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Unit 5
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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or nouns. The
words he, she, it, we, you, and they are pronouns.
Emmett is a vet. He helps animals.
He takes the place of the noun Carlos.
Robbie and Evelyn are zookeepers. They also help animals.
They take the place of the nouns Robbie and Evelyn.
He, she, and it are pronouns that name only one. We and they
are pronouns that name more than one.
Joe likes to read. He has a library card.
He is a pronoun that names one person – Joe.
Joe and Charles are brothers. They will go to the library.
They is a pronoun that names more than one – Joe and Charles.
The pronouns I and me take the place of your name. Use I in the
subject of a sentence. Use me after an action verb. Always
write I with a capital letter.
I have a great dog. The dog follows me.
When you talk about yourself and another person, name yourself
last. The pronouns I and me take the place of your name.
My friends and I play after school.
They see the dog and me do tricks.
The pronouns I, he, she, we, and they are used as subjects of
sentences. The pronouns me, him, her, us, and them are used
after action verbs. The pronouns you and it can be used
anywhere in a sentence.
Kevin has cheese. He shares it.
The pronoun he is the subject of the sentence.
The pronoun it is used after the action verb shares.
Chinny met Leah. Chinny showed her the cheese.
The pronoun her is used after the action verb showed.
A contraction is a short way to put two words together. An
apostrophe (‘) takes the place of one or more letters.
Contractions can be formed by putting together a pronoun and
another word, such as will, are, or is.
I will get some flowers. I’ll get some flowers.
Many contractions are formed with verbs and the word not.
Devin did not read the sign. Devin didn’t read the sign.