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by Brian P. Cleary
illustrated by Brian Gable
To my sister Maggie, who is

very much a word person.
—B.P.C.
To Wendy
—
B.G.
Pronoun:
A word that
takes the place
of a noun.
NOTE: Some of the pronouns in this book are not printed in color.
As each kind of pronoun is discussed,
co
l
or t
y
p
e highlights only the
corresponding pronouns.
Can you find all of the pronouns?
by Br
ian P. Cleary
illustrated by Brian Gable
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He
is a pronoun.

She is a pronoun.
Even lil’ ol’ me is a pronoun.
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,
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and
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s

y
o
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r
c
l
a
s
s
,
w
hen she’s asked to fill in
for your teacher,
a
pronoun steps in as
a sub for a noun,
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,
”
b
ecause that ’s
their specified mission.
W
ithout
them we’d
say,
“Anne’s father surprised Anne
and bought Anne
a sporty new truck.
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s

a

w
i
t
,
A
nne couldn’t believe
Anne’s good luck.”
N
ow, Anne is a really big
fan of her name,
but even
she’d have to agree.
T
hese phrases could
sure use a “
her”
here and there,
n

a

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h
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.
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“P
ersonal
p
ronouns”
stand in for a noun,
l
i
k
e
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r

s
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r
a
d
y
.
.
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r
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n

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y

o

He
could be Steven,
I might mean Josh,
they could be
Bonnie
and Brady.

S
ometimes
a
pronoun
is very
“possessive.”
This cookie
is
mine,
it’s not
hers.
“D
emonstrative pronouns”
help point something out,
as in
this, these,
and
those
are all yours.
“I
ndefinite pronouns”
tell about people
w
i
t
h
o
u
t
b

e
i
n
g

s

p
e
c
i
f
i
c
,
a
n
d
t
h
i
n
g
s

a
s in Someone around
here is quite a good cook,
t
h

i
n
g

i
n
h
e
r
e
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o
m

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a
n
d
t
e

r

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f
i
c
.

s
m
e

l

l
s
No
thing and all
are indefinite, too.
So are anyone,
no one
, or any.
Ev
eryone, none
o
m
e
b
o

,
s
o
m
e

d

y
,
s
e

v
e
r
a
l
,
s
,
bot
h
,
nei
t
h
er,
nob ody,
many.
If i
t helps form a question,
it’s called
“interrogative”—
avery inquisitive
pronoun.
Wh

at are you looking at?
Who is your daddy?
W
h
i
c
h
r
w
e

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k
a

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o
a
d
d

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t
t
h
e
h

o

e

d
o
w
n
?
“Who”can replace
words like
h

e
,
s
h
e
,
a

n
d
m
e
.
I
t’s a pronoun that’s
constantly doing.