SHARING STORIESLESSON 2

Pronouns

Pronouns

Pronouns replace nouns.Examples of words that are pronouns:

I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it We, us, you, they, them

How We Use Pronouns.

Jack and Jill know Mary and Ben.They know them.

Mrs. Mennell saw the dog.I saw it.

Sam helped Sally pick up trash.He helped her pick up trash.

Comprehension and Language Arts Book

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Try It!Write a pronoun to replace the underlined nouns in each

sentence.

1. Clara Barton was a teacher in New Jersey. ___________

2. You and I know that she founded the Red Cross. ___________

3. The Red Cross helped my family. ________________

she

We

us

PracticeCircle the pronouns in the paragraph

My name is James Cook, and I am a sailor. In 1768, I became the captain of a ship. I burned vinegar and gunpowder on my ship, because they purified the air. I made the sailors eat fruit to help them stay healthy. They thanked me for caring about them.

ProofreadRead the paragraph, and replace each underlined noun with the proper pronoun.

Christopher Columbus sailed to America, and

Christopher Columbus ______ started colonies

there. Many explorers traveled across the Atlantic

Ocean, and the explorers ______ saw new lands.

We read about the explorers ______ in history books.

he

they

them