1. Do Now—January 4, 2016
Choose the sentence that is written in active voice. Hint: In active voice, the subject is doing the action.
A discount is offered by the car dealership.
A discount by the car dealership is offered.
The car dealership offers a discount.
The discount is offered.

2. Pronoun: Pronouns take the place of nouns
Grammar Binder
Pronoun: Pronouns take the place of nouns
Ex: I, me, my, him, her, she, he, etc.

3. Grammar Binder
Antecedent: The pronoun takes the place of a specific noun you’ve already mentioned. The noun that a pronoun refers to is called an antecedent.
Ex: The driver totaled his car.
Pronoun: his
Antecedent: driver

4. Practice Find the pronoun and antecedent in the following sentences.
The dog chased its tail.
Jim lost his notes yesterday.
His impending graduation is the only thing keeping Josh at school.

5. Practice
Choose the sentence with the pronoun and antecedent, as well as the subject and verb, in agreement.
Siduri tells Gilgamesh him should try to enjoy life.
Siduri asks Gilgamesh why you are so sad.
Gilgamesh misses Enkidu, and his grief leads him on his quest.
Siduri, along with others, help Gilgamesh.

6. Practice
Choose the sentence with the pronoun and antecedent, as well as the subject and verb, in agreement.
Everyone has their own book.
A runner must have their own shoes.
Neither those pens nor that marker is working.
Macaroni and cheese are my favorite meal.

7. Notes Epithet—A word or brief phrase used to characterize a person
Ex: In the Iliad, Hector is called “breaker of horses”
Ex: Also in the Iliad, men are described as “god-like” and women are described as “white-armed”

8. Notes
Epic simile—A simile that fills several lines of the poem.

9. Notes
Interior monologue—writing that expresses the character’s inner thoughts

10. After Reading
How is the character of Hector portrayed in this selection?
Give an example of an epithet.
Give an example of an epic simile.