Grade 2 • Lesson 22: Using "They"
Personal Pronoun Concord
Language Rule: Third-Person Plural "They"
"He," "she," and "it" mean one. "They" means more than one.
When changing to "they", verbs and naming words must become plural too!
Rewrite each sentence replacing he, she, or it with they, making all words agree:
Model: He is my classmate. → They are my classmates.
1. He is in school.
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2. She is a member of our class.
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3. Is he a merchant?
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4. Has she a new book?
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5. It roars like a lion.
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6. He was very studious.
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7. Is it a bird of prey?
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8. She was in Boston last summer.
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9. Has he been to Newport?
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10. Has she seen the swan?
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