Pronouns

Pronouns

By Becky Okpiri

​A Pronoun is a word that can be used to replace a noun.

For example: Mary is crying.

​ She is crying.

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She was used instead of Mary.

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So, She is a pronoun.

​Can you replace the name of this person with a pronoun?

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James is 8 years old.

-------- is 8 years old.​

​He is 8 years old.

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Did you get it right?​

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​The boys are running home because .............. are hungry.

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​The boys are running home because they are hungry.

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​SUBJECT PRONOUNS

​I

you

we​

he​

she​

they

​it

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OBJECT PRONOUNS

me

you

​ us

him

her

them​

it

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POSSESIVE PRONOUNS

​ mine

yours

his

hers

​ ours

yours​

theirs

yours

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REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

​ myself

yourself

Himself

Herself

​ ourselves

​ yourself

themselves

yourselves​​

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Multiple Choice

Mary, Hannah and Jane are friends.

------------ are playing together.

• She

• They

• We

• Them

Fill in the Blanks

Paul is very brilliant.

won a prize

Fill in the Blanks

My mother is in the kitchen.

is cooking

Fill in the Blanks

The Children are excited because

were given some money.

Multiple Choice

We are ready to write, We were given ................ books yesterday.

• our

• my

• her

• your