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# Pronouns

Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns correctly (e.g., I/me/my, they/them/their, anyone/everything), replacing nouns to avoid repetition

Subject: English · Area: Grammar & Punctuation · Ages 6 to 7
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/pronouns-mt_sZXPK1FnRB

## Ready when they can

- Replace a repeated noun with a pronoun: 'The dog was happy. He wagged his tail.'
- Use I/me correctly in subject and object position in a sentence
- Choose the correct possessive pronoun (my/his/her/their) to match the noun it replaces

## Lesson: Pronouns: swapping in for names

A pronoun is a small word that stands in for a noun. It saves you from repeating the same name again and again. He, she, it, they, we, and I are all pronouns.

**Example.** The dog was happy. The dog wagged the dog's tail. That sounds bumpy. Try this instead: The dog was happy. He wagged his tail. He stands in for dog, and his shows whose tail it is.

*(drawing: He stands in for the dog, and his shows whose tail it is. No need to say the dog again.)*

I and me are both pronouns for yourself, but they work in different spots. Use I when you are doing the action, like I petted the dog. Use me when the action happens to you, like The dog licked me.

**Example.** Zoe was hungry. Zoe asked her mom for a snack. Her mom gave Zoe an apple. Zoe said, Thank you. Now watch what happens with pronouns: Zoe was hungry. She asked her mom for a snack. Her mom gave her an apple. She said, Thank you.

Three more pronouns are handy. My shows that something belongs to you: This is my pencil. Their shows that something belongs to more than one person: The twins forgot their ball. And them works like me, but for a group. Use it when the action happens to more than one person: I thanked the twins. I thanked them.

**Tip.** Possessive pronouns like my, his, her, and their show who something belongs to. Pick the one that matches the owner: a boy's ball is his ball, a girl's ball is her ball. Words like anyone and everything are pronouns too. They just do not point to one exact person or thing.

**Recap.** Pronouns like he, she, they, I, me, my, and his stand in for nouns, so pick the one that matches exactly who or what you mean.

## Practice

24 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Building sentences](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/building-sentences-mt_N8CpN1EJrP)
- [Basic Nouns & Verbs](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/basic-nouns-and-verbs-mt_yBJyCfhtem)

## Opens up

- [Pronouns for clarity](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/pronouns-for-clarity-mt_9yFAtUkoYr)