PERSONAL PRONOUNS PRONOUNS A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun ANTECEDENTS An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun refers to or replaces Singular I me he she it him her Plural we they us Pronouns must agree with their antecedents Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number, person and gender them A singular pronoun refers to a singular antecedent A plural pronoun refers to a plural antecedent The gender of pronouns (her, his, and its) must be the same as the gender of its antecedent ‘It’ is used for nouns that are neither male nor female Write the correct pronoun for each antecedent Then write the antecedent each Write the correct pronoun for each pronoun refers to antecedent Then write the antecedent each pronoun refers to Henry Ford changed the world when (he, they) built the first automobile Manuel enjoyed (1)her visit to Greenfield Village (2)She liked his The chair Abraham Lincoln sat in at the buildings and the people in historical time of ( their, his) assassination is at the Henry Ford Museum The bus on which Rosa Parks refused to give up (their, her) seat is also on exhibit Henry Ford invented (their, his) a vehicle called the quardricyle Paul carried (his, their) notebook to the Museum Pronoun ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… costumes Manuel visited Henry Ford’s Antecedent childhood home, and (3)she saw a model of the factory where Mr Ford …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… made (4) its first automobile At the end of the tour, (5) she even took a ride in a Model – T car Paul and Angela took careful notes for (his , her, their) class Mrs Brown’s children enjoyed (her, their, them) trip to the Museum The students rode on a bus to the museum but (he, she, they) walked back to class his Manuel Use the pronoun(s) that completes each sentence correctly Then match each sentence with its picture This queen is wearing a beautiful cape _ is pink and elegant (her, it) Bob and Julia work in a hospital _ work for long hours (she, she, they) Pizza is the Brown’s favourite food Pam bakes _ for _ family every Friday (her, his, it) Pedro’s favourite subject is Science has a tremendous bug collection (their, he) Rover loves playing with _ rubber bone However can’t find _ anywhere (it, he, his, their) Cindy is a friendly person who waves at _ neighbours when _ pass by (them, they, her) CeCe loves lying on bedroom floor thinks off everything that happened during the day (his, her, she) George and his band practice at house on Friday’s _ play at the local pizzeria (his, him, they) These kids love country _ are wearing national colours (them, they, their, he) PERSONAL PRONOUNS PRONOUNS A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun ANTECEDENTS An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun refers to or replaces Singular I me he she it him her Plural we they us Pronouns must agree with their antecedents Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number, person and gender them A singular pronoun refers to a singular antecedent A plural pronoun refers to a plural antecedent The gender of pronouns (her, his, and its) must be the same as the gender of its antecedent ‘It’ is used for nouns that are neither male nor female Write the correct pronoun for each antecedent Then write the antecedent each pronoun refers to Write the correct pronoun for each antecedent Then write the antecedent Henry Ford changed the world when (he, each pronoun refers to they) built the first automobile Manuel enjoyed (1)her visit to The chair Abraham Lincoln sat in at the Greenfield Village (2)She liked his time of ( their, his) assassination is at the Henry Ford Museum The bus on which Rosa Parks refused to give up (their, her) seat is also on exhibit Henry Ford invented (their, his) a vehicle called the quardricyle Paul carried (his, their) notebook to the Museum Pronoun ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… ……………… buildings and the people in historical Antecedent costumes Manuel visited Henry Ford’s …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… childhood home, and (3)she saw a model of the factory where Mr Ford made (4) its first automobile At the end of the tour, (5) she even took a ride in a Model – T car Paul and Angela took careful notes for (his , her, their) class Mrs Brown’s children enjoyed (her, their, them) trip to the Museum The students rode on a bus to the museum but (he, she, they) walked back to class his Manuel Use the pronoun(s) that completes each sentence correctly Then match each sentence with its picture This queen is wearing a beautiful cape _ is pink and elegant (her, it) Bob and Julia work in a hospital _ work for long hours (she, she, they) Pizza is the Brown’s favourite food Pam bakes _ for _ family every Friday (her, his, it) Pedro’s favourite subject is Science has a tremendous bug collection (their, he) Rover loves playing with _ rubber bone However can’t find _ anywhere (it, he, his, their) Cindy is a friendly person who waves at _ neighbours when _ pass by (them, they, her) CeCe loves lying on bedroom floor thinks off everything that happened during the day (his, her, she) George and his band practice at house on Friday’s _ play at the local pizzeria (his, him, they) These kids love country _ are wearing national colours (them, they, their, he) ANSWER KEY Write the correct pronoun for each Pronoun antecedent Then write the antecedent each pronoun refers to Henry Ford changed the world when (he, they) built the first automobile The chair Abraham Lincoln sat in at the time of ( their, his) assassination is at the Henry Ford Museum Antecedent he his her his his their their they Henry Ford Abraham Lincoln Rosa Parks Henry Ford Paul Paul and Angela children students The bus on which Rosa Parks refused to give up (their, her) seat is also on exhibit Write the correct pronoun for each Henry Ford invented (their, his) a vehicle antecedent Then write the called the quardricyle antecedent each pronoun refers to Paul carried (his, their) notebook to the Museum Manuel enjoyed her visit to Paul and Angela took careful notes for Greenfield Village She liked his (his , her, their) class buildings and the people in historical Mrs Brown’s children enjoyed (her, their, costumes Manuel visited Henry Ford’s childhood home, and she saw a model them) trip to the Museum of the factory where Mr Ford made The students rode on a bus to the museum its first automobile At the end of the but (he, she, they) walked back to class tour, she even took a ride in a Model – T car 3 his He He his he Manuel Manuel Manuel Mr Ford Manuel This queen is wearing a beautiful cape It is pink and elegant (her, it) Bob and Julia work in a hospital They work for long hours (she, she, they) Pizza is the Brown’s favourite food Pam bakes it for her family every Friday (her, his, it) Pedro’s favourite subject is Science He has a tremendous bug collection (their, he) Rover loves playing with his rubber bone However he can’t find it anywhere (it, he, his, their) Cindy is a friendly person who waves at her neighbours when they pass by (them, they, her) CeCe loves lying on her bedroom floor She thinks off everything that happened during the day (his, her, she) George and his band practice at his house on Friday’s They play at the local pizzeria (his, him, they) These kids love their country They are wearing their national colours (them, they, their, he)