Identify Pronouns

A noun is a word that refers to a person, place or thing. It is sometimes called a naming word.

 

Here are some nouns:

dog

house

Oliver

town

cup

 

A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun.

 

Look at these two sentences. Can you spot the difference?

 

Fido barked and then Fido wagged his tail.

Fido barked and then he wagged his tail.

 

In the second sentence, the pronoun he is used instead of repeating the noun Fido.

 

People reading the sentence would know that he means Fido as they've already been introduced to him.

 

Here are some other pronouns:

I

you

he

she

it

we

they

him

her

 

Look at the sentence below.

 

My grandparents looked after me and my grandparents made me dinner.

 

 

Which pronoun could we use to avoid repeating my grandparents in this sentence?

 

We could use they.

 

My grandparents looked after me and they made me dinner.

In this activity, you'll be choosing the best pronoun to use to avoid repeating words within sentences.