Mini-Lesson #1 Pronouns

Noun—person, place, thing, idea Abstract, concrete Love, freedom person, Ms. Frazer Compound  Firefighter, backpack Collective Squad, team Common, proper School  Central Magnet School

Pronouns—take the place of nouns Reflexive—refer to themselves (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) Demonstrative—indicate specific persons, places, or things (this, that, these, those) Indefinite—refer to one or more persons, places, ideas, or things that may or may not be specifically named (all, another, any, anybody, anyone, anything, both, each, either, everybody, everyone, few, many, more, most, neither, nobody, none, no one, nothing, one, other, several, some, somebody, something, someone, such) Relative—introduce clauses (which, who, whom, whose, that) Interrogative—introduce questions (what, which, who, whom, whose)

Pronoun usage examples I treated myself to a pedicure. (reflexive) That is my favorite song! (demonstrative) Who is your favorite person? (interrogative)  Diana is my friend who is training for the Boston marathon. (relative) She has everything together. (indefinite)

Personal Pronouns—refer to specific people or things

Pronoun Cases I read. You read. She reads. He reads. It reads. Subjective (appear as subjects of sentences and phrases) Objective (appear as objects of sentences, phrases, and clauses) I read. You read.  She reads. He reads. It reads. We read. They read. Who reads? Read to me. Joan reads to you. Read to her. Read to him.  Read to it. Read to us. Read to them. To whom does she read?

What's wrong here? The queen gave the medals to Cinderella and I. Her and me hiked to the castle to get our medals.

Possessive Pronouns—show ownership of a noun My book Your book Her book His book Its book Our book Their book

Antecedent The word that a pronoun stands for or refers to The tour guide showed the students where they could see Mayan pottery.

Pronoun Rules Must agree in number Incorrect: Correct: The horse entered the winner's circle after they won the race. Correct: The horse entered the winner's circle after it won the race.  The horse and the jockey entered the winner's circle after they won the race.

Must agree in voice/person Incorrect: When a person takes a pill, you should take it with water. Correct: When a person takes a pill, he or she should take it with water.

Must clearly refer to a specific noun Unclear: Although Jason and Mike were annoyed by the referee's bad call, he did not yell or scream. Is "he" Jason, Mike, or the referee? They have to get approval from the mayor's office. Who are "they"?

Pronoun Check Do the pronouns agree in number? Do the pronouns agree in in voice/person? Do the pronouns refer to a specific noun?

Writer's Notebook Challenge As you respond to your prompt, use ALL of the following pronouns: Personal pronouns Reflexive pronouns Demonstrative pronouns Interrogative pronouns Relative pronouns Indefinite pronouns As you compose sentences, make sure you are using pronouns in the following ways: Subjective case Objective case Possessive case Don't forget to follow the pronoun rules!!!

Pronouns Prompt Options Describe the summer of 2017. Tell your story. Imagine looking through a key hole.  Write what you see.