Pronouns Replace Nouns

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Objective

I can use pronouns to replace nouns in sentences.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Pronouns are substitutes or replacements for nouns.

  2. 2

    If you are writing about a boy, man, or male, you should use the pronoun he, but if you are writing about a lady, girl, or female, you should use the pronoun she.

  3. 3

    Using pronouns can keep you from overusing a noun or proper noun repeatedly in your writing.

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Practice

10 questions

1

What is a pronoun?

2

Which of the following words is NOT a pronoun?

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Exit ticket

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Rewrite this paragraph, replacing the underlined words with pronouns: My brother likes to play video games. My brother plays video games every day after school. Sometimes my mom plays video games with my brother.

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