1. PROUNOUNS

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

3. (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!)

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

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

6. 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

7. 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