Pronoun Patrol WorksheetPronoun Patrol Subject vs. Object Training Name: Date: Mission Briefing THEY (Subject) Use this when the group is doing the action. Example: They are going to the park. THEM (Object) Use this when the group is receiving the action. Example: I saw them at the park. Part 1: Action Fill-In Fill in each blank with either They or them. Remember: if they are doing the action at the start of the sentence, use "They"! ____________________ are the fastest runners on the track team. I gave the basketball to ____________________ before the game started. Yesterday, ____________________ finished their homework early. If you see the teachers, tell ____________________ about the meeting. ____________________ want to visit the science museum this weekend. Part 2: Correction Station Some of these sentences are broken! If a sentence uses "them" when it should use "They", rewrite the whole sentence correctly on the lines below. 1. Them are going to bring pizza for everyone. 2. The players were happy because them won the trophy. 3. Them like to play soccer during recess. 4. After the movie, them walked home together.
Pronoun Patrol Answer KeyAnswer Key Pronoun Patrol: Subject vs. Object Part 1: Action Fill-In They are the fastest runners on the track team. I gave the basketball to them before the game started. Yesterday, they finished their homework early. If you see the teachers, tell them about the meeting. They want to visit the science museum this weekend. Part 2: Correction Station Sentence 1 They are going to bring pizza for everyone. Sentence 2 The players were happy because they won the trophy. Sentence 3 They like to play soccer during recess. Sentence 4 After the movie, they walked home together. Instructional Tip Remind students that "They" is a subjective pronoun, meaning it acts as the subject of the verb. If the pronoun comes at the start of a clause or sentence and is doing the action, it must be "They". Many students use "Them" colloquially as a subject, which is the primary error this worksheet targets.
Evidence Report WorksheetEvidence Report Advanced Pronoun Patrol Ops Agent Name: Badge Date: Part 1: The Detective's Log Read the paragraph below. Fill in the blanks with they or them. Watch out—some sentences have more than one blank! The suspects were spotted near the warehouse at midnight. (1) ___________ were carrying heavy bags, but nobody saw (2) ___________ enter the building. When the police arrived, (3) ___________ asked the neighbors if anyone had talked to (4) ___________ lately. One witness said that (5) ___________ looked nervous as (6) ___________ climbed into a dark van. The officers chased (7) ___________ for three blocks until (8) ___________ finally caught up to the van at a red light. Part 2: Sentence Construction Follow the specific "Patrol Orders" to write your own original sentences. Make sure your grammar is airtight! Patrol Order #01 Write a sentence where they is the subject and them is the object. Patrol Order #02 Write a sentence about a group of friends using they at the very beginning. Patrol Order #03 Write a sentence where them is used after the word "between" or "for". Part 3: The Ultimate Swap Rewrite the following sentence by replacing the underlined nouns with either they or them. "The scientists studied the volcanoes for many months."
Evidence Report Answer KeyAnswer Key Evidence Report Master File Part 1: The Detective's Log The suspects were spotted near the warehouse at midnight. (1) They were carrying heavy bags, but nobody saw (2) them enter the building. When the police arrived, (3) They asked the neighbors if anyone had talked to (4) them lately. One witness said that (5) They looked nervous as (6) they climbed into a dark van. The officers chased (7) them for three blocks until (8) they finally caught up to the van at a red light. Part 2: Sentence Construction Answers will vary. Below are examples of correct structures: Example #01 (They/Them mixture) They decided to call them after school. Example #02 (They at start) They all went to the movies together. Example #03 (After preposition) The secret was shared between them. Part 3: The Ultimate Swap Correct Revision: "They studied them for many months." Grading Note Verify that "They" is used exclusively as a subject performing a verb, and "Them" is used exclusively as an object receiving an action or following a preposition (for, between, to, with). Check for correct capitalization and punctuation in student-created sentences.
