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What are
pronouns?
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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.
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Choose pronouns from the list to
replace the coloured words.
His They He It
He Jose wants to join the school band.
It The saxophone is his favourite instrument.
They Jose’s friends learn instruments too.
His Jose’s concert is next week!
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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. singular
We picked a 3D movie. plural
It was a horror movie. singular
Its ending was really scary. singular
They hid under the cushions. plural
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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.
neuter
common
female
neither male
nor female
either male or
female
she, her,
hers
it, its,
those
us, them,
everyone
masculine
feminine
male
he, him,
his
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What are the genders of these pronouns?
The cake is ready — let’s eat it!
neuter because it
refers to cake
“I have so much homework,” said Toby.
The officers got out of their car.
masculine because
it refers to Toby
common because it
refers to the officers
Phoebe was lonely, so Marcus sat next to her.
Anyone with a ticket can join us.
feminine because it
refers to Phoebe
common because they
refer to men and women
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• 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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