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Make Pronouns Clear
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Today I am practising: matching pronouns to a clear noun reference
1
Replace the second Maya: Maya has a kite. Maya runs with it.
2
Replace the repeated dogs: The dogs are wet. The dogs shake their fur.
3
Read: Leo called Ben because he needed help. Name two people he could mean.
4
Rewrite the Leo and Ben sentence so the reader knows Ben needed help.
5
Use it in a second sentence about a toy. Make sure the toy is named first.
6
Read your toy sentences to an adult. Ask what it refers to.
- Introduce only pronouns that the learner understands.
- Treat ambiguous examples as questions about the reader's understanding.
- Use a person's name when a pronoun would leave two possible meanings.