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Activator. Watch Grammar Rock “Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla” Quick! List as many pronouns as you can as the video plays. Pronouns. A pronoun is a word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Examples: He, she, its, my, yours, ours Ask Kevin if he’s cooked dinner.

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  1. Activator Watch Grammar Rock “Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla” Quick! List as many pronouns as you can as the video plays.

  2. Pronouns A pronoun is a word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Examples: He, she, its, my, yours, ours Ask Kevin if he’scooked dinner.

  3. Pronouns and Antecedents An antecedent is the word or word group that a pronoun stands for or refers to. Examples: Fredrick, have you turned in your report yet? Walking the dogis fun, and it’s great exercise.

  4. Activator “I'm Nobody! Who are you?”   by Emily Dickinson I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you – Nobody – too? Then there's a pair of us? Don't tell! they'd advertise – you know! How dreary – to be – Somebody! How public – like a Frog –  To tell one's name – the livelong June –  To an admiring Bog! Identify all of the pronouns.

  5. Types of Pronouns There are several different types of pronouns. Personal Pronouns (subject and object) Reflexive and Intensive Demonstrative Interrogative Indefinite Relative

  6. Types of Pronouns- Personal Personal SUBJECT pronouns refer to the one speaking. 1st Person Subject Pronouns: I, we 2nd Person Subject Pronouns: you, your 3rd Person Subject Pronouns: he, she, it, they

  7. Types of Pronouns- Personal Examples - He is going to the store now. - I am going to give the dog a bath. Subject pronouns are formally known as being in the NOMINATIVE CASE.

  8. Types of Pronouns- Personal Personal OBJECT pronouns refer to the person whom the action of the verb affects. 1st PersonObject Pronouns: me, us 2nd PersonObject Pronouns: : you, your 3rd PersonObject Pronouns: : him, her, it, them

  9. Types of Pronouns- Personal Examples - Kayla is going to her house. - Jesseneeds to return his books to him. Object pronouns are formally known as being in the OBJECTIVE CASE

  10. Types of Pronouns- Reflexive Reflexive pronouns refer to the subject and are necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Examples: - Tara enjoyed herself at the party. - The team prided themselves on their victory.

  11. Types of Pronouns- Intensive Intensive pronouns emphasize a noun or another pronoun and are unnecessary to the meaning of the sentences. Examples: - I myself cooked that delicious dinner. - Did you redecorate the room yourself?

  12. Types of Pronouns- Reflexive and Intensive List of Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns 1st Person: myself, ourselves 2nd Person: yourself, yourselves 3rd Person: himself, herself, itself, themselves

  13. Types of Pronouns- Demonstrative Demonstrative pronounspoint out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. List of Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those Examples - This is the book I bought for my sister? - Are those the kind of plants that bloom at night?

  14. Types of Pronouns-- Interrogative Interrogative pronouns introduce a question. List of Interrogative Pronouns what which who whom whose Example: - Who wrote Barrio Boy? - What is the best brand of yogurt?

  15. Types of Pronouns- Indefinite Indefinite pronouns refer to a person, a place, a thing, or an idea that may or may not be specifically named. Example: - Both students forgot their homework. - I would like some of that ice cream.

  16. List of Indefinite Pronouns all any anyone both each either everything few many more most much nobody none no one one other several some somebody

  17. Types of Pronouns- Relative H. Relative pronouns introduce a subordinate (an incomplete thought in a sentence) clause. List of Relative Pronouns that which who whom whose Example: - Dominique, who recently moved from Mexico, was also chosen for the soccer team.

  18. Power Questions 1. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a demonstrative pronoun. A. Are this native plants found in your country? B. These is my personal collection of historical fiction books. C. Please clean out those car before tomorrow morning! D. Please revise this piece of writing before placing it in your portfolio.

  19. Power Questions 2. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a reflexive pronoun. A. Margaret prepared Thanksgiving dinner by itself. B. The group decided themself to attend the football game. C. You can decide for yourself the most reasonable answer to the question. D. Carli, all by myself, scheduled the science test review.

  20. Power Questions 3. Which sentence is correct? A. My best friend's brother is him. B. He gave the pencils to he and she. C. The winners of the tournament were they. D. The best speaker in our class is her.

  21. Summarizer Watch BrainPop “Pronouns” Take the quiz

  22. Rules A pronoun should agree in number and gender with its antecedent. Examples: *Carlotta said that she found her book. *One of the men lost his key. *No one in the play forgot his or her lines.

  23. Number Pronouns can either be singular (one) or plural (more than one)

  24. Gender Gender typically means male or female. Pronouns can have gender, too. A pronoun can be masculine (male), feminine (female), or neutral (either/neither.)

  25. Rules A pronoun that refers to a collective noun is the same number as the noun (check to see if it’s referring to a unit or individual). Examples: *The cast is giving its final performance tonight. *The cast are trying on their costumes.

  26. Power Questions 1. _______ athletes understand the importance of a healthy diet. A. Us B. We C. They D. Them

  27. Power Questions 1. _______ athletes understand the importance of a healthy diet. A. Us B. We C. They D. Them

  28. Power Questions 2. Which sentence shows the correct use of pronouns? A. He and me broke Mr. Sim's window with a baseball. B. Her and I fought over the last piece of cake. C. The teacher and he went over the test together. D. Them and us are going to the movies tonight.

  29. Power Questions 2. Which sentence shows the correct use of pronouns? A. He and me broke Mr. Sim's window with a baseball. B. Her and I fought over the last piece of cake. C. The teacher and he went over the test together. D. Them and us are going to the movies tonight.

  30. Power Questions 3. Eliza and Jake were happy to see their cousins and discuss family memories with ____. A. they B. he C. her D. them

  31. Power Questions 3. Eliza and Jake were happy to see their cousins and discuss family memories with ____. A. they B. he C. her D. them

  32. Watch 3 Pronouns Video Clips

  33. Pesky Homophones “Their” is a pronoun It shows possession “There” is an adverb It shows where “They’re” is a contraction for “_____________ ______”

  34. Let’s Practice! _______ asking to go to the picnic with us. Rome is beautiful; I would like to go _____ sometime. Choose there, their, or they’re.

  35. Let’s Practice! I think _______ going to the movie at six. We played Polk School in tennis, and ____ team was very good. Choose there, their, or they’re.

  36. Complete the Quote • The following quote will use each spelling of the previous homophone only once… “______________ all _______________ with _____________ friends.”

  37. Watch BrainPop • They’re, there, their

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