2 MINUTE CHALLENGE: What’s the word?

The Pronoun A pronoun is used to substitute a noun

(person or thing).

To decide if a word is a pronoun, you need to ask yourself – “does it substitute a noun?”For example:Jack plays his oboe every evening. He is learning very fast. (‘He’ is used instead of repeating ‘Jack’

The 6 classes of pronoun1. Personal Pronouns – I, you, we, he, she, it, they, me, him, her, it, us, them, mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs.2. Reflexive Pronouns – myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves3. Relative Pronouns – who, whom, whose, which, that, what4. Interrogative Pronouns – who, whose, whom, which, what5. Demonstrative Pronouns – this, that, these, those6. Indefinite pronouns – any, each, several, some + many more

Personal PronounsThe most common type of pronoun; used

to stand in place of a person, name or thing e.g.

When Barnaby stroked the cat and listened to the cat purring softly, Barnaby felt calm

and peaceful.Becomes…..

When Barnaby stroked the cat and listened to it purring softly, he felt calm and peaceful

Different uses of personal pronouns

For singular nouns

For plural nouns

When pronoun is SUBJECT

I, you, he, she, it

We, you, they

When pronoun is OBJECT

Me, you, him, her, it

Us, you, them

When pronoun BELONGS

Mine, yours, his, hers, its

Ours, yours, theirs

Replace the noun Emily went out to find her parents The teachers asked John if John was

feeling better “I think this book is yours, John”, the

teacher said. It isn’t your book, its my book!