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What are Pronouns? I He We We She Us

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  • 1. What are Pronouns?IShe He UsWeWe

2. What are pronouns? Pronouns take theplace of nouns. 3. Example:Halloween is one of America's holidays. It is celebrated in October. 4. Example:When Robert was fixing the car, he cut his hand. 5. Personal Pronouns Refer to people or things Include: I, me, my, mine, you, your, yours, he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its,ME! they, them, their, theirs, we, us, our, ours. 6. Examples: 1. Hetook her placein the game. 2. Their main jobis to scoretouchdowns. 7. Now you try. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun?A. A hill is next to them. It isvery steep. B. Jeff rides his new bike. Himrides it down the block. C. Rickie gets on the plane.They are very excitedabout his trip. 8. Choose the correct pronoun. Skateboards are fun, but can be dangerous. A. them B. it C. they D. we 9. Choose the correct pronoun. Speed bumps help to slow down cars.are found in many parking lots. A. It B. You C. Them D. They 10. Choose the correct pronoun. Marisa and Nora made their own costumes. wanted to save money. A. Them B. We C. They D. She 11. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun?A. A hill is next to them. They are very steep. B. Jeff rides his new bike. Him rides it down the block. C. Rickie gets on the plane. He is very excited about his trip. 12. Which of the following contains a correct pronoun? A. Blake skated to the edge ofthe rink. He was finished withpractice. B. The house has two stories.She was built in 1910. C. Mary and Dave rode theirbikes to the playground. Themwill build a sandcastle. 13. Other Kinds of Pronouns someone myself anybody yourself everyone himself this herself that itself these ourselves those yourselves themselves 14. Ready for a test? Trythe online PronounPractice Test by clicking thebutton below.