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Grammar instruction: nouns/pronouns

Grammar instruction: nouns/pronouns. Goals: Recognize and define basic parts of speech. Define and identify the antecedent in context. Identify vague pronoun references and correct them. Nouns. Person, place, thing, animal, idea

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Grammar instruction: nouns/pronouns

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  1. Grammar instruction: nouns/pronouns • Goals: • Recognize and define basic parts of speech. • Define and identify the antecedent in context. • Identify vague pronoun references and correct them.

  2. Nouns Person, place, thing, animal, idea • Person: girl, dentist, hero, KatnissEverdeen, Harry Potter • Place: school, kitchen, field, the White House • Thing: table, car, shoe, Honda Civic, Xbox • Animal: dog, squirrel, Great Dane • Idea: love, sadness, horror, Christianity • ** Proper Nouns, which are specific nouns (i.e. Winter Park High School vs. school, James vs. boy) should always be capitalized.

  3. Pronouns • A pronoun is a word used to stand for (or take the place of) a noun. • Example: Connor picked up Connor’s backpack and then Connor ran across the street away from Connor’s screaming parents. Connor looked back at Connor’s parents one last time before Connor disappeared into the woods, Connor’s breath heavy in Connor’s chest.

  4. Pronouns give nouns (and readers) a break. They are also one of the most commonly misused parts of speech! The most common pronouns are: Subjective PronounsObjective Pronouns IMe You You He Him She Her It It We Us They Them Others: There, everyone, someone, these, etc.

  5. Antecedents Almost all pronouns have an ANTECEDENT, or a noun they refer back to. Ex: Connor picked up his backpack; then he ran into the woods.  “HE” refers to the noun “CONNOR”; therefore, Connor is the antecedent.

  6. Antecedents Almost all pronouns have an ANTECEDENT, or a noun they refer back to. Ex: Connor picked up his backpack; then he ran into the woods.  “HE” refers to the noun “CONNOR”; therefore, Connor is the antecedent. Ex:Katniss picked up her quiver of arrows and slung it onto her back.  It?  Her? Ex: My mother went to Paris this summer. She had never been there before, so she was beyond excited.

  7. Bellwork Directions: For each of the underlined pronouns, write down the ANTECDENT. (#1-7) “Lovely!” says Effie Trinket. “But I believe there’s a small matter of introducing the reaping winner and then asking for volunteers…” she trails off, unsure of herself. “What does it matter?” says the mayor. He’s looking at me with a pained expression on his face. He doesn’t know me really, but there’s a faint recognition there. I am the girl who five years ago stood huddled with her mother and sister, as he presented her, the oldest child, with a medal of valor. Does he remember that? Prim is screaming hysterically behind me. She’s wrapped her skinny arms around me like a vice.

  8. Unfortunately, it is very easy to create a sentence that uses a pronoun WITHOUT a clear, unmistakable noun antecedent. • Look at this example: After taking the disk out of the cabinet, Mabel sold it.

  9. Vague Pronoun References • pronouns WITHOUTclear, unmistakable noun antecedents • confuse readers and obscure the intended meaning Ex: When Samuel dropped the goblet onto the glass table, itbroke. It is unclear whether this refers to the goblet or the glass table.

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