PROUNOUNS

A pronoun is a word that REPLACES a noun. What is a pronoun? A pronoun is a word that REPLACES a noun.

(That would be pretty boring….and annoying!) If we had no pronouns, we would have to use nouns again and again in sentences. (That would be pretty boring….and annoying!)

EXAMPLE: Robbie put Robbie’s book on Robbie’s desk and took Robbie’s lunch out of Robbie’s bag.

Here are some examples of pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they everyone, someone, nobody their, itself

The noun which the pronoun replaces is called its ANTECEDENT. mother Anthony dog PROUNOUN she, her, herself he, his, himself It, he, she, its, himself

Here are the PERSONAL PRONOUN forms: I, me, my, we, our, ours, us you, your, yours he, his, him she, her, hers it, its they, their, theirs, them