1. We will cover PRONOUNS for the next THREE days.
PRONOUN UNIT
We will cover PRONOUNS for the next THREE days.
If you are absent, be sure to check the blog, get the notes, attempt the homework, etc.
There is A LOT of info to keep organized in your head.

2. Pronouns Pronoun: a word used in place of one or more nouns
Ex. Danny threw the football.
He threw it.
Antecedent: the noun the pronoun replaced
Ex. Anna-Scott, have you put away your toys?

3. (page 304 has a complete list of these)
Personal
refers to the person speaking (1st person), the one spoken to (2nd person), or the one spoken about (3rd person)
have person (1st, 2nd, or 3rd), number (singular or plural), and gender (male or female)
Example: The librarian recommended it to us.
(page 304 has a complete list of these)

4. Possessive shows who or what owns or has something
may take the place of a possessive noun
have different forms if used before
a noun or alone
Ex: MY shirt vs. Mine

5. that, which, who, whom, whose
Relative Pronouns
“Relates”
-introduces a subordinate clause
-does not introduce a question
that, which, who, whom, whose

6. THAT WHICH WHO WHOM WHOSE
Relative Pronouns
THAT WHICH WHO WHOM WHOSE
The house that is on the corner is mine.
The novel which is due at the end of the month is on sale at the book store.
Mrs. Gingras who is quite lovely is my ELA teacher.
The gentleman to whom you wish to speak is unavailable at this time.
The book whose author won a Pulitzer has become a bestseller.