Language ArtsPRONOUNS

On-line explorationLet’s see what you know!?

This should be a review from information that was learned in:

Mrs. Shibley’s and Mrs. Daponde’s classes.

Let’s see how you do:

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii269/esl-test.php

Do only the first test…we will save the others for later!

Warm up

A pronoun is used in place of a noun. Sometimes a pronoun refers to a specific person or thing.

Grammarians classify pronouns into several types.

We are learning about: Personal Pronouns – Subjective and Objective and Possessive Pronouns

Subjective Personal Pronouns A subjective personal pronoun indicates that the pronoun is

acting as the subject of the sentence.

The subjective personal pronouns are "I," "you," "she," "he," "it," "we," "you," "they.“

Subjective Pronoun review

In the following sentences, each of the highlighted words is a subjective pronoun and acts as the subject of the sentence:

I was glad to find the bus pass in the bottom of my messy knapsack.

You are surely the strangest child I have ever met. He stole the teacher’s eraser and was sent to the principal’s

office. When she was a young woman, she earned her living as a

waitress at Friendly’s. After many years, they returned to their homeland. We will meet at the library at 3:30 p.m. It is on the counter. Are you the delegates from Massachusetts?

Subjective Pronoun review

Now it is your turn. Write 6 well developed sentences in your Language Arts

notebook showing correct use of 6 different subjective pronouns.

Be creative in your sentence writing – underline the subjective pronoun in each sentence.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Subjective Pronoun review

The word or words to which a pronoun refers to is the antecedent.

Examples: Mary wondered whether she should go to the

party. ◦ "Mary" is the antecedent of the subjective pronoun

"she". The test was difficult for Dave; he had not

studied. ◦ "Dave" is the antecedent of the subjective pronoun

“he".

Antecedents

Check out this website to see how you do with antecedents – they will NOT be all subjective pronouns – are you ready for the challenge?

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/course/speech/1_2a.htm

Scroll down to take the quiz ~ Pronoun and Antecedent

Antecedents

Check out these websites for simple pronoun fun.

They are not all subjective pronouns so be careful.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pronoun_fair/index.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sea_park/index.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pronoun_clubhouse/index.html

Pronoun fun

You seem to have a handle on subjective pronouns and antecedents.

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