CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1a
The Standard
Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to choose the right pronoun form based on the job it does in a sentence. They should know when to use forms like I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, they, them, their, and theirs.
Mastery looks like students fixing pronoun errors in their own writing and explaining the choice with simple grammar language. Common trouble spots are compound subjects and objects, like “Maya and me,” comparisons, like “taller than I,” and possessive pronouns before gerunds, like “his singing.”
Ways to Teach It
- Hands-on: Give pairs sentence strips with pronoun cards, then have them swap cards until each sentence sounds and works correctly.
- Writing prompt: Ask students to explain which sounds right and why, “Aiden and I went” or “Aiden and me went.”
- Quick assessment: Use a five-item exit ticket where students choose I or me, we or us, they or them, and explain one answer.
- Real-world connection: Have students find one pronoun case error in a song lyric, post, or comment, then rewrite it correctly.
Before This Standard
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1c
Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1d
Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1d
Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1f
Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.