pronoun

A. Title: Pronoun

B. Description:
a word that takes place of a noun
C. Learning outcome:
to be able to identify pronouns in the paragraph
D. Learning presentations

Question: What are the different types of pronouns?

Answer: There are four types of pronouns: Subject Pronouns, Object Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns and Demonstrative Pronouns. Here is a list and explanation showing the different types of pronouns:

• Subject Pronouns - I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they function as the subject of a sentence:

  I live in New York.
  Do you like playing tennis?
  He doesn't want to come this evening.
  She works in London.
  It won't be easy.
  We are studying pronouns at the moment.
  You went to Paris last year, didn't you?
  They bought a new car last month.

i.definition -pronoun takes the place of a noun

ii.examples

e.g. She will do the work herself.
They gave it to him.
We want to know who was there.

F. learning activity

1. Be sure that everyone brings ____________ own book.
HIS OR HER
THEIR

2. If anyone calls, tell ____________ that I'll be back in half an hour.
HIM OR HER
THEM

3. Joe and ____________ have been close friends for many years.
ME
I

4. Did you see Derek and ____________ at the game?
HER
SHE

5. Between you and ____________ , this politician cannot be trusted.
ME
I

6. Each person in the room turned ____________ head to the front when the teacher entered.
THEIR
HIS

7. We know that we can count on James, Anne, and ____________ .
HER
SHE

8. Rhonda explained that ____________ and her sister had often eaten at that restaurant.
HER
SHE

9. Most of the workers were wearing ____________ hard hats.
HIS OR HER
THEIR

10. It's always best for a student to ask questions when ____________ doesn't understand a problem.
SHE
THEY

11. The children in that neighborhood often ride ____________ bikes through the park.
HIS OR HER
THEIR

12. The local government plans to cut ____________ budget for recreation.
ITS
THEIR

13. When I meet new people, I'm usually curious about ____________ occupations.
THEIR
HIS OR HER

14. Everyone who purchased one of the paintings ____________ pleased.
WERE
WAS

15. Few of the suggestions ____________ reasonable to me.
SOUND
SOUNDS

16. Christopher and ____________ want to travel to the Far East some day.
I
ME

17. The cost of the repairs shocked both my brother and ____________ .
I
ME

18. Most of the congestion on the highway ____________ caused by an overturned truck.
WERE
WAS

19. To Maria and ____________ , the movie seemed very silly.
HER
SHE

20. Both of the bicycles in the garage ____________ broken.
IS
ARE

F. Learning Evaluation

Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence. The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence.

1. My grandmother really loved Juan. She left all her money to Federico and _______ .
he
him

2. A student in that all-women's college should have no fears about ________ future.
her
their

3. He was so worried about ________ he should ask to the big dance, that he ended up not asking anyone.
who
whom

4. Neither Tashonda nor _____ am responsible for this mess.
I
me

5. This is a matter for you and _______ to decide.
I
me

G. Assignment

Use the following pronouns in a sentence.

1. We
2. They
3. I
4. Them
5. Myself