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Stanley told Zik his name. “Zik is glad to meet Stanley,” said
Zik. “Stanley and Zik can be friends.”
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“Zik will show Stanley around Krimular,” said Zik. “Look! Zik
sees a Groogulak.” Stanley looked where Zik pointed and
saw a strange and beautiful animal. “Shhh,” said Zik. “Stanley
6 and Zik must not startle the Groogulak.”
Grammar Tales: The Planet Without Pronouns © Scholastic Teaching Resources
Speaking, reading,
and writing would
be a lot harder
without pronouns.
Do you know
anything about this
important group of
little words? Share
your ideas.
When the lesson was done, Zik smiled and said, “I have
processed the concept of pronouns and will master it shortly.”
“Boy, you learn quickly!” remarked Stanley. “Not only do I
have six hands, I also have six brains,” replied Zik, “Now, let
10 me show you the rest of the planet.”
Grammar Tales: The Planet Without Pronouns © Scholastic Teaching Resources
You can use the
pronoun it in place
of long words, like
ballcano, to make
sentences neater.
Some pronouns
are used in place
of people’s names.
These include I,
you, me, he,
and she.
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Some pronouns are used to
show ownership.
These include my, mine,
yours, his, hers, and theirs.
Next, Stanley gave Zik a farewell gift. It was his latest inven-
tion, an intergalactic cell phone. “This will help us keep in
touch,” said Stanley. “Wow, a toomazoogle!“ exclaimed Zik.
“That’s the Krimular way to say intergalactic cell phone. Thank
Stanley! Correction: Thank you!” 15
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Go on a pronoun hunt
and see many you can
find in this story. Then
talk about everything
you learned.
Some pronouns name one person or thing. For instance: I love snow.
It tastes good. Other examples are me, you, he, she, him, and her.
Pronouns can make sentences simpler, shorter, and neater. They can
also help you avoid repeating a word too many times. Which of these
sentences sounds better?
1. Stanley caught a snowflake on Stanley’s tongue and the
snowflake tasted like watermelon.
2. Stanley caught a snowflake on his tongue and it tasted
like watermelon.
The second sentence is much simpler. It uses the pronouns his and it in
place of the words Stanley’s and snowflake.
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