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What are Pronouns?
  • Grades 3-5
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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.
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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.)
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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.)

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Personal Pronouns
  • Refer to people or things


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Examples:
  • He took her place in the game.
  • Their main objective is to scare students.


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Now you try. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun?
  • A hill is next to them. It is very steep.
  • Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block.
  • Rickie gets on the plane. They are very excited about his trip.


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Missed it!  Try Again
  • Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
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Got it!  Now try another.
  • A hill is next to them. It is very steep.
  • A hill= It
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Choose the correct pronoun.
  • Skateboards are fun, but
  •       can be dangerous.
  • A. them
  • B. it
  • C. they
  • D. we
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Missed it!  Try Again
  • Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
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Got it!  Now try another.
  • Skateboards are fun, but
  • they can be dangerous
  • Skateboards = they
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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


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Missed it!  Try Again
  • Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
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Got it!  Now try another.
  • Speed bumps help to slow down cars.  They are found in many parking lots.
  • bumps = They
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Choose the correct pronoun.
  • Marisa and Nora made their own costumes.
  •          wanted to save money.
  • A. Them
  • B. We
  • C. They
  • D. She


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Missed it!  Try Again
  • Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
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Got it!  Now try another.
  • Marisa and Nora made their own costumes.
  • They wanted to save money. Marisa and Nora = They
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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.


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Missed it!  Try Again
  • Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
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Got it!  Now try another.
  • Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip.
  • Rickie = He
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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.


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Missed it!  Try Again
  • Think about what or who the pronoun represents.
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Got it!
  • Blake skated to the edge of the rink. He was finished with practice.
  • Blake = He
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Ready for a test?
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