what are p ronouns?
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Grammar Toolkit. Pronouns. What are p ronouns?. Grammar Toolkit. Pronouns. A pronoun stands in place of a noun. Using pronouns means you don’t have to repeat nouns over and over again. without pronouns. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What arepronouns?
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Pronouns
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Pronouns
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 pronounsSaskia lost her lunchbox. Alex said that he would help her look for it.
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Pronouns
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
ItThey
His
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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
pluralsingular
singularplural
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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
femininefemale
she, her, hers
neuterneither male nor female
it, its, those
commoneither 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.
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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
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Pronouns
• 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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