Subject Pronouns
Define a subject pronoun.
A subject pronoun is the subject of a sentence. It performs an action.
Define an object pronoun.
An object pronoun follows prepositions such as to, with, from, and for.
Define a relative pronoun.
A relative pronoun refers to a noun mentioned previously; they also can be used to join two sentences.
Define author's purpose.
The reason the author is writing to his/her audience.
Who was the main character of the story?
Christophe
Name one subject pronoun.
Possible Answers: I, she, he, we, they, you, it
Name one object pronoun.
Possible Answers: Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
Name one relative pronoun.
Possible Answers: Who, whom, which, whose, where, when, why, who, what, that, when
Name two of the three categories that we discussed during author's purpose.
Possible Answers: Persuasive, Informative, Entertainment
What danger does the narrator of the story face?
The narrator faces the danger that the plague has come to his town.
Name the subject pronoun in the following sentence:
Taylor had thought that she was going to leave early.
She
Name the object pronoun in the following sentence:
We forgot our books at home so our mom is going to bring them to us.
Us
Name the relative pronoun in the following sentence:
The soccer player who won the medal trained hard.
Who
Define informative writing.
Writing where the author's purpose is to inform his/her audience.
What happened to the sick man when the black spots spread across his body?
The man died after the black spots spread across his body.
Which subject pronoun would you use to replace the underlined words in the following sentence:
Occasionally, the circus employees like to play with the animals in their free time.
They
Which object pronoun would you use to replace the underlined word in the following sentence:
Whenever I play basketball with Drew he never passes the ball, he hogs the ball.
It
Name the relative pronoun in the following sentence:
The car that was stolen last month was found in a river.
That
Define entertainment writing.
Writing where the author's purpose is to entertain or bring joy to his/her audience.
Why did all of the people at the end of the story run away covering their mouths?
Because they knew the plague was coming.
Name five subject pronouns.
Possible Answers: I, she, he, we, they, you, it
Name five object pronouns.
Possible Answers: Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
Name five relative pronouns.
Possible Answers: Who, whom, which, whose, where, when, why, who, what, that, when
Define persuasive writing.
Writing where the author's purpose is to convince his/her audience of their view point.
When and where di the story take place.
During the Middle Ages in France.