Mastering Pronouns in English Writing
Learn about pronouns and how they are used to avoid repetition in writing. Understand the definition of pronouns, examples of common pronouns, and how to identify and use them effectively within a piece of writing. Practice matching underlined nouns or noun phrases with the correct pronouns to enhance your writing skills.
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L.O: Use pronouns to avoid repetition. Success Criteria: Define what a pronoun is. Give examples of pronouns. Identify pronouns within a piece of writing.
Pronouns Pronouns replace nouns or noun phrases. Nouns are naming words. They are general names for people, animals, places, things or ideas. Noun phrases are a group of words that do the job of one noun. Common pronouns include: I me they them we us her you it he him mine yours his ours their hers
Pronouns to avoid repetition Pronouns are used to avoid repeating the noun or noun phrase in a text. Jemima strolled to the park with Jemima s dad. Jemima watched the ducks dabbling in the pond before Jemima and Jemima s dad decided that it was time to return home. This can be rewritten, using pronouns to avoid repetition. Jemima strolled to the park with her dad. She watched the ducks dabbling in the pond before they decided that it was time to return home.
Pronouns to avoid repetition Here are some more examples of pronouns used to avoid repetition. The customers queued to order the customers meals. They queued to order their meals. The squirrel buried the squirrel s acorn under the oak. It buried its acorn under the oak. Jamal didn t want to share the new pens. The new pens were Jamal s! Jamal didn t want to share the new pens. They were his!
I, my, me and mine We use the pronouns I, my, me and mine to avoid repeating our own names when we talk. Our own names are nouns so these pronouns replace them. I enjoy reading and drawing in my spare time. My sister often draws with me although she has her own special pencil set because Idon t like her using mine. She makes them blunt! Hamza
Your turn Match each underlined noun or noun phrase to the correct pronoun. he Nathaniel collected autumn leaves for a collage. their The three puppies enjoyed chasing each other. her My friend is a biologist. My friend s job is interesting. they The children had fun. The children s day had been brilliant.
How did you do? Match each underlined noun or noun phrase to the correct pronoun. he Nathaniel collected autumn leaves for a collage. their The three puppies enjoyed chasing each other. her My friend is a biologist. My friend s job is interesting. they The children had fun. The children s day had been brilliant.
Your turn Replace each underlined noun or noun phrase with a suitable pronoun. The teacher came to help Kahn and me. The wolf makes a den for the wolf s pups . Can you collect the books up, please? Bilal, Tanya and me arrived at school punctually.
How did you do? Replace each underlined noun or noun phrase with a suitable pronoun. The teacher came to help us. The wolf makes a den for its pups . Can you collect them up, please? We arrived at school punctually.
Your main task Choose one of the challenges on the next slides to complete. There is a mild, medium and spicy challenge.
Mild Mild Rewrite this paragraph, using pronouns to avoid repetition. Mia set off for the train station because Mia was going to visit Mia s grandmother for the day. The sun was shining when Mia arrived at Mia s grandmother s house so Mia and Mia s grandmother decided to have a walk in the woods. Suddenly, thunder clouds gathered and rain started to pour from the cloud-laden sky, soaking Mia and Mia s grandmother to the skin.
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Answers Mild Mia set off for the train station because she was going to visit her grandmother for the day. The sun was shining when she arrived at hergrandmother s house so they decided to have a walk in the woods. Suddenly, thunder clouds gathered and rain started to pour from the cloud-laden sky, soaking them to the skin.
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