Pronouns

Flocabulary!
I know you know nouns,
But are you a pro at pronouns?
They replace nouns, and I'm sure you've seen
Pronouns like “me,” “her,” “you” and “we.”

A pronoun must be in agreement
With the word it replaces, the antecedent.
Pronouns are a way to make your sentences
Less repetitive, re-puh-puh-puh-puh-petitive.

If you say
“Pete got Pete's mirror, and Pete looked at Pete.”
Huh? That sentences has way too many Petes.
Let's replace some names with pronouns.
The names are antecedents, they're about to go down.
“Pete got his mirror, he looked at himself.”
Those pronouns are way better, they really help.
That line is written in the third person.
Let's see what other third person pronouns we've got working:
“Sue was on her horse, she rode through the night.”
If the pronouns get plural, what will that be like?
“Sue freed Pete, and they escaped.
They got on their steeds, and they rode away.”
If I were Pete, that would be cool.
Then, I'd write it from a first person point of view:
“I was trapped in my room until Sue came along.
We fought the dragon with our swords. We were strong.
We didn't just keep the gold to ourselves.
It wasn't just ours, so we spread the wealth.”
Now, if I'm talking to Sue, what would I do?
I'd use the second person and say “you.”
There are many pronouns, the one you select
Must agree with the antecedent you eject.
It must agree in gender and number too,
And it must agree in point of view.

A pronoun must be in agreement
With the word it replaces, the antecedent.
Pronouns are a way to make your sentences,
Less repetitive, re-puh-puh-puh-puh-petitive.
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I'll make some mistakes, see if you can catch,
Here are lines where the pronouns don't match:
“Sue put on his boots. They were new.”
No way! Unless you're talking about a boy named Sue,
Or unless the boots belonged to a dude.
It should be “her boots” if they belonged to Sue.
The gender of the pronouns must agree.
Next, an example about the dragon, let's see:
“He breathed fire right out of your mouth.”
Your mouth? It's “his mouth,” no doubt.
“Your” and “his” are different points of view,
Making sure they agree is what you've got to do.
We're almost through, but wait,
Here's another example with a mistake:
“The prince thinks their crown is great.”
That sounds OK, but wait!
“Their” is plural, but “the prince” is singular.
They have to agree in number, I'm not kidding ya.
So, “The prince thinks his crown is great.”
You're a pro now at the pronoun game.