Shift/ Explain
Correct the sentence below:
Everyone is raising their hand.
Everyone is raising his or her hand.
BONUS: 400
1. Where do subject pronouns occur in the sentence?
2. Which of the following sentences use a subject pronoun?
a. Jason sent me a letter.
b. She lost her shoes at the beach.
c. Her dad is great at baking.
1. Before the verb
2. B
Write a sentence that contains an reflexive pronoun.
-200
1. Which type of pronoun is used as a subject of a sentence?
2. Which type of pronoun is used as an object of a sentence?
1. Subject
2. Object
How many pronouns are in the sentences below:
Jason went to the store and bought milk. The milk cost 20 dollars. The milk spilled in the back of the car, which was sad. The person that cleaned the car was laughing about the incident.
ZERO pronouns are in the sentences
What are 3 facts about pronouns that we learned in the notes.
answers vary
1. Where does an object pronoun occur?
2. Which of the following sentences use an object pronoun?
a. Jason sent me a letter.
b. She lost her shoes at the beach.
c. Her dad is great at baking.
1. After the verb
2. A
-200
Write a sentence that contains a plural indefinite pronoun.
BONUS+200
What is a pronoun that shows ownership?
Possessive
-200
What is the one body thing rule? What type of pronoun does it apply to?
If an INDEFINITE pronoun ends in one-body-thing it is singular.
-200
Correct the inappropriate shift:
The company announced its new policy, but when it realized the policy was unpopular, he quickly retracted it.
he should be it
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Which of the following is a singular indefinite pronoun?
a. Someone is responsible for spilling the water.
b. Both students are going to the library.
c. Several teachers are reading the same book.
A. Someone is responsible for spilling the water.
Which word correctly completes this sentence?
Kristen and I enjoyed ________ at the soccer match.
ourselves
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What is a a pronoun that refers to one or more unspecified beings, objects, or places?
Indefinite
What is wrong with the sentences below?
Jason and Mike came home from school. He threw his backpack on the ground.
They threw their backpacks on the ground.
How are intensive and reflexive pronouns different? How are they similar?
They BOTH end in self or selves.
Intensive pronouns emphasize a noun or pronoun in the sentence. If they are taken out, the meaning does NOT change.
Reflexive pronoun refer back to the subject. If they are removed from the sentence, the meaning of the sentence is changed.
Which type of pronoun is italicized in the sentence below?
Anybody can be creative if they just try!
Indefinite pronoun
Correct the the incorrectly used pronoun in the sentence below.
The family spent the weekend at its beach house.
"its" should be "their"
What is a pronoun that reflects back to the subject?
Reflexive
-300
Is this sentence correct? If not, explain why.
All the students are at their desks.
Correct
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1. What is the difference between "its" and "it's"?
2. What is the difference between "their" and "there"?
1. its=possessive
it's=it is (contraction)
2. their=possessive
there=in that place
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Which type of pronoun is the italicized word?
Despite the mistake, she forgave herself and moved forward with a positive attitude.
reflexive
-300
Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentences below.
1. (He, Him) and John went to the baseball field.
2. I play baseball with John and (he, him).
1. He
2. him
1. What is a specific person or thing that a pronoun refers to?
2. Which type of pronoun is used to emphasize a noun or pronoun?
1. Antecedent
2. Intensive
Is this sentence correct? If not, explain why.
Some dogs is cute.
Incorrect:
Correct: Some dogs are cute.