PRONOUNS & ANTECEDENTS

A pronoun is a substitute for a noun or a noun phrase. There are multiple types of pronouns for example personal, relative, interrogative, demonstrative, and indefinite pronouns.

PRONOUN EXAMPLES

• I, you, he, she, it, we
• They, me, him, her
• Us, them, everyone,
• Nothing, nobody
• Everything, someone

An antecedent is a word, phrase, or a clause to which a pronoun refers. A pronoun takes it's meaning from the antecedent.

EXAMPLE SENTENCES

• Alexis says she hates rotten pickles.
• Seth made his own house on minecraft.
• Lexi has her own wall.
• Seth used his trampoline yesterday.
• Alexis has her own floor.

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• Jordan has her project under control.
• Derek is wearing his glasses today.
• Lexi loves ice cream, her favorite kind is mint chip.
• Jordan has on her Buckle shirt today.
• Kenzie and Cole are doing their own project.

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• Jordan has her pencil in her hand.
• Seth grabbed his eraser.
• Lexi has her own planner.
• Mrs. Dinkel has her own desk.
• Elmo has his own segment on Sesame Street.

SOURCES

• The language arts book
• Wikipedia
• Dictionary.com
• Google