Pronouns MiniLesson Lesson Objectives Identify Antecedents Identify and distinguish the difference between a personal and possessive pronoun PronounAntecedent Agreement A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun ID: 781091
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Personal and Possessive Pronouns Mini-Lesson
Slide2Lesson Objectives:
Identify Antecedents
Identify and distinguish the difference between a personal and possessive pronoun
Slide3Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
A
pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Previous Lesson Recall
Noun:
Person
(woman),
Place
(home),
Thing
(pen),
Idea
(equality)
Writers use pronouns to keep from using the same nouns over and over again.
An antecedent is the noun/word in which a pronoun takes the place.
Slide4Personal Pronouns
Singular
Plural
First Person
I, me
(my, mine)
we,
us
(our, ours)Second Personyou(your, yours)you(your, yours)Third Personhe, him, she, her, it(his, her, hers, its)they, them(their, theirs)
Possessive pronouns show ownership; you should determine whether a pronoun is possessive or personal by evaluating it
in the context
of a sentence. English language is not always consistent, so at times a pronoun may be personal or possessive.
Slide5Let’s look at some examples to get a better idea.
The
boy
at school said
he
was very lonely.
Antecedent Pronoun The game lasted for hours, and it ended with a win! Antecedent Pronoun Personal Pronoun
Slide6Let’s do some more examples together…
Billie Holiday
was a jazz singer admired for the unique quality of
her
voice.
Antecedent Pronoun Billie Holiday was a jazz singer admired for the unique quality of her voice; many said it Antecedent Pronoun Antecedent Pronoun
resonated strong emotions from
her
admirers.
Pronoun
Possessive Pronoun Personal Pronoun
Possessive Pronoun
Slide7Independent Work
Adam
, a freshman in high school, has started to think about his career goals.
PO
Tori and Phil do their homework in the library.
Because it is understood by people of all nations, music is considered a universal language.
Lisa could not use her cell phone until her homework was finished.
Underline the antecedent, circle the pronoun, and write PR for personal and PO for Possessive pronouns.
Slide8Be Ready to Share Responses
Charlie Brown seems like he is always depressed.
I don’t mind pronouns; they are becoming easier to understand.
Did Peppermint Patti lose her mind?
Snoopy likes to keep a large stock of his favorite foods.
Slide9We are finished.