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Pronouns Lesson

Pronouns are words that replace nouns and refer to people, places, things, or ideas, with the antecedent being the noun they replace. There are different types of pronouns, including personal, subject, object, and possessive pronouns, which are used based on their function in a sentence. Proper usage of pronouns requires agreement in number, gender, and person with their antecedents.

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Pronouns Lesson

Pronouns are words that replace nouns and refer to people, places, things, or ideas, with the antecedent being the noun they replace. There are different types of pronouns, including personal, subject, object, and possessive pronouns, which are used based on their function in a sentence. Proper usage of pronouns requires agreement in number, gender, and person with their antecedents.

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What are pronouns?
Pronouns take the place of
nouns. The word or phrase
replaced by a pronoun is called
an antecedent.
Here’s the Idea

A pronoun can refer to a person,


place, thing, or idea.
Here’s the Idea

The word that a pronoun refers


to is called its antecedent.

Ramon visited Uyuni, and he was


impressed.
Here’s the Idea

Choose the pronoun form depending on


the pronoun’s function in the sentence.

He read about Uyuni.


SUBJECT

Julie asked him about the cactuses.


OBJECT

Ramon bought his book.


POSSESSIVE
Why It Matters

Pronouns help you talk about people concisely


when you’re telling a story.
Personal Pronouns

The most frequently used pronouns are


called personal pronouns. They refer
to people or things.
Subject Pronouns

She is my best friend.


It is my dog.
Does he know the answer?
You and I will meet later.
Possessive Pronouns
Homer’s story is famous.
His story is famous.

This story is Homer’s.


This story is his.

Possessive nouns are in green. Possessive pronouns are


in red.
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns have two forms. One form is used
before a noun. The other form is used alone.

Singular Plural
Used my our
before your your
nouns his, her, its their
Used mine ours
alone yours yours
his, hers, its theirs
How do I use pronouns correctly?
Here’s the Idea

Singular Plural

I went out. We left early.


FIRST PERSON FIRST PERSON

You left too. You are leaving.


SECOND PERSON SECOND PERSON

He came by bus. They came by car.


THIRD PERSON THIRD PERSON
Practice and Apply

Write the personal pronoun in the


sentence below.

It
1. Uyuni is famous for its big
cactuses.
Practice and Apply

Write the personal pronoun in the


sentence below.

They
2. Cactuses grew up to 10 meters
high.
Here’s the Idea

Antecedent

The antecedent is the noun or


pronoun that a pronoun
replaces or refers to.

Peter worked on the report and he


did it well.
Here’s the Idea

Use a singular pronoun to refer to a


singular antecedent.

One story has its setting in Egypt.


Here’s the Idea

Use a plural pronoun to refer to a


plural antecedent.

The characters
criminals have their motives for murder.
Here’s the Idea

The pronoun must agree in person


with the antecedent.

Louis likes his mysteries to


have surprise endings.
Here’s the Idea

The gender of the pronoun must be the


same as the gender of its antecedent.
Here’s the Idea

Personal pronouns have three gender forms:

• masculine he, his, him

• feminine she, her, hers

• neuter it, its


Here’s the Idea

Agatha Christie sets many of her


stories in England.

The hero has to use all his


wits to solve the crime.

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