2. Language Network Pronouns

3. What is a Pronoun? Here’s the Idea Why It Matters Practice and Apply Pronouns

4. Pronoun A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun. Here’s the Idea

5. A pronoun can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea. Here’s the Idea

6. REFERS TO The word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent. Ramon visited Death Valley, and he was impressed. Here’s the Idea

7. Pronouns such as we, I, he, them and it are called personal pronouns. Personal pronouns have a variety of forms to indicate different persons, numbers, and cases. Here’s the Idea

8. There are first-person, second-person, and third-person personal pronouns, each having both singular and plural forms. Here’s the Idea

9. SingularPlural FIRST PERSON SECOND PERSON THIRD PERSON I went out.We left early. You left too.You are leaving. He came by bus.They came by car. Here’s the Idea

10. Each personal pronoun forms three cases: subject, object, and possessive. Here’s the Idea

11. POSSESSIVE OBJECT SUBJECT He read about Death Valley. Julie asked him about the rocks. Ramon bought his book. Choose the pronoun form depending on the pronoun’s function in the sentence. Here’s the Idea

12. Pronouns help you talk about people concisely when you’re telling a story. Why It Matters

13. Write the personal pronoun in the sentence below. Death Valley is famous for its strange moving boulders. 1. Practice and Apply

14. Write the personal pronoun in the sentence below. The rocks slide and leave long tracks behind them. 2. Practice and Apply

15. Write the personal pronoun in the sentence below. Do you know why this happens?3. Practice and Apply

16. Pronoun Agreement Here’s the Idea Why It Matters Practice and Apply Pronouns

17. Antecedent The antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun replaces or refers to. Here’s the Idea

18. Use a singular pronoun to refer to a singular antecedent. One story has its setting in Egypt.storyits Here’s the Idea

19. Use a plural pronoun to refer to a plural antecedent. The characters have their motives for murder.characterstheir Here’s the Idea

20. The pronoun must agree in person with the antecedent. Louis likes his mysteries to have surprise endings. Louishis Here’s the Idea

21. The gender of the pronoun must be the same as the gender of its antecedent. Here’s the Idea

22. Personal pronouns have three gender forms: masculine he, his, him feminine she, her, hers neuter it, its Here’s the Idea

23. The hero has to use all his wits to solve the crime. Agatha Christie sets many of her stories in England. Agatha Christieherherohis Here’s the Idea

24. In your writing, you will sometimes refer to several people or groups of people. Correct pronoun-antecedent agreement will help your readers keep track of who is who in your writing. Why It Matters

25. Write the pronouns and their antecedents in these sentences. Agatha Christie loved real-life mysteries of the past. She helped to investigate them in the Middle East. 4. Practice and Apply

26. Write the pronouns and their antecedents in this sentence. Agatha Christie and her husband went on many archaeological trips and found them exciting. 5. Practice and Apply

27. Write the pronouns and their antecedents in this sentence. A mystery writer may use exotic places and backgrounds for his or her stories. 6. Practice and Apply

28. Write the pronouns and their antecedents in this sentence. Christie started Murder in Mesopotamia in the desert, but she finished it in England. 7. Practice and Apply