Pronouns

Pronouns are words we use instead of names to keep from repeating the same names over and over. For example, instead of saying “Sarah ate Sarah’s lunch,” we say “Sarah ate her lunch.” Words like “he,” “she,” “it,” “they,” and “you” are all pronouns. They make our sentences shorter and easier to say.

Here are three examples demonstrating the use of Pronouns, the ‘before’ sentences do not have an pronoun and the ‘After’ sentences have the pronoun included:

Before: Emily lost Emily’s hat.
After: Emily lost her hat.

Before: The dog chased the dog’s tail.
After: The dog chased its tail.

Before: Michael and Lisa went to Michael and Lisa’s favourite restaurant.
After: Michael and Lisa went to their favourite restaurant.

Now a longer sentence

Before: Samantha picked up Samantha’s book from the table and Samantha read Samantha’s book in the park.

After: Samantha picked up her book from the table and read it in the park.

Here is a list of 20 pronouns that you could try to use to include in your writing.

I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Me
Him
Her
Us
Them
My
Your
His
Hers
Its
Our
Their
Whose