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Pronouns What is a Pronoun?

What is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun. The word that a personal pronoun refers to is called its antecedent.

Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns, such as I, we, he, and them, change their forms to reflect person, number, and case. Subject Object Possessive Singular First Person I me my, mine 2nd Person you your, yours Third Person he, she, it him, her, it his, her, hers, its Plural we us our, ours they them their, theirs

Finding Personal Pronouns Underline each personal pronoun in the following sentences. My favorite vacation is a trip to Williamsburg. Williamsburg is a special place that reflects our colonial history. You feel as though you are living long ago. The people dress the way they did in colonial times.

Using Personal Pronouns Directions: Replace the underlined nouns in the following paragraph with personal pronouns. Squanto was a Pawtuxet Indian man who came to the aid of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony. The (1) Pilgrims were near starvation after a very bad winter. Squanto taught the (2) Pilgrims how to plant corn. (3) Squanto showed the Pilgrims the best places to hunt and fish. (4) Squanto’s ability to speak English came in quite handy for the Pilgrims. Squanto acted as the (5) Pilgrims’ interpreter with the Indian chief Massasoit when the two groups were working out a treaty. (6) Squanto proved (7) Squanto’s friendship with the Pilgrims many times. The (8) Pilgrims were grateful.