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Pronouns

Pronouns. What are pronouns?. Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent. Examples. Tom is one of the best athletes in the school. He scored 5 goals in yesterday’s game.

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Pronouns

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  1. Pronouns

  2. What are pronouns? • Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent.

  3. Examples Tom is one of the best athletes in the school. He scored 5 goals in yesterday’s game. (Tom is a noun. Heis a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Tom.)

  4. Pronouns • Examples: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs, we, us, our, ours. • Sentence examples: • I want to give her the pencil. • Their best game was last week.

  5. Now it’s your turn! • Find the pronoun in the following sentences. • Chelsea is the best soccer team in the world. They won the championship this year. • Tiger Woods is in the lead at the tournament. He is leading by 4 shots. • She completed the test in 5 minutes.

  6. Keep Going • Skiing is fun, but _____ can be scary too. ( it, they, them, its ) • The team is really working hard. _____ have won six straight games. ( them, it, their, they ) • Phineas and Ferb are funny. _____ adventures make me laugh. ( them, they, their, we )

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