What are Pronouns?
He
We
We
I
She
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
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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
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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
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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
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Complete sentences using pronouns
in your writer’s notebook. Circle the
pronouns you use.
Identify the antecedent of each of
the pronouns.