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Page 33 Exercise A: Recognizing Demonstrative Pronouns. #'s 1,4,6,9,10
Pronouns - Demonstrative A demonstrative pronoun can come before or after its antecedent. Demonstrative pronouns are pointers. They point out a specific person, place or thing. Singular Plural this, that these, those BEFORE: This is the book I chose. Those are my new friends. AFTER: Of all my coins, these are the most valuable. We stopped in Dublin and Belfast. These are the towns where my ancestors lived. Each of the following sentences contains a demonstrative pronoun. Write each sentence and underline the demonstrative pronoun and circle its antecedent, if there is one. (ink) Part-I 1.This is the typewriter I hope to get for Christmas. 2. Of all his excuses, these are the poorest. 3. Yes, these are the oldest tombstones in Lexington's cemetery. 4. Isn't that a poster of one of Georgia O'Keefe's paintings? 5. Before leaving for college, my sister gave me her jade necklace and silver pin. Those had always been her favorites. Page 33-34 Interrogative Pronouns An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question. Interrogative pronouns (MOST) often do not have antecedents. There are five interrogative Pronouns: what which who whom whose ex: What did she win at the bazaar? (without antecedent) Who is the owner of that car? (with antecedent) Write the answer only.
PART II 1,5,3,6, 9 Write each of the following sentences. Underline the Interrogative pronouns. Circle the antecedent if there is one. 1. Whom did you send the package to? 2.) What is her occupation? 3.) She has two calculators. Which would you prefer to borrow? 4.) There were papers left on the desk. Whose can they be? 5.) With whom did you leave your telephone number and address? PART III - Apply Your Knowledge Write five completed sentences correctly using the five interrogative pronouns. Be sure to number your sentences, underline the interrogative pronoun, capitalize and punctuate the sentences. Write these in cursive and in ink. Midnight, the wind howled outside the window. Rapping, tapping, scratching sounds increased against the glass. I ...
Personal Pronouns: Personal Pronouns refer to (1) the person speaking, (2) the person spoken to, (3) the person, place, thing, idea spoken about.
Singular Plural 1st Person I, me, my mine we, us, our, ours 2nd Person you, your, yours you, your, yours 3rd Person he, him, his they them she, her, hers their, theirs, it, its Directions: Each of the following sentences contains two personal pronouns and its antecedent. IN your journals write the sentences below (print-pencil), underline the personal pronoun and circle its antecedent (ink). Draw an arrow from the pronoun to its antecedent. Pencil/Ink Edits (Do not rewrite) Part I 1. Mom, you forgot to call your sister. 2. "I tried to repair my stereo," said Carlos. 3. Since Meg moved, she has called her friends once a week. 4. My brothers quit the team when they found that their grades were suffering. 5.The McBrayers said they would volunteer some of their time. Part -II Page 31 Developing Writing Directions: Write a short clear sentence using a personal pronoun that fits each of the descriptions given in the following list. You may consult the chart above. Circle the pronoun in the sentence. Cursive and Ink
Antecedents of Pronouns
A pronoun is closely related to the noun it replaces. The noun that the pronoun takes the place of has a special name. It is called the antecedent. **An antecedent is the noun (or group of words acting as a noun) for which a pronoun stands. **Latin prefix "ante" means "before" and most antecedents do come before the pronouns that take their place. Example: My father opened his present first. He felt he couldn't wait any longer. The astronauts described how they opened their capsule. Father is the antecedent. His, he, and he are the pronouns. Astronauts is the antecedent. They, and their are the pronouns. Sometimes a pronoun will have no definite antecedent. Ex: Who will represent the class in the student council? In the following sentences underline the pronouns and circle the antecedent. 1. Ted tried to explain why he didn't phone. 2. Will the treasurer giver her report? 3. Although the apples were red, they tasted sour. 4. If they arrive in time, the boys will do the work. ***5. Baking cookies for the party is not a good idea. It takes too much time. 6. As the steamboat rounded the bend, black smoke poured from its smokestack. Rapidly racing through...I couldn't breathe. Where is it? Where is ....
VINCE GILL - Go Rest High on That Mountain 1. What is the story the artist is trying to convey?
2. What mood does the song create? (Explain) 3. Choose words or phrases from the lyric sheet given in class and explain why they are important to the song and its meaning. Interrogative Pronouns
An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question. Interrogative pronouns (MOST) often do not have antecedents. There are five interrogative Pronouns: what which who whom whose ex: What did she win at the bazaar? (without antecedent) Who is the owner of that car? (with antecedent) Here is the refund check. What shall I do with it? Which is the shortest way to go? Whom does Bari want to see in the office? Who is the pole-vaulter with the perfect record? This was found under the table. Whose is it? PART I 1. Whom did you send the package to? 2.) What is her occupation? 3.) She has two calculators. Which would you prefer to borrow? 4.) There were papers left on the desk. Whose can they be? 5.) Who is coming to the party? PARTII Write five completed sentences correctly using the five interrogative pronouns. Be sure to number your sentences, underline the interrogative pronoun, capitalize and punctuate the sentences. Write these in cursive and in ink. I could hear the scratching sounds growing more intense, frantic, and louder as...
Correct the following sentences using your proofing marks. Underline the nouns. Label: concrete/abstract, common/proper, and compound. Rewrite the corrected sentences in cursive and in ink. (leave spaces for the labels.)
1. A favorite Toy for Little Tommy was the michael jordon basketball. 2. When will jim finish working at bellefonte hospital? 3. Dr. nelson met with dr. opara during a consultation to discuss mrs. billing's procedure. *4. the shedd's aquarium in chicago is an excellent place to see various species of fish and the west indian mantee. |
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