Pronouns
A possessive pronoun tells you who owns something.
Is the following sentence intending to entertain, persuade, or inform? “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
What is "entertain".
Is the following an opinion or a fact?: "The weather might be bad later."
Opinion
What might someone infer if someone is crying at a funeral?
That they cared about the person who has passed away.
What do we typically do on Fridays?
Reading and writing!
A subjective pronoun is...
A subjective pronoun acts as the subject of a sentence—it performs the action of the verb.
Is the following sentence intending to entertain, persuade, or inform? “Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.”
What is "inform".
Is the following an opinion or a fact?: "We are incapable of performing that maneuver."
Fact.
What can be inferred from the fact that the moon is gradually drifting away from earth?
That someday the moon will no longer orbit our planet.
Chess.
An objective pronoun is...
An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb.
Is the following sentence intending to entertain, persuade, or inform? "I would never want to be a part of a club that would have someone like me as a member."
What is "Entertain"?
Is the following an opinion or a fact?: "I think that the film was incapable of achieving what appeared to be its purpose."
Opinion
What could be inferred from the fact that a cloud weighs around a million tonnes?
Teacher discretion...
Humming!
Which pronoun is in the following sentence is subjective?: "They fought until the water rose above the hull and the men were exhausted."
What is "They".
Is the following intending to entertain, persuade, or inform? "Chippers are the crispiest, crunchiest, and most delicious brand of chips you will ever taste. Buy a bag today."
What is "Persuade"?
What does the word summary mean?
What is "A summary is a short statement or description that gives the main ideas or facts of something longer"?
What might someone infer from someone limping down the hallway?
That they suffered a leg injury.
Who was the president in the year 1963?
John F. Kennedy
Identify the objective pronoun in the following sentence: "She told him that the missing keys were yours."
What is "Him"
Yes
Define the word "Opinion".
An opinion is a personal belief, judgment, or way of thinking about something that is not based on absolute proof or positive knowledge.
What is an inference?
An educated guess made by using what someone can observe and what they already know.
What author won the Hugo award for best novel in the year 2000?
Vernor Vinge