Language Network Pronouns

What is a Pronoun? Here’s the Idea Why It Matters Practice and Apply Pronouns What is a Pronoun? Here’s the Idea Why It Matters Practice and Apply

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

A pronoun can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. Here’s the Idea A pronoun can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea.

The word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent. Here’s the Idea The word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent. REFERS TO Ramon visited Death Valley, and he was impressed.

Pronouns such as we, I, he, them and it are called personal pronouns. Here’s the Idea Pronouns such as we, I, he, them and it are called personal pronouns. Personal pronouns have a variety of forms to indicate different persons, numbers, and cases.

Here’s the Idea There are first-person, second-person, and third-person personal pronouns, each having both singular and plural forms.

Singular Plural I went out. We left early. You left too. Here’s the Idea Singular Plural FIRST PERSON I went out. We left early. You left too. SECOND PERSON You are leaving. He came by bus. THIRD PERSON They came by car.

Here’s the Idea Each personal pronoun forms three cases: subject, object, and possessive.

He read about Death Valley. Here’s the Idea Choose the pronoun form depending on the pronoun’s function in the sentence. He read about Death Valley. SUBJECT Julie asked him about the rocks. OBJECT Ramon bought his book. POSSESSIVE

Why It Matters Pronouns help you talk about people concisely when you’re telling a story.

Write the personal pronoun in the sentence below. Practice and Apply Write the personal pronoun in the sentence below. Death Valley is famous for its strange moving boulders. 1.

Write the personal pronoun in the sentence below. Practice and Apply Write the personal pronoun in the sentence below. The rocks slide and leave long tracks behind them. 2.

Write the personal pronoun in the sentence below. Practice and Apply Write the personal pronoun in the sentence below. Do you know why this happens? 3.

Pronoun Agreement Here’s the Idea Why It Matters Practice and Apply Pronouns Pronoun Agreement Here’s the Idea Why It Matters Practice and Apply

Here’s the Idea Antecedent The antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces or refers to.

Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent. Here’s the Idea Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent. REFERS TO One story has its setting in Egypt. story its

Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent. Here’s the Idea Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent. REFERS TO The characters have their motives for murder. characters their

The pronoun must agree in person with the antecedent. Here’s the Idea The pronoun must agree in person with the antecedent. THIRD PERSON Louis likes his mysteries to have surprise endings. Louis his

Here’s the Idea The gender of the pronoun must be the same as the gender of its antecedent.

Personal pronouns have three gender forms: Here’s the Idea Personal pronouns have three gender forms: masculine he, his, him feminine she, her, hers neuter it, its

Agatha Christie sets many of her stories in England. her Here’s the Idea FEMININE Agatha Christie Agatha Christie sets many of her stories in England. her MASCULINE The hero has to use all his wits to solve the crime. hero his

Why It Matters In your writing, you will sometimes refer to several people or groups of people. Correct pronoun-antecedent agreement will help your readers keep track of who is who in your writing.

Write the pronouns and their antecedents in these sentences. Practice and Apply Write the pronouns and their antecedents in these sentences. Agatha Christie loved real-life mysteries of the past. She helped to investigate them in the Middle East. 4.

Write the pronouns and their antecedents in this sentence. Practice and Apply Write the pronouns and their antecedents in this sentence. Agatha Christie and her husband went on many archaeological trips and found them exciting. 5.

Write the pronouns and their antecedents in this sentence. Practice and Apply Write the pronouns and their antecedents in this sentence. A mystery writer may use exotic places and backgrounds for his or her stories. 6.

Write the pronouns and their antecedents in this sentence. Practice and Apply Write the pronouns and their antecedents in this sentence. Christie started Murder in Mesopotamia in the desert, but she finished it in England. 7.