Mrs. Cavolt’s Grammar Sequence

Mrs. Cavolt’s Grammar Sequence Notes on Pronouns

Warm- up Activity In your DGP book, write out a definition and an example for each of these types of nouns and pronouns (take a guess if you are not sure!) Abstract noun Common noun Concrete noun Personal pronoun Reflexive pronoun Relative pronoun Interrogative pronoun Demonstrative pronoun Indefinite pronoun

What are Pronouns? Take the place of a noun Many different types

Personal Pronoun Types Nominative (doing the action)- I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they Objective (person or thing the action is done to)- me, you, him, her, us, you, them Possessive- my, you’re his, her, its, mine, yours, our, your, their, ours, yours, theirs

Reflexive (reflect back on “self”) • Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves • THESE ARE NOT WORDS: hisself, ourself, theirselves

Relative (start dependent clauses) that, which, who, whom, whose

Interrogative (ask a question) Which? Whose? What? Whom? Who?

Demonstrative (demonstrates which one) this, that, these, those

Indefinite (don’t refer to a definite person or thing) Each, either, neither, few, some, all, most, several, many, none, one, someone, no one, everyone, anyone, more, much, another, both, any, other, ect.

When is Josh a “him” and when is he a “he” • Which is correct? • I like you better than him. • I like you better than he. • Both are correct, but they mean entirely different things • I like you better than him= I like you better than I like him. • I like you better than he= I like you better than he like you.

The winner of the award for the fastest pizza eater is (he/him). • Turn the sentence around to figure it out! • Him is the winner • He is the winner

Polite Pronouns • It is considered polite to put yourself second. • I and Mike want to go to town. WRONG • Mike and I want to go to town. CORRECT

Antecedents • The antecedent is the noun that the pronoun takes the place of or stands for. • The pronoun almost always refers to the noun closest to it. If you put pronouns in odd places, it’s hard to tell what the antecedent is. • It was pitch dark and my cat was still outdoors. I grabbed my flashlight to begin the search and listened for its purr.

Activity: Correct these sentences and write what is wrong about them (they could also be correct) Susan remembered to bring Mary’s jacket but forgot her gloves. I gave Todd a new bike and video game; it made him happy. I’ve been to Mexico, and I like them because they are very nice. In English, the best students are Ryan and (me/I). Mom gave cookies to her and me.

Activity: Write an example of the following pronouns • Personal • Nominative- I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they • Objective- me, you, him, her, us, you, them • Possessive- my, you’re his, her, its, mine, yours, our, your, their, ours, yours, theirs • Reflexive • Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves • Relative • that, which, who, whom, whose

Interrogative • Which? Whose? What? Whom? Who? • Demonstrative • this, that, these, those • Indefinite • Each, either, neither, few, some, all, most, several, many, none, one, someone, no one, everyone, anyone, more, much, another, both, any, other, ect.

Mrs. Cavolt’s Grammar Sequence