Pronouns

Fill in the blank: A pronoun is ___________________________________.

Why should you use pronouns?

Fill in the blank: An objective pronoun is ______________________________.

Fill in the blanks: A possessive pronoun shows ______________.

Indicate what type of pronoun the word between the dashes is. --HE-- ate the last burrito from the fridge.

Indicate what type of pronoun the word between the dashes is. She talks to --HIM-- everyday on the phone.

Fill in the blanks: A subject pronoun is ________________________________.

Pronouns decrease repetition of the noun and make sentences smoother and easier to read. No one wants to read, "Juan ate the apple. Then, Juan goes to sleep. After that, Juan rushes in the morning because Juan is late for school and does not eat anything since Juan already ate his breakfast at night." Yea. Boring!

Object pronoun

a word that replaces a noun and acts like the sort of noun it has taken its place of.

Subject pronoun

a word that is the __________ of a verb.

possession

a word that is the the ________ of either a verb (indirect or direct) or preposition