What you will learn in Grade 3
Today's goal: Understand how pronouns replace nouns and how possessive forms show belonging.
Core concept
Personal: I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
Personal pronouns stand in for people, animals or things in a sentence.
Core concept
Possessive: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Possessive words show who something belongs to or who owns it.
Core concept
Riya has a book. Her book is new.
Possessive adjectives come before a noun to show ownership.
Core concept
The boys have bags. Their bags are blue.
Possessive adjectives can replace repeated names or nouns by showing who the object belongs to.
Core idea
Understand how pronouns replace nouns and how possessive forms show belonging.
Read the explanation, study the examples and explain the idea in your own words.
Learn with examples
Personal
she, they
“she, they” stands in for a person or group.
Possessive
her, their
“her, their” shows who owns or has something.
Compare
Riya → her
“Riya → her” shows how a pronoun can replace the noun.
See the skill in action
NounRiya has a book.
PronounShe reads it.
PossessiveHer book is new.
Quick check
Which word shows possession: they or their?
Practice like a learner
- Replace: Arun and I are ready. → ___ are ready.
- Choose: The girls brought ___ books. (their/they)
- Rewrite using a pronoun: Maya likes Maya's cat.
- Write a sentence with 'our'.
- Find one personal and one possessive pronoun in a book.
Self-check: Can you explain the rule, give a new example and tell someone why your answer is correct?
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