What are pronouns? Grammar Toolkit

A pronoun stands in place of a noun. Using pronouns means you don’t have to repeat nouns over and over again. without pronouns Saskia lost Saskia’s lunchbox. Alex said that Alex would help Saskia look for the lunchbox. with pronouns Saskia lost her lunchbox. Alex said that he would help her look for it.

Grammar Toolkit Choose pronouns from the list to replace the coloured words. His They He It Jose wants to join the school band. The saxophone is his favourite instrument. Jose’s friends learn instruments too. Jose’s concert is next week! He It They His

Grammar Toolkit A pronoun can be singular or plural, just like a noun. Are these pronouns singular or plural? The family watched the movie with her. We picked a 3D movie. It was a horror movie. Its ending was really scary. They hid under the cushions. singular plural singular plural

Grammar Toolkit A pronoun has gender. There are four genders and a pronoun has the same gender as the noun it refers to. masculine male he, him, his feminine female she, her, hers neuter neither male nor female it, its, those common either male or female us, them, everyone

The cake is ready — let’s eat it! “I have so much homework,” said Toby. The officers got out of their car. Phoebe was lonely, so Marcus sat next to her. Anyone with a ticket can join us. Grammar Toolkit What are the genders of these pronouns? neuter because it refers to cake masculine because it refers to Toby common because they refer to men and women common because it refers to the officers feminine because it refers to Phoebe

Grammar Toolkit A pronoun stands in place of a noun. A pronoun can be singular or plural. It takes the gender of the noun it replaces. In the following sentences, the pronouns are red. Martin took Maisy’s bicycle. “She will never miss it,” he said.

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