Grammar U5W1

Unit 5 Week 1
Pronouns

By Valarie Flores

​Pronouns

• A singular pronoun replaces a singular noun.
The boys painted the fence.
They painted the fence.
• A personal pronoun replaces a noun that refers to a person or thing. They can be singular or plural. Personal pronouns include I, me, you, we, us, he, she, it, or you.

​Pronouns

• Indefinite pronouns do not refer to a specific person or thing.

• They include someone, no one, or everybody:
  Everybody went to the play.

Multiple Choice

Carlos is reading a book about African lions.

• He

• She

Multiple Choice

Marcus and Ana are interested in Bengal tigers.

• Them

• They

Multiple Choice

Jonas said, “Jonas saw a movie about wildlife in Costa Rica.”

• I

• He

Multiple Choice

The library closes at noon today.

• It

• T

Multiple Choice

Carmen said, “Thalia and Carmen are planning a report on reptiles.”

• Them

• They

Pronouns

• A plural pronoun must match the word or words it replaces. My friends and I saw the jugglers perform. We saw them perform.
• A pronoun must agree with the word or pronoun it replaces in both number and gender: Tess lost her notebook.

Multiple Choice

Cam and Tara helped out at the bake sale.

• They

• He

Multiple Choice

Our principal let us put a table up in front of the school.

• he

• it

Multiple Choice

David made lots of posters for the bake sale.

• She

• He

Multiple Choice

We invited our parents and grandparents to come.

• them

• us

Multiple Choice

The bake sale was a huge success.

• We

• It

Pronouns

• Pronouns must match the number and gender of the noun or nouns.
• If the sentence is not clear as to what noun or nouns the pronoun refers to, avoid using a pronoun.
• Proper nouns name specifi c people, places, and things. Always begin a proper noun with a capital letter.
• Proper nouns include people’s names, official titles of people, holidays, product names, and geographical names.