What are Pronouns? He I She We
Personal Pronouns Refer to people or things Include: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs, we, us, our, ours. ME!
PRONOUNS Personal Pronoun A pronoun that represents a person or thing. Antecedent The noun that the pronoun is replacing.
What are pronouns? Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent.
Mini Lesson The ANTECEDENT of a sentence is the NOUN that a PRONOUN took the place of. The antecedent and the pronoun need to agree in NUMBER ( both are either singular or plural).
Example: Halloween is one of America's holidays. It is celebrated in October. (Halloween is a noun. It is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Halloween.)
Example: When Robert was fixing the car, he cut his hand. (Robert is a noun. He is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Robert.)
Examples: 1.He took her place in the game. 2.Their main objective is to scare students.
Now you try. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A. A hill is next to them. It is very steep. B. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. C.Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.
Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Got it! Now try another. A hill is next to them. It is very steep. A hill= It
Choose the correct pronoun. Skateboards are fun, but can be dangerous. A. them B. it C. they D. we
Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Got it! Now try another. Skateboards are fun, but they can be dangerous Skateboards = they
Choose the correct pronoun. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. are found in many parking lots. A. It B. You C. Them D. They
Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Got it! Now try another. Speed bumps help to slow down cars. They are found in many parking lots. bumps = They
Choose the correct pronoun. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. wanted to save money. A. Them B. We C. They D. She
Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Got it! Now try another. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. They wanted to save money. Marisa and Nora = They
Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A. A hill is next to them. They are very steep. B. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. C. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.
Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Got it! Now try another. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip. Rickie = He
Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A. Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. B. The house has two stories. She was built in 1910. C. Mary and Dave rode their bikes to the playground. Them will build a sandcastle.
Missed it! Try Again Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
Got it! Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice. Blake = He
You are ready!
Add in the PRONOUN game A sentence will have a blank in it. Add in the correct PRONOUN. Remember that pronouns agree with NUMBER (singular or plural) and GENDER (boy or girl).
Did Caleb ever find pencil?
Heather is a good student and is a good athlete.
Emily knows that can get into Yale.
Paxton s cat was licking paws.
David saw friends across the street.
Anthony wondered when mom was coming.
Tianna wants to know if you can pick up this afternoon.
Faris got a new car. is a Ferrari.
Eli won the lottery, and now is rich!
Mya and Trinity were hoping would win the contest.
Go ask Indiana Homeroom where binder is.
I think I left backpack in the room.
Do you have book at school?
Amone wants to be a lawyer when grows up.
Many students think will be athletes in the future.
Sometimes my sister gets mad and I don t know what problem is.
My uncle is obsessed with new jetboat.
I lost my homework. I wonder where could be.
The birds flew toward nest.
I thought Destiny did a great job writing newest poem.
Natalie and Jada got an A+ on the test. must have worked hard.
Miguel got super focused after switched homerooms.
Mrs. Ainsworth loves using colorful pens on our homework.
Mr. Rossi is new science teacher.
Sandra got hair done recently.
Mr. Knickerbocker ran a meeting for us and listened to him.
My teacher told that I need to work harder.
Dominick found keys under the desk.
Kyle and Tyler are in the same homeroom. are in Mrs. Balboni s.
My mother said to me, What were thinking!?
PRACTICE Complete sentences using pronouns in your writer s notebook. Circle the pronouns you use. Identify the antecedent of each of the pronouns.