Reading Skill 2
Date:
Understanding pronoun references
Subject pronouns (I, you, we, they, he, she, it) refer to people or
things in a text. We must be clear what these pronouns refer to.
Read the text carefully. Choose the best answer by blackening the
circle. Scan the QR code to see how to apply the skill.
Joan is five years old. She likes bananas.
Eric and I are good friends. We go to the same school.
There is a toy bear. It is brown.
❷ Circle the subject
before the pronoun.
❸ Find out what the pronoun
refers to:
Joan = She
Eric and I = We
a toy bear = It
❶ Underline the subject pronoun.
Who does 'They' refer to?
A Katy and I
B Katy and Tim
C Tim and I
Katy is tall and thin. She can sing
and dance. She has a brother Tim.
Katy and Tim always play with me.
They are my best friends.
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