We can spot two types of pronoun. Personal pronouns Possessive pronouns (or determiners) These refer to the missing name of a These refer to the possession of person, creature, place or thing. someone or something by someone or something. Chloe shouted at her mother. She shouted at her. Annabelle is Mrs Crumb’s baby. She is her baby. Mr Stink loves the Duchess. I love you. Elizabeth the cat has her pride. Elizabeth the cat loved to chase dogs. Both children ate their sausages slowly. She loved to chase them. All the old rock-band CDs are Dad’s. Wanderers like to sleep after eating All the old rock-band CDs are his. some food. (the CDs belong to Dad) They like to sleep after eating it. The newsagent’s customers were few The shed is a dark, dusty space. but loyal. It is a dark, dusty space. Its customers were few but loyal. (the customers belong to the The journey is a long journey. newsagent) It is a long journey. Wednesday Week 1 Grammar 1 Identifying pronouns Read this section of Mr Stink Underline the personal pronouns in red. Chloe studied the picture on the CD for a moment. Superimposed in front of a drawing of a giant snake stood four long-haired, leather-jacketed types. Chloe’s eyes fixed on the guitar player, who looked an awful lot like her dad, only with a mass of curly black hair. “I don’t believe it!” said Chloe. “That’s my dad!” She hadn’t any idea her dad had ever had a perm, let alone that he had been in a rock-band! She didn’t know which was more shocking – the idea of him not being bald, or the idea of him playing electric guitar. “Really?” said Mr Stink.
We can spot two types of pronoun. Personal pronouns These refer to the missing name of a person, creature, place or thing. Chloe shouted at her mother. She shouted at her. Mr Stink loves the Duchess. I love you. Elizabeth the cat loved to chase dogs. She loved to chase them. Wanderers like to sleep after eating some food. They like to sleep after eating it. The shed is a dark, dusty space. It is a dark, dusty space. The journey is a long journey. It is a long journey. Possessive pronouns (or determiners) These refer to the possession of someone or something by someone or something. Annabelle is Mrs Crumb’s baby. She is her baby. Elizabeth the cat has her pride. Both children ate their sausages slowly. All the old rock-band CDs are Dad’s. All the old rock-band CDs are his. (the CDs belong to Dad) The newsagent’s customers were few but loyal. Its customers were few but loyal. (the customers belong to the newsagent) Wednesday Week 1 Grammar 1 Identifying pronouns Read this section of Mr Stink Underline the personal pronouns in red. Chloe studied the picture on the CD for a moment. Superimposed in front of a drawing of a giant snake stood four long-haired, leather-jacketed types. Chloe’s eyes fixed on the guitar player, who looked an awful lot like her dad, only with a mass of curly black hair. “I don’t believe it!” said Chloe. “That’s my dad!” She hadn’t any idea her dad had ever had a perm, let alone that he had been in a rock-band! She didn’t know which was more shocking – the idea of him not being bald, or the idea of him playing electric guitar. “Really?” said Mr Stink.
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