Pronouns Take out your journal and date it! Take notes clearly for you to reference!

DAY 1: Personal/Possessive; Agreement

Pronoun: a word that replaces a noun Definitions Pronoun: a word that replaces a noun Antecedent: the noun that a pronoun replaced

Agreement The antecedent and pronoun must agree in number (singular or plural) and gender Ex: Everyone looked at his watch. Correct or Incor.? EX: Everyone looked at their watch. C or I? EX: Samuel watched his dog at the park. C or I? EX: Samuel watched her dog at the park. C or I?

Personal Pronouns 1st person: refers to the speaker 2nd person: refers to the one spoken to 3rd person: refers to the one spoken about

Personal Pronouns Personal Pronouns Examples Possessive Form-Ownership 1st Person I, me (singular) We, us (plural) My, Mine (singular) Our, Ours (plural) 2nd Person You (singular and plural) Your, Yours (singular and plural) 3rd Person She, He, Him, It (singular) They, Them (plural) His, Her, Hers, Its (singular) Their, Theirs (plural)

Goals: Practice: p. 33 ex. 5- ALL (5minutes) and check as whole class Independent: 4 Game Cards for Personal/Possessive Ticket out the door

Day 2: Reflexive and Intensive Reflexive: Pronoun that refers to the subject and is necessary to basic meaning of sentence Ex: She gave herself the day off. Intensive: Pronoun that emphasizes its antecedent and is unnecessary to basic sentence meaning Ex: David himself bought a car.

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns First Person Myself, ourselves Second Person Yourself, yourselves Third Person Himself, herself, itself, themselves

Identify each pronoun as personal, reflexive, or intensive. 1. Darren himself did not know where the gifts were hidden. 2. Have you told Dennis about the new sports complex? 3. Mara bought herself a cupcake after a long day’s work. 4. The dog made itself dizzy by chasing its own tail. 5. Tracy and Ed carried the aquarium to the car themselves. 6. Did Teri offer them directions to my house?

Practice Answers: 1. Darren himself did not know where the gifts were hidden. - INTENSIVE 2. Have you told Dennis about the new sports complex? - PERSONAL 3. Mara bought herself a cupcake after a long day’s work. -REFLEXIVE 4. The dog made itself dizzy by chasing its own tail. -REFLEXIVE 5. Tracy and Ed carried the aquarium to the car themselves. –INTENSIVE 6. Did Teri offer them directions to my house?- PERSONAL

Practice Write 1 sentence using a reflexive pronoun. Write 1 sentence using an intensive pronoun.

Indefinite Pronouns-plural or singular? HOLT p. 138 Use singular pronoun for these Indefinite: The “body” The “one” Either Each Neither Connected by “or” or “nor” Use plural pronoun for: Both Few Many Several Depending on their meaning in a sentence, the indefinite pronouns: all, any, more, most, none, and some: may be singular OR plural EX: None of the cereal has lost its crunch. EX: None of the cereal flakes have lost their crunch.

Indefinite Pronouns Practice On notebook paper (you will turn this in!) Write 1 sentence using indefinite pronoun agreement that is CORRECT. Write 1 sentence using indefinite pronoun agreement that is INCORRECT. (write correct answers next to sentence) Underline the indefinite pronoun and pronoun. EX: Everyone will win his own t-shirt. (correct-both singular) EX: Both of the birds had hidden its nests. (Incorrect- its should be plural)

Addition to checkup: Write a sentence that uses a reflexive pronoun as an indirect object. Write a sentence using an intensive pronoun.

Answer: What are the 4 sentence parts Reflexive Pronouns can be? Direct Object, Indirect Object, Obj of Prep, PNOM Write a sentence that uses a reflexive pronoun as an indirect object. I gave myself a piece of cake at dinner. Write a sentence using an intensive pronoun. We ourselves ride the bus to school each day.

Relative or Interrogative? Name the 5 Relative Pronouns: Using a relative pronoun, write a complex or compound- complex sentence. Write an interrogative sentence for the following pronouns: Who   Whom

ANSWERS Name the 5 Relative Pronouns: That, which, who, whom, whose Using a relative pronoun, write a complex or compound- complex sentence. Shep, who loves to play outside, always chases after sticks! (complex) I eat my breakfast, which consists of Honey Bunches of Oats and a banana, and then I make my coffee and drive to work! (compound-complex) Write an interrogative sentence for the following pronouns: Who  Who should start the test? Whom For whom did you knit the sweater?

Who or Whom? P.188 How do we use who or whom in a sentence? Who=subject form Whom=object form Read the who/whom steps on p. 190 Complete ex. 9

Indefinite Pronoun Agreement If agreement is incorrect, fix it!  All the students ate her lunch. Nobody has his homework. Anyone can accomplish their goals. Everyone will want their own hat! Each student will have his detention today. Everybody that visited the White House will receive their own free gift!

Interrogative Pronouns p.37 Introduces a question What Which Who Whom Whose

Subjective/Nominative Pronouns Are in the SUBJECT part of a sentence I You It He She We They

Objective Pronouns Usually in the PREDICATE part of a sentence DO IO Object of Prep She gave him a toy. I will travel to them.

Interrogative/Relative Practice! Ex. 8 pg. 37

Relative Pronouns p.37 Introduces an adjective clause Used in complex and compound-complex sentences That Which Who Whom whose

Warm-up Write a sentence that correctly uses a demonstrative pronoun. 2. If the below sentence is incorrect, explain why and correct it. Neither Joan nor Jackie completed their science lab today.

My cat ate all of its food this morning. Each of the girls said someone had already told her about the band concert. I brought a casserole and put it in the oven. I ate that for dinner. Jeremiah himself did not like to study. Kiley was all by herself last night.