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SINGULAR AND PLURAL PRONOUNS. PRONOUNS. Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns . Singular pronouns take the place of singular nouns . Plural pronouns take the place of plural nouns . . WHAT IS A NOUN?. A noun is a person, place, thing, or an idea.
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PRONOUNS Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. Singular pronouns take the place of singularnouns. Plural pronouns take the place of plural nouns.
WHAT IS A NOUN? • A noun is a person, place, thing, or an idea. • A noun can be singular or plural.
Singular Doctor Plural Children PERSON
Singular School Plural Buildings PLACE
Singular Pencil Plural Books THING
Singular Freedom Plural Beauties nature people IDEA
SINGULAR PRONOUNS • I • me • he • she • him • her • it
PLURAL PRONOUNS • we • us • they • them
BOTH SINGULAR AND PLURAL • you
SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE • George and Cheryl are at work. • is changed to • George and I are at work.
SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE • Mr. Michael is the principal. • is changed to • He is the principal.
SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE • Mrs. Bell likes to sing. • is changed to • She likes to sing.
SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE • The truck belongs to Colin. • is changed to • The truck belongs to him.
SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE • The purse belongs to Sara. • is changed to • The purse belongs to her.
SINGULAR PRONOUN EXAMPLE • Grady likes to play football. • is changed to • Grady likes to play it.
PLURAL PRONOUN EXAMPLE • Mrs. Hamilton’s class is going on a field trip. • is changed to • We are going on a field trip.
PLURAL PRONOUN EXAMPLE • Would you like to eat lunch with the third grade teachers? • is changed to • Would you like to eat lunch with us?
PLURAL PRONOUN EXAMPLE • The fourth graders are going swimming. • is changed to • They are going swimmimg.
PLURAL PRONOUN EXAMPLE • Do you want to go with Renee and Rick to the mall? • is changed to • Do you want to go with them to the mall?
SINGULAR EXAMPLE OF YOU AS A PRONOUN • Nick, you must know the answer to the question 8 X 8. • you takes the place of Nick
PLURAL EXAMPLE OF YOU AS PRONOUN • Students, do you know what 8 X 8 is? • you takes the place of students
REMEMBER TO STUDY! • Good Luck!