Pronouns that stop the same name marching through every sentence
Lesson 12 of 17 Year 4
Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildThe little word points back to the name. Doer → he, she, they. Done-to → him, her, them.
1 · Tick the better one
a Ab Bc Bd BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Nonna baked a cake. She cut it into slices.
The waiters ran in. They carried the plates to the tables.
The pizza was huge. It filled the whole table.
4 · Help Polpetta
We cannot tell who she means because there are two women in the story, Mia and Nonna, and she could point back to either of them. Keep the name: Nonna was pleased.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
Mia lit the candles
she lit the candles
2
them started the bread
they started the bread
3
the soup went back
it went back
'copied it out' is the decoy and is already right.
MediumSwap the echo for a little word, then check it: who does it point back to, and is it on the right team?
1 · Tick the better one
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: He · Leo swept the floor. He whistled while he worked.
Tick: it · Nonna made a pie. Polpetta ate it.
Mia came in early. She lit the candles and laid the tables. Then she opened the door.
4 · Help Polpetta
She is a guess because Mia and Nonna are both in view and she could point back to either of them. The better writing keeps the name: Nonna was pleased.
2 · Find the 4 mistakes
1
Mia lit the candles
she lit the candles
2
them started the bread
they started the bread
3
the soup went back
it went back
4
looked at he
looked at him
'copied it out' is the decoy and is already right.
SpicySwap every echo you safely can, and keep the name the moment a little word could mean two people.
1 · Tick the better one
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Mia showed Nonna the cake. Nonna clapped. Mia cut the first slice. (she would not work, two women are in view)
Muddled: Leo met Marco. He gave him the keys. He lost them. Mended: Leo met Marco. Leo gave him the keys. Marco lost them.
The soup was too hot. It burned my tongue, but I still finished it.
4 · Help Polpetta
Each little word could mean two people: she could be Mia or Nonna, and her could be either too, so nobody can tell who hugged whom. Mia told Nonna the news. Nonna was pleased. She hugged Mia.
2 · Find the 6 mistakes
1
Mia lit the candles
she lit the candles
2
she was pleased
Nonna was pleased
3
them started the bread
they started the bread
4
the soup went back
it went back
5
looked at he
looked at him
6
stacked it up
stacked them up
'copied it out' is the decoy and is already right. 'she was pleased' needs the name because Sofia and Nonna are both in view.