Meanings.
What are pronouns?
Pronouns are words that refer to a noun.
Ahmad and Hussain went to watch a movie, and he enjoyed it.
Ahmad and Hussain went to watch a move, and Ahmad enjoyed it.
Mohammed went shopping with his sister, and he bought new clothes.
Antecedent: Mohammed
Pronoun: he
A- The boy wasn’t happy with what his sister did.
B- The two poets saw his result.
A
Ammie told ____ friend that a hurricane is occurring.
Ammie told her friend that a hurricane is occurring.
What are antecedents?
Antecedents are nouns that pronouns are referring to.
When Eric spoke to his friend’s father, he was very polite.
The girl got into a fight with her father after her toy was hidden from her.
Antecedent: girl
Pronoun: her
A- After Ben took the radio out of the car, he sold it.
B- After Ben took the radio out of the car, he sold the radio.
B
She has many chocolates in ____ pocket.
Her.
name seven pronouns.
It, they, them, he, she, him, her.
When Lisa and Kim finally landed, she breathed a sigh of relief.
(Reword the sentence)
Lisa breathed a sigh of relief when she and Kim finally landed.
My friend told me how expensive his pen was after buying it from the store.
Antecedent: Pen
Pronoun: it
A- Leo put his toy on his bed, but it broke.
B- Leo put his toy on the bed, but he wasn’t comfortable.
B
After fixing the car, ____ sold immediately
It
What are vague pronouns?
Pronouns that are not clear in what noun they are referring to.
Remove the door from the frame and paint it.
(Reword the sentence)
Paint the frame and remove the door from it.
The table was supposed to be put into a van, but it was too small.
Antecedent: van
Pronoun: it
A- They say more rain is on the way.
B- Tania and Ariel Went to the mall after writing their exams.
C- Harry was late for class, and this drove his teacher crazy.
B
My friend told me that _____ class has a crazy group called “group psycho.”
His.
Why are vague pronouns a problem?
(name two reasons)
- Vague pronouns can make a sentence confusing.
Vague pronouns are considered to be a grammar mistake.
A marker was used many times on a whiteboard, and it broke because of how many times it was used.
(Reword the sentence without replacing or removing words.)
A marker was used many times, and it broke because of how many times it was used on a whiteboard.
My cat attacked a dog, and he got injured.
(Explain why you chose your answer.)
Antecedent: My cat
Pronoun: he
(When you are talking about a pet that you have a personal relationship with like your cat, you can use the pronoun he for the animal.)
A- Mom wasn’t sure Jane had her make up.
B- Neither the backup singer or the lead vocalist were satisfied with her performance.
A
Peter told his friend that he does not get angry compared to _____ Class
Peter’s/His friend’s