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Language Skills

Pronouns

Want to improve your understanding of pronouns and become a more confident writer? These exercises will help you develop your skills.

Introduction

Nouns are ‘naming words’. We use them to let people know what or who what we are talking about. When it is clear what we are talking about, we can use a pronoun instead. Pronouns are words that replace nouns. They make our writing and talking easier to understand.

Exercise One

In Lisa’s accident report on Mr Wilson, she keeps repeating nouns. Find all the nouns you can replace with pronouns:

Accident Report

I heard a noise in the dining room at lunchtime. I went to the dining room and Mr Wilson was groaning. Mr Wilson had fallen off the chair. Mr Wilson could not get back on to the chair. My colleague Jean and I helped Mr Wilson back into the chair. Jean looked to see if Mr Wilson was hurt. Jean found that Mr Wilson had bruised his leg. Jean put a cold compress on the bruise. The bruise was not too bad. The other residents carried on eating. The other residents all seemed fine.

Suggested Answers

I heard a noise in the dining room at lunchtime. I went to the dining room and Mr Wilson was groaning. He had fallen off the chair. He could not get back on it. My colleague Jean and I helped him back into the chair. Jean looked to see if he was hurt. She found that Mr Wilson had bruised his leg. She put a cold compress on the bruise. It was not too bad. The other residents carried on eating. They all seemed fine.

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