1. Grammar Skills
Parts of Speech

2. Pronouns
Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun or another pronoun
The word or group of words to which the pronoun refers to is called its antecedent

3. Types of Pronouns Personal pronoun Possessive form
I, me, she, he, etc.
Refer to the list on your notes
Possessive form
My, mine, his, her, etc.

4. Types of Pronouns
Indefinite pronoun – express an amount or refer to an unspecified person or thing
Demonstrative pronoun – point to specific people of things
Relative pronoun – introduce some subordinate clauses
Interrogative pronoun – questions
Reciprocal pronoun – express mutual action or relation
Reflexive or intensive pronoun – end in –self or -selves

5. Prepositions
Prepositions connect a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence to form a prepositional phrase.
Some prepositions contain several words. They are compound prepositions.
The crowd stood along the aisles.
I spoke on behalf of the class.

6. Common Prepositions About To During In addition to Above Down At
Along with
Across
Since
Due to
After
Outside
As to
For more refer to your notes.
For Of
Because of In
From
In front of

7. Conjunctions Conjunctions join words or groups of words.
Coordinating conjunctions – join words or groups of words that are equal in importance
And, but, or
Correlative conjunctions – function the same way as coordinating conjunctions, but always appear in pairs
Either…or, not only…but also
Subordinating conjunctions – connect adverb clauses to main clauses
Although, because

8. Interjections Interjections express mild or strong emotion.
Interjections have no grammatical connection to the rest of the sentence. They are set off by a comma or by an exclamation.
Ouch! That hurt!
They have three pets: a dog, a parrot, and, ugh!, an iguana!

9. Assignments Due tomorrow – Practice worksheet
Tuesday – Quiz on parts of speech