PDF-Pronoun Case

Name Date x2014 Exercise 1 I Me My Mine and Myself This handout accompanies Exercise 1 of Grammar Bytes Get the answers by doing the interactive version of the exercise at this addre. brPage 1br Demonstrative Pronoun brPage 2br Demonstrative Pronoun What is pronoun reference? Pronoun reference is the practice of making pronouns refer clearly to the words they replace. A pronoun takes the place of a noun; thus, the pronoun must agree with the nou By Mrs. Ball and Ms. Jenkins. Pronoun. Review. What is a . pronoun. ?. Pronouns. Pronouns. are a very useful part of language. They save us from having to repeat saying the same word over and over. . From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #79. Within a given sentence, nominative case pronouns (. I, we, he, she,. and . they. ) take the place of a noun.. Nominative case pronouns occur in the following positions:. What Pronouns Do…. Pronouns SUBSTITUE for nouns.. Instead of saying, . George. went to . George’s . house, and . George. ate dinner before doing . George’s . homework, . we can say, . George . PRONOUN FORM. Pronouns come in various types:. personal. possessive. demonstrative. indefinite. relative. reflexive. interrogative. reciprocal. PN FORM. Pronouns come in 3 main forms:. subject. object. . UWF Writing Lab Grammar Skills Series #. 5. From . Real Good Grammar, Too. by Mamie Webb Hixon. PowerPoint Created by Michael Mobley. Last Updated Spring 2017. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. Antecedent . From the UWF Writing Lab’s . 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #78. In sentences containing a clause preceded by “as” or “than,” choose the pronoun based on the intended meaning. That is, consider the intended meaning and mentally insert the missing pronoun.. Subjects . and . Objects. Nouns. that take verbs are . subjects. Nouns. that do not take verbs are . objects. Captain Jones . waved . around . his . saber. . and . threatened. . the. landlubbers. Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns (names of persons, places, or things).. A pronoun’s. antecedent . is the word or words it replaces.. Examples of pronouns and their antecedents:. Karis. A. . . One of the students must give their oral report tomorrow.. B. One of the students must give his oral report tomorrow.. A. Everybody was hoping to have his lottery number picked.. B. Everybody was hoping to have their lottery number picked.. Preposition. A word that connects a noun or pronoun with another noun or pronoun.. Examples: in, on, at, against, with, to, for, etc.. Preposition. 3. types of prepositions. Place. Time. Direction . Grammar 3.3 Interrogatives and Demonstratives; Pronoun Agreement Main Ideas Interrogative Pronouns are usually found in sentences that ask questions. The antecedent of the interrogative pronoun usually answers the question. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pronouns A pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns or pronouns. Example: -Susan watched the monkey make faces at her little brother and sister. - She laughed at