©abcteach                 What is a pronoun?                grammar     

  A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. 

  For example: Linda is a pretty girl.  She is a pretty girl.  The pronoun "she"  takes the place of the noun "Linda".

Look at the pronouns in the box.

 anybody, everybody, he, her, herself, him, himself, his, 
I, it, its, itself, me, my, oneself, our, ourselves, she,
somebody, their, theirs, they, us, we, you, yourself.

Read the sentences below. Circle the noun and replace it by writing a pronoun above the word.
Example: 


1.  Mrs. Owens wrote on the chalkboard.

2.  Mr. Owens is a principal.

3.  Sandy likes to draw pictures.

4.  Let's go to Mike's house.

5.  Children like to play outside when it is warm.

Write some sentences of your own using pronouns. Circle the pronoun.
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