Pronouns 代名詞
BasicPronouns: I, you, we and they.
- Pronouns take the place of nouns: Peter → he.
- He for boys, she for girls, it for things and animals.
- Use we for my side and they for the other group.
文體小知識：Learn basic grammar.
§Text Passage
1Peter and Jane are in the park. Peter has a new kite. He runs fast with the kite. Jane sits on the grass. She eats an apple. The kite flies high in the sky. It looks like a big bird.
2The wind blows hard. The kite goes higher and higher. Peter laughs and jumps. Jane claps her hands. A little dog runs near them. It barks happily. They laugh and play together. I watch them and smile.
3I am their friend. You can come to the park too. He, she and it are pronouns. We and they are pronouns too. We have lots of fun, and you can play with us next time!
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Peter and Jane are in the park.
Peter 同 Jane 在公園裡。
Peter has a new kite.
Peter 有一隻新風箏。
He runs fast with the kite.
他帶着風箏跑得好快。
Jane sits on the grass.
Jane 坐在草地上。
She eats an apple.
他正在吃蘋果。
The kite flies high in the sky.
那隻風箏在天上飛得好高。
It looks like a big bird.
他看上去好像一隻大鳥。
The wind blows hard.
風吹得很大。
The kite goes higher and higher.
那隻風箏愈飛愈高。
Peter laughs and jumps.
Peter 又笑又跳。
Jane claps her hands.
Jane 拍拍手。
A little dog runs near them.
一隻小狗在他們附近跑來跑去。
It barks happily.
他開心地吠。
They laugh and play together.
他們一起笑、一起玩。
I watch them and smile.
我望着他們，微微地笑。
I am their friend.
我是他們的朋友。
You can come to the park too.
你都可以來公園玩。
He, she and it are pronouns.
He、she 同 it 都是代名詞。
We and they are pronouns too.
We 同 they 都是代名詞。
We have lots of fun, and you can play with us next time!
我們玩得好開心，下次你可以一起來玩！
1Summary 重點摘要
Pronouns: I, you, we and they.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
A word that takes the place of a noun.
The person speaking. Always a capital letter.
The person or people listening.
One boy or man.
One girl or woman.
One thing or animal.
Me and other people.
Other people, animals or things.
3Step by step Steps
- What is a pronounPeter has a kite. He runs fast. The word He takes the place of Peter, so we do not repeat the name again and again. Such words are pronouns. With pronouns our sentences are shorter and smoother. Try it: replace a name that appears many times with he or she, and hear the difference.
- Use them in paragraph 1Practise in the first paragraph: Peter is a boy, so use he: He runs fast. Jane is a girl, so use she: She eats an apple. The kite is a thing, so use it: It looks like a big bird. Remember the little rule: he for boys, she for girls, it for things.
- The seven subject pronounsEnglish has seven subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we and they. Read them in order aloud several times until you know them by heart. When you speak or write, think first about who or what you are replacing, and then pick the right one.
- I is always capitalThe pronoun I is always written as a capital letter, whether it stands at the start, in the middle or at the end of a sentence: I am their friend. This is an iron rule of English. Other pronouns like you, he and she are usually small letters. Check that I is never lowercase.
- am, is and areEach pronoun has its own be-verb: I takes am (I am a pupil); he, she and it take is (She is my sister); you, we and they take are (They are happy). When two people or two things are joined together, use they: Peter and Jane becomes They are happy.
- we or theyWe and they are both plural, but the angle is different. Use we for the people on your side: We have lots of fun. Use they for the other group: They laugh and play together. Decide first which group you belong to, and then choose we or they.
- Sentence practiceJoin two sentences with a pronoun: This is Amy. She is my friend. The second sentence uses She instead of Amy, so the name appears only once. Count how many times you save the name, and you will see how pronouns make sentences shorter.
5Worked example Example
Pronoun matching race: change names and things into the right pronouns, then build full sentences with them.
- Read the seven pronouns first: I, you, he, she, it, we, they. Remember who each word stands for.
- Match the singulars first: Peter (a boy) becomes he; Jane (a girl) becomes she; the kite (a thing) becomes it.
- Then the plurals: Peter and Jane become they; Peter and I (with me included) become we.
- Add verbs and read aloud: He runs. She eats. It flies. The verb takes s after he, she or it.
- Write full sentences: This is Amy. She is my friend. The second sentence uses She for Amy.
- Finally check each other's sentences: look for wrong pronouns and a small i that should be I.
- Answer: Peter becomes he, Jane becomes she, the kite becomes it, Peter and Jane become they, Peter and I become we. Full sentence: This is Amy. She is my friend. Pronouns stop us from repeating names.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Which pronoun do we use for Jane?
Q2Which pronoun do we use for the kite?
Q3Fill in: I ___ (am / is / are) their friend.
Q4Swap in a pronoun: Peter and Jane laugh. → ___ laugh.
Q5Which word is always a capital letter?
8Recap Recap
- Pronouns take the place of nouns: Peter → he.
- He for boys, she for girls, it for things and animals.
- Use we for my side and they for the other group.
- I is always capital; I am, he/she/it is, you/we/they are.
- Swap repeated names for pronouns when you write.