Common and Proper Nouns
Write the following sentences. Write each noun correctly with capitals or lower case letters. Rewrite corrected sentences (penmanship). Focus on being neat.
1. My Car is a convertible oldsmobile.
2. the Soccer team went to state competition then won the district championship for boyd county.
3. is lake erie near the ocean or a River?
4. there are magazines that focus specific articles on the bible and various Chapters.
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.
Father is the antecedent. His, he, and he are the pronouns.
Sometimes a pronoun will have no definite antecedent. Ex: Who will represent the class in the student council? Write in cursive and pen (penmanship). DONOT REWRTIE sentences.
In the following sentences underline the pronouns and circle the antecedent.
1. There is a zoo in Arkansas that trains and houses a remarkable group of animals.
2. Visitors at the zoo can see such marvels as Bert Backquack and his all-duck band.
3. The zoo also includes among its residents a roller-skating parrot.
4. The trainers there believe that most animals behave intelligently if they are treated with respect.
5. Davy Crockett's tales made him a legend in his own time.
Write the following sentences. Write each noun correctly with capitals or lower case letters. Rewrite corrected sentences (penmanship). Focus on being neat.
1. My Car is a convertible oldsmobile.
2. the Soccer team went to state competition then won the district championship for boyd county.
3. is lake erie near the ocean or a River?
4. there are magazines that focus specific articles on the bible and various Chapters.
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.
Father is the antecedent. His, he, and he are the pronouns.
Sometimes a pronoun will have no definite antecedent. Ex: Who will represent the class in the student council? Write in cursive and pen (penmanship). DONOT REWRTIE sentences.
In the following sentences underline the pronouns and circle the antecedent.
1. There is a zoo in Arkansas that trains and houses a remarkable group of animals.
2. Visitors at the zoo can see such marvels as Bert Backquack and his all-duck band.
3. The zoo also includes among its residents a roller-skating parrot.
4. The trainers there believe that most animals behave intelligently if they are treated with respect.
5. Davy Crockett's tales made him a legend in his own time.