{"id":891,"date":"2016-04-13T20:47:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T20:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&p=891"},"modified":"2017-01-24T17:57:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T17:57:47","slug":"outcome-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/outcome-pronouns\/","title":{"raw":"Outcome: Pronouns","rendered":"Outcome: Pronouns"},"content":{"raw":"

Identify the Function and Structure of Pronouns<\/h2>\r\n

\"AAnna\u00a0decided at the beginning of Anna's\u00a0first\u00a0semester of college that Anna would\u00a0run\u00a0for thirty minutes every day. Anna\u00a0knew that Anna\u00a0would be taking a literature class with a lot of reading, so instead of buying print\u00a0copies of all the novels Anna's\u00a0teacher assigned, Anna\u00a0bought the audiobooks. That\u00a0way Anna\u00a0could listen to the audiobooks\u00a0as Anna\u00a0ran.<\/p>\r\nDoes this paragraph feel awkward to you? Let's try it again using\u00a0pronouns:\r\n

Anna\u00a0decided at the beginning of her<\/strong> first\u00a0semester of college that she<\/strong> would run\u00a0for thirty minutes every day. She<\/strong>\u00a0knew that she<\/strong>\u00a0would be taking a literature class with a lot of reading, so instead of buying hard copies of all the novels her<\/strong>\u00a0teacher assigned, Anna\u00a0bought the audiobooks. That\u00a0way she<\/strong>\u00a0could listen to them<\/strong> as she<\/strong>\u00a0ran.<\/p>\r\nThis second paragraph is much more natural. Instead of repeating nouns multiple times, we were able to use pronouns. You've likely hear the phrase \"a pronoun replaces a noun\"; this is exactly<\/em> what a pronoun does.\r\n\r\nIn this outcome, you'll learn how pronouns work, how to use pronouns in different situations, and how to select\u00a0the correct pronouns.\r\n

What You Will Learn to Do<\/h2>\r\n