The wonders of PRONOUNS

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A person, place or thing

What is a noun?

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The boy fixed the car_______

Himself

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Many dogs are barking, and_____ need to be quiet

they

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The antecedent (subject)in this sentence:

Billy and Johnny rode their bikes

Billy and Johnny

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A word that refers to a noun

What is a pronoun

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The pumpkin even scared______

itself

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The cars were in a wreck, and_____ were ruined.

they

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The antecedent (subject) in this sentence:

My mother baked several cakes and they were awesome.

Cakes

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One way in which a pronounmust agree with a noun it refers

to

What is number

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Mrs. Hills and Ms. Sawyer did all the work_________

Themselves

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The children had a pass, and____ was for the library.

it

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The antecedent (subject) in this sentence

The girls got a job, and it was a good one.

job

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The name for the noun the pronounrefers to

What is the antecedent

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The girls did it ___________

themselves

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The box of crayons lost_____ lid

its

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The antecedent in this sentence:The dogs made a mess, and it

had to be cleaned up.

mess

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If a person falls down, ____should get back up.

He or she

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After getting in trouble, the boysapologized to _______ mother

Their

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The pronouns in this sentence:Even though the boys were late, they got to the party themselves.

they, themselves