1. Grade 3 Copyright © 2016 by Write Score LLC

2. A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun. The most common type of pronouns are personal pronouns. Pronouns allow a writer to refer repeatedly to a specific noun without saying the word over and over again.

3. A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. A noun can be singular (name one) or plural (name more than one). Pronouns can be singular or plural, also.

4. Subject Object Possessive

5. A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence. He is going to Tampa. We are leaving in ten minutes.

6. The puppy always chases him. Would Sandy like to come with us? An object pronoun is used after an action verb or in a prepositional phrase.

7. A possessive pronoun shows ownership. Samantha invited me to eat at her house. The red two wheeled bike is his.

8. 1.Simon plays his computer every afternoon. 2.I am so excited to go camping this weekend. 3.Jamie and Marilyn went to the restaurant with them. Possessive Subject Object

9. 1.The cats jumped from the couch to their scratching post. 2.My mother is happy to drive you to school. 3.Is it ok if I eat one of your popsicles?

10. Replace each underlined noun with a pronoun. was melting due to the warm weather. stubbed her toe on the corner of the bed. The snowmanIt Carol She

11. Read each sentence. Then, identify what type of personal pronoun is used in each sentence. Write “Subject, Object, or Possessive” next to the sentence. 1. I can never remember the way to go. 2. James always teases me. 3. Sophie finished writing her story. 4. Mrs. March made a cake for her. 5. They can really play ball! 6. These shoes are yours. Subject Possessive Object Subject Possessive

12. 1. She walked to school through the old field. 2. We are going to the circus tonight. 3. My friend came with me to the beach last week. 4. The bird couldn’t fly, because its wing was broken. 5. The reserved shelter is ours. 6. Our house is next door to her mother’s house. Circle the pronoun(s) in each sentence.

13. Replace each underlined noun with a pronoun. 1.Sarah drove to the mountains for the holiday. She drove to the mountains for the holiday. 2. All of the people came to my birthday party. They came to my birthday party.

14. Choose a piece of writing from your writer’s notebook. Search for and record 3 pronouns. Then, identify the type of pronoun (subject, object, possessive). Share your thinking with a partner.