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We needed to leave for the game but, Mom was not ready.
What's the pronoun.
We
Fix it
Jonah had not eaten so Jonah went to Jonah's kitchen.
Jonah had not eaten so he went to his kitchen.
What's wrong
Kate and Kate's friend went to Kate's house.
The repetitive Kate's
Pick the pronoun(s)
1: He
2: Jr
3: Kate
4: She
1: He
2: She
Pick the right pronoun
1: Jonah had to go to Jona's room.
2: Jonah had to go to he room.
3: Jonah had to go to his room
3: Jonah had to go to his room
How can you fix it?
Kate had pizza and Jonah wanted pizza, but Kate did not want to give up Kate's pizza.
Kate had pizza and Jonah wanted pizza, but she did not want to give up her pizza.
What's wrong here
Jonah and his friends were going a movie but, when they got there Jonah forgot Jonah's wallet.
The repeated Jonah
Pick the pronoun(s)
1: Kate
2: Them
3: max
4: They
4. They
What's wrong with it?
Jr. was not feeling well, so he told Jr.'s mom.
It should be Jr. was not feeling well, so he told his mom.
How can you fix it?
Kate had no idea what Kate's sister was doing.
Replace with Kate had no idea what her sister was doing.
What's wrong with this sentence?
"Kate was going to Kate's room and Kate's brother walked in."
The repeated noun
Pick the one that is NOT a pronoun
1: Themselves
2: Jr
3: Us
4: We
2. Jr
What's the definition of a pronoun.
A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase
Fix it
Max needed help on his work but, Kate was too busy on Kate's work to help max.
Max needed help on his work but, Kate was too busy on her work to help him.
What's wrong with this sentence?
Jr. did not do his work, so Jr got a bad grade Kate did hers though. Max did half his but still passed.
The multiple Jr.'s
Pick the possessive pronoun(s)
1: Yours
2: He
3: We
4: Theirs
1. Yours
4. Theirs
What's the main reason for using a pronoun?
It makes communication faster and more efficient by not having to repeat the same noun.
Fix it
Kate knew the joke Max was telling her, but she did not mind because she knew Max was happy telling Max's joke.
Kate knew the joke Max was telling her, but she did not mind because she knew he was happy telling his joke.
How can you fix it?
Jr. was sick so he had to stay home from his school. Jr.'s sister was not sick, so she kept messing with Jr.
Jr. was sick so he had to stay home from his school. His sister was not sick, so she kept messing with him.
Pick the pronoun(s)
1: Us
2: His
3: Hers
4: Kate
1. Us
2. His
3. Hers