Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla
From Schoolhouse Rock! · 1974
3 min1st2nd3rd4th5thReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
Following a boy with a very long name, the song shows why we use pronouns like he, she, it, and they instead of repeating names over and over.
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Discussion
Following a boy with a very long name, the song shows why we use pronouns like he, she, it, and they instead of repeating names over and over..
- Why are pronouns handy when a name is long?
- What pronoun could replace your teacher's name?
- What nouns do 'he,' 'she,' and 'they' stand in for?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: pronoun, replace, noun.
Try it: Rewrite a sentence, replacing the repeated name with a pronoun.