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What is a Pronoun?

What is a Pronoun?. Lesson 3.1. Here’s the Idea. A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun. Like a noun, a pronoun can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. The word that a personal pronoun refers to is called its. antecedent. REFERS TO.

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What is a Pronoun?

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  1. What is a Pronoun? Lesson 3.1

  2. Here’s the Idea A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun.

  3. Like a noun, a pronoun can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. • The word that a personal pronoun refers to is called its antecedent. REFERS TO is a great friend. is so funny! Alexis Alexis She She REFERS TO read jokes to the class. Alexis Alexis her her

  4. Personal Pronouns • Pronouns such as we, I, he, them, and it are called personal pronouns. • Unlike nouns, personal pronouns change their forms to reflect person, number, and case.

  5. Person and Number • Personal pronouns have different forms for first person, second person, and third person. • Pronouns can be singular or plural in number.

  6. Examples: • I went out. We left early. • You left too. You are all leaving. • He came by bus. They came by car. SINGULAR PLURAL 1st 2nd 3rd

  7. Case • Personal pronouns change their forms, or cases, depending on how they are used in a sentence. • Each pronoun has three cases: subject, object, and possessive.

  8. Subject: He just started middle school. • Object: Scott met him on the first day. • Possessive: Now Scott is his best friend. He him his

  9. Practice Time!!! DIRECTIONS: Name the pronouns in each sentence. • Did you ever see the statue in front of Boys Town? 2. It shows one boy carrying a smaller boy. 3. Its caption says,”He ain’t heavy, Father, he’s my brother.” 4. True friends are not burdens when they need help. you It Its He he’s my they

  10. Don’t go away! There’s more! I my 5. I interviewed my classmates about friendship. 6. “What is a friend?” I asked them. 7. They gave me different answers. 8. “A friend stands by you no matter what,” said Rachel. 9. “My friends want to be with me, and I want to be with them,” Lenny said. 10. Sue said, “For me, friends are loyal, or they aren’t friends.” I them They me you My I me them me they

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