Transcript Unit 5 Pronouns

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7
Grade
Language Arts – Grammar
CCS 7 L 3(Language) Use knowledge of language and
its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or
listening.
a. Choose language that expresses ideas precisely
and concisely, recognizing and eliminating
wordiness and redundancy.
It’s time for
Unit 5 Pronouns
and . . .
Grammar
Rock!!
Writing with Pronouns,
Nouns: Person, Place, Thing, Emotion
Pronouns: Take the Place of Noun
Antecedents are the words
the pronoun is referring to.
Pronouns and Antecedents must
agree in three ways.
1. Person refers to the quality of being.
2. Number is the quality that distinguishes
between singular and plural.
3. Gender is the quality that distinguishes the
entities as masculine or feminine.
Identify Antecedent and Select
Correct Pronoun
Example: Natalie saw Katie and spoke to her.
(Katie is the antecedent. Her is the pronoun.)
1. The teachers went on strike to get a raise in its
/ their wages.
2. Jen and Ben went to his / her / their / its first
prom last weekend.
3. The black lab jumped into the pool and his /
her / its claws scratched the lining.
TO DO
Class Work:
Page 59 and 60 3 Practice and
apply 1-10 and Challenge
Page 591 3 Pronouns 1-10
HOMEWORK
DUE TUESDAY
Workbook pages 46 and 47
Possessive PronounsShow Ownership
(See Chart)
Possessive Pronouns
• The person in the blue car is (my, mine, I, me)
mother.
• (My, Mine, I, Me) am ashamed of myself for
being so rude to her.
• He is not a good friend, but he is an
acquaintance of (my, mine).
• My parents will not allow (my, mine, I, me) to
spend the night with Pam.
• (My, Mine, I, Me) brother sits on a stool when he
plays the piano.
Possessive Pronouns
Class Work:
Page 67, #’s 1-10
Page 593 (4)
Homework: Due
Wednesday
Page 55-57