How do I teach pronouns to ESL students?
Ask students which words have been replaced by new words. Explain that pronouns replace proper names and nouns such as “David,” “Anna and Susan,” “the book,” etc. Ask students which pronouns would replace different names and objects. Make sure to switch between singular and plural subject pronouns.
How do you teach students personal pronouns?
How to Teach Personal Pronouns
- Warm up. Begin by talking about people so that students can provide some sample sentences to work with in the next section.
- Introduce: Subjective. Introduce subjective pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they.
- Practice Personal Pronouns.
- Introduce: Objective/Possessive.
- Practice.
- Review.
What is pronoun with example and exercise?
Other Types of Pronoun
Pronoun Type | Members of the Subclass |
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Possessive | mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs |
Reflexive | myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves |
Reciprocal | each other, one another |
Relative | that, which, who, whose, whom, where, when |
What are pronouns exercises?
Exercise on Pronouns
- My name is Sue. (Sue) am English.
- My mum’s name is Angie. (Angie) is from Germany.
- Bob is my dad. (My dad) is a waiter.
- On the left you can see Simon.
- (Sue and Simon) are twins.
- Our dog is a girl, Judy.
- (Sue, Simon, Angie and Bob) live in Canterbury.
- (Canterbury) is not far from London.
What are some pronoun questions?
Grammar Practice Questions – Pronouns
- We scored as many goals as ____ (they/them).
- I am one year older than ____ (he/him).
- He is as good a student as ____ (she/her).
- Between you and ____ (I/me) he is a liar.
- Let ____ (he/him) who can, save her from drowning.
- The boy ____ (who/whom) fell off his bicycle has hurt his leg.
What are samples of pronouns?
Let’s look at some examples.
- First person pronouns (singular) — I, me, my, mine, myself.
- Second person — you, yours, your, yourself.
- Third person (male) — he, him, his, himself.
- Third person (female) — she, her, hers, herself.
- Third person — it, its, itself.
- First person (plural) — we, us, our, ours, ourselves.