Pronouns 代名詞
BasicPronouns: we, you and they.
- Seven subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
- Use it for an animal when you do not know boy or girl.
- I am; he/she/it is; you/we/they are.
文體小知識：Learn basic grammar.
§Text Passage
1My friends and I find a small cat near the school gate. It is thin and hungry. It hides under a car. I give it some water. Mary gives it a biscuit. She is kind to the little cat.
2Tom tells Miss Lee about the cat. He wants to find its home. Miss Lee comes and looks at the cat. She says, "You are all kind children." They smile and pat the cat. The cat purrs softly.
3We take turns to look after it every day. Now the cat is clean and strong. It plays with us in the playground. I, you, he, she, it, we and they are pronouns. We use them every day, just like we take care of our little cat!
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
My friends and I find a small cat near the school gate.
我和朋友在學校門口附近發現一隻小貓。
It is thin and hungry.
他又瘦又餓。
It hides under a car.
他躲在一輛車下面。
I give it some water.
我給了他一些水。
Mary gives it a biscuit.
Mary 給了他一塊餅乾。
She is kind to the little cat.
他對那隻小貓很友善。
Tom tells Miss Lee about the cat.
Tom 把那隻貓的事告訴了李老師。
He wants to find its home.
他想幫那隻貓找到家。
Miss Lee comes and looks at the cat.
李老師過來看了看那隻貓。
She says, "You are all kind children."
他說：「你們全部都是有愛心的小朋友。」
They smile and pat the cat.
他們笑著輕輕拍那隻貓。
The cat purrs softly.
那隻貓發出輕輕的呼嚕聲。
We take turns to look after it every day.
我們每天輪流照顧他。
Now the cat is clean and strong.
現在那隻貓又乾淨又強壯。
It plays with us in the playground.
他在操場上同我們玩。
I, you, he, she, it, we and they are pronouns.
I、you、he、she、it、we 同 they 都是代名詞。
We use them every day, just like we take care of our little cat!
我們每天都用他們，就好像我們每天照顧那隻小貓一樣！
1Summary 重點摘要
Pronouns: we, you 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
- The story startsExample: a little cat sits near the school gate: It is thin and hungry. It hides under a car. When we do not know an animal's sex, English always uses it. The first step of the story is to introduce the hero with it.
- Everyone has a pronounExample: I give it some water; Mary gives it a biscuit, so we say She is kind (Mary = she); Tom tells Miss Lee, so He wants to help (Tom = he). Swapping names for pronouns keeps the sentences from repeating and getting dull.
- Seven subject pronounsExample: I, you, he, she, it, we, they — read them in order until smooth. The first five are singular and the last two are plural; he is for a male, she for a female, and it for an animal or a thing. Each has its own job.
- am / is / areExample: I am kind. He is kind. She is kind. It is hungry. We are kind children. They are kind. Am goes with I; is goes with he, she and it; are goes with we, they and you. Learn this table by heart — nearly every English sentence needs it.
- we or theyExample: We take turns to look after it — we includes the speaker; they points to another group. The only test is whether you belong to the group: my classmates and I are we, and the next class is they.
- its means itsExample: He wants to find its home — its shows the home belongs to the cat. Its is the owning form of it, one extra s with a completely new meaning: it is the animal, its is belonging to the animal. Watch for that little s when you read.
- Sentence practiceExample: Mary gives the cat a biscuit. She is kind. First say who she is, then write one sentence with we and one with they. Check the verbs: after she add s; after we and they keep the base form.
5Worked example Example
Cat rescue team: swap the names for pronouns, then match each pronoun with the right be-verb.
- Read the seven subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they. Say them in order twice.
- The cat becomes it: It is thin and hungry. Animals always start with it.
- Mary becomes she: She gives it a biscuit. Note the s in gives.
- Tom becomes he: He tells Miss Lee about the cat. Tells takes s too.
- My friends and I become we: We take turns to look after it. Take stays in the base form.
- Finish with He is kind. She is kind. We are kind. Check every am, is and are.
- Answer: The cat is it, Mary is she, Tom is he, and my friends and I are we. Example: It is hungry. She gives it a biscuit. We take turns to look after it.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Which pronoun do we use for the cat?
Q2Which pronoun do we use for Mary?
Q3What do we give the cat?
Q4Fill in: We ___ (is / are) kind children.
Q5What does its home mean?
8Recap Recap
- Seven subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
- Use it for an animal when you do not know boy or girl.
- I am; he/she/it is; you/we/they are.
- its = the animal’s; it = the animal.
- After helping a little animal say: We are kind children.