1. Sharing Stories Lesson 2
Pronouns
Sharing Stories
Lesson 2

2. Pronouns Pronouns replace nouns. Examples of words that are pronouns:
I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it
We, us, you, they, them

3. How We Use Pronouns.
Jack and Jill know Mary and Ben. They know them. Mrs. Mennell saw the dog. I saw it. Sam helped Sally pick up trash. He helped her pick up trash.

4. Comprehension and Language Arts Book Page 6

5. Try It! Write a pronoun to replace the underlined nouns in each sentence.
she
Clara Barton was a teacher in New Jersey. ___________
You and I know that she founded the Red Cross. ___________
The Red Cross helped my family. ________________ We us

6. Practice Circle the pronouns in the paragraph
My name is James Cook, and I am a sailor. In 1768, I became the captain of a ship. I burned vinegar and gunpowder on my ship, because they purified the air. I made the sailors eat fruit to help them stay healthy. They thanked me for caring about them.

7. Proofread Read the paragraph, and replace each underlined noun with the proper pronoun.
Christopher Columbus sailed to America, and Christopher Columbus ______ started colonies there. Many explorers traveled across the Atlantic Ocean, and the explorers ______ saw new lands. We read about the explorers ______ in history books. he
they
them