PRONOUNS

English Class
What is a PRONOUN?
A pronoun is a word that can take the
place of a noun or another pronoun in
a sentence.

Let’s see

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Bart is swimming.
He is swimming.

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Lisa is reading a book.
She is reading a book.

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The Simpsons are watching T.V.
They are watching T.V.

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There are different kinds of
pronouns.
 Subject pronouns
Take the place of the subject in the sentence
and are written before the verbs.
Homer loves donuts.
He loves donuts.

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 Object pronouns
An object pronoun is used as the
object of a verb or a preposition. You
can find them after the verb.
Homer is mad at Bart.
Homer is mad at him.

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 Possessive pronouns
A possessive pronoun is a pronoun
that shows who or what has
something.
Lisa has a saxophone.
That is her saxophone.
That saxophone is hers.

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

Lisa has a saxophone.

That is her saxophone. Before the noun
That saxophone is hers. Alone

Let’s take a look at all of them.

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Subject- Object- Possessive
SINGULAR PLURAL

you-you-your, yours
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Subject- Object- Possessive
SINGULAR PLURAL

he-him-his, his she-her-her,hers

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Subject- Object- Possessive
SINGULAR PLURAL

it-it-its

they-them-their, theirs
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LET’S PRACTICE!
Replace the underline noun in each
sentence with a subject pronoun.
1. Charlie has two brothers.
2. My mother and I are watching T.V.
3. The flowers are in the garden.
4. Our dog is running in the yard.
5. Have Mary bought a computer?
6. Are Jenny and Tom going to the party?
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Let’s see how you did!
1. He has two brothers.
2. We are watching T.V.
3. They are in the garden.
4. It is running in the yard.
5. Has she bought a computer?
6. Are they going to the party?

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Replace the underline noun in each
sentence with an object pronoun.
1. The teacher always gives the students
homework.
2. I am reading the book to my sister.
3. My father is writing a letter to John.
4. Open the window, please.
5. The soda is for Ashley.
6. Can you help my sister and me?
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Let’s see how you did!
1. The teacher always gives them
homework.
2. I am reading the book to her.
3. My father is writing a letter to him.
4. Open it, please.
5. The soda is for her.
6. Can you help us?
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Write the possessive pronoun for the
noun in parenthesis.
1. That is ___house. (dog)
2. The car out front is ____. (Robert)
3. The ice creams are ____. (children)
4. Can you give me ____ books? (Ana)
5. Are those ___ book bags? (Mark and I)
6. Wow! Look at ___ drawings. (I)

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Let’s see how you did!
1. That is its house.
2. The car out front is his.
3. The ice creams are theirs.
4. Can you give me her books?
5. Are those our book bags?
6. Wow! Look at my drawings.

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