

Image don’t know,” said Jason, shaking Image head.

“Do Image have a new CD?” he asked Image

“Yes,” Image told Image. “Image can listen to music.”

“That sounds like a good idea to Image,” Meg said.

Image listened to music for the rest of the day.