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8th Grade Language Arts
Agenda: Assignments:
1. Warm-up -Lit Circles (W)
2. Grammar -Memoir Topic Chosen (TH)
3. Literature -Vocab Writing (F)
-Finish The Outsiders (F)
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What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun.
The word that a pronoun refers to is called its antecedent.
Person and Number:
• first-person, second-person, and third-person/singular and plural
Case: Three cases- subject, object, and possessive
Subject: She took a deep breath
Object: Jerry told her about the problem.
Possessive: I like your story better than mine.
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Person Person Person
Subject Pronouns:
I You he, she,
Used as a subject of a
it singular
sentence or as a
predicate noun after a
linking verb
We You they plural
Object Pronouns: me you him,
Used as a direct singular
object, and indirect her, it
object, or an object
of a preposition us you them plural
my,
Possessive Case:
his, her, singular
mine you
Used to show
hers,
ownership or its
relationship
*the pronouns
our, its,
above in bold can ours their, plural
stand alone also. yours
theirs
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Subject Pronouns: I, we, you, he, she, it, they
Used as: a subject of a sentence or as a predicate noun after a linking verb
The Apollo program was a great success. It put man on
the moon.
The greatest astronauts were they.
The biggest supporters were she and I.
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Object Pronouns: me, us, you, him, her, it, them
Used as: a direct object, and indirect object, or an object of a preposition
Bad storms scare me.
Give me an explanation of how hurricanes form.
When he sees big storms, he runs from them.
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Possessive Pronouns: my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs
Used to: show ownership or relationship
*the pronouns above in bold can stand alone also.
The dog pricked up its little ears.
The cat is mine.
What color is his?
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Examples:
1. Although the Wright brothers went to Kitty Hawk in September, (them, they)
made their first successful flight in December.
2. At first, (we, us) in America did not pay much attention to this flight.
3. When P.T. Barnum found Tom Thumb, he asked the little man to work for (him,
he).
4. Even people in England were amazed when Barnum showed (they, them) little
Tom Thumb.
5. Living in the age of jets and rockets, you and (me, I) should appreciate the
Wright brothers' contributions to flight.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronouns:
1. May Beth and ______________________help with decorations?
2. The starting quarterback will be either Marcus or ________________.
3. When will you send ____________ the yellow yarn?
4. The stranger asked _____________ for directions.
5. The soldier at the gate saluted Jimmy and ______________.
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thin
ks
sees
hear
s
smells
says
loves
does
feels
does
goes
goes
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