Pronouns
REMEMBER: Pronouns are words that replace nouns or names of people.
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I |
YOU |
HE |
SHE |
IT |
WE |
THEY |
§ My sister has lunch at school = She has lunch at school
When the pronouns come after a verb or a preposition, they take a different form.
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ME |
YOU |
HIS |
HER |
IT |
US |
THEM |
§ Sally and Jane play tennis with Lucy and Mary = Sally and Jane play tennis with them
§ His mother told Albert to come back early = His mother told him to come back early
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Underline the pronouns in these sentences:
1. He sat comfortably on the chair.
2. She gave some sweets to the boy.
3. Sandra and Alice went for a walk. They went to the shops.
4. Tom went to look for John and Brian. He found them in the garden.
5. She picked up the pencil and put it in the drawer.
Fill in each blank using a pronoun from the table
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THEY |
IT |
ME |
US |
HE |
SHE |
1. Bill picked up the ball and ____ kicked ____ in the air.
2. The players were very happy when ____ won the cup.
3. Sally went out in the rain. ____ got very wet.
4. John went home. ____ had tea and biscuits for tea.
5. I bought some chocolates and the shopkeeper gave them to ____.
6. If she invites _____ to her party, we will go.
Rewrite these sentences replacing the underlined words by their corresponding pronouns:
1. The children played a very good match.
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2. There were two big cats in the garden, so the birds flew away.
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3. When Albert got home, his wife cooked dinner.
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4. Her father says that Mary is at the club.
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5. Frank talked to James on the phone yesterday.
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6. Paul and I watched the tennis match on TV last Sunday.
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7. Brian met Charles and Stella on the way to school.
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8. Mary dropped the rubber under the table.
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