Choose a pronoun’s role

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Subject bird; use run. Blank: ___ sings, referent Ana, singular she. Verb: jumped. Speech: "Come here," Ana said.
• Primary check: Subject birds; use run. Blank: I saw ___, referent Ana, singular she. Verb: jumps. Speech: ANA: Come here.

Learn the idea

Subject pronouns do an action; object pronouns receive an action or follow many prepositions. She and they are subjects; her and them are objects in these exercises.

Use the supplied referent and the blank’s sentence role. Keep singular and plural distinct.

Example to read or listen to: Subject bird; use run. Blank: ___ sings, referent Ana, singular she. Verb: jumped. Speech: "Come here," Ana said. The answer is she. The relevant input states: Blank: ___ sings, referent Ana, singular she. This fits she. Subject pronouns do an action; object pronouns receive an action or follow many prepositions. She and they are subjects; her and them are objects in these exercises. The name’s length does not decide the pronoun.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Use the supplied referent and the blank’s sentence role. Keep singular and plural distinct.
3. Check the worked solution: she. The relevant input states: Blank: ___ sings, referent Ana, singular she. This fits she. Subject pronouns do an action; object pronouns receive an action or follow many prepositions. She and they are subjects; her and them are objects in these exercises. The name’s length does not decide the pronoun.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Correct: The birds runs. Expected: The birds run. Add They are flying to show ongoing action. Write one prose dialogue line: "Look up," Jo said. Then turn it into a speaker-labeled script line without pretending the punctuation forms are identical. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: Subject pronouns do an action; object pronouns receive an action or follow many prepositions. She and they are subjects; her and them are objects in these exercises.

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