Download Bellringer #1: Using Pronouns Correctly

Pronoun Song
Subject, subject, subject pronouns
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
Object, object, object pronouns
ME… you, him, her, it, us, you, them
Bellringer #1: Using Pronouns Correctly
Copy the following information:
Personal pronouns can
either be used as a subject or
an object. (page 429)
Use subject pronouns:
1. in the subject of the sentence
2. after a linking verb to rename the subject
Use object pronouns:
1. as the object of an action verb
2. as the object of a preposition
Linking Verb Song
There are common linking verbs
Linking verbs
Linking verbs
There are common linking verbs
Let’s all list them now:
Be, become, seem, look, appear
Look, appear
Look, appear
Be, become, seem, look, appear
Grow, turn, taste, feel, smell sound
Don’t forget the forms of be
forms of be
forms of be
Don’t forget the forms of be
Been, am, is, are, was, were
To the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb
Bellringer: Using Pronouns Correctly
Using p. 431 and your writing buddy, complete the following:
*What is an antecedent?
*An antecedent must agree with the noun or pronoun it
refers to in _______ and ________.
Underline the subject and circle the correct antecedent.
1. During early rehearsals, an actor may forget
(his or her, their) lines.
2. When someone has been drinking,
(he or she, they) may drive poorly.
3. Neither the pilot nor the attendants gave
(his or her, their) opinion about the mishap.
Bellringer: Using Pronouns Correctly
*What is an antecedent?
**An antecedent must agree with the noun or pronoun it
refers to in _______ and ________.
With your writing buddy, write a sentence with the following
subjects and use their appropriate pronoun antecedents:
Everybody
Trains and automobiles
The homework committee
Ex: The historical building was restored to its original condition.
Bellringer #3: Using Pronouns Correctly
With your writing buddy, complete
Ex 4 p. 434 1-5. Write the answer
and the rule you used for each.
S, PN, OAV, OP
S= subj of sent
PN = predicate nominative (after LV)
DO/IO = object of an action verb
OP = object of a preposition
Bellringer #4: Using Pronouns Correctly
With your writing buddy, complete
Ex 4 p. 434 6-10. Write the answer and
the rule you used for each.
S, PN, DO/IO, OP
S= subj of sent
PN = predicate nominative (renaming
after LV)
DO/IO = object of an action verb
OP = object of a preposition
Write today’s agenda.
In your groups, write an example sentence for
each of the personal pronoun rules. You will
have 8 minutes. The first group to turn in
correctly written sentences wins.
Bellringer #4: Using Pronouns Correctly:
Reflexive Pronouns
1.Write today’s agenda.
2.Jot down any pronouns you can think
of that end in –self or –selves.
3.Define the word reflection.
Bellringer #5: Using Pronouns Correctly:
Interrogative Pronouns
1. Copy today’s agenda.
2. What does interrogative mean?
3. Copy and complete the following chart using
the information on p. 441.
Interrogative pronoun
who
whom
which
what
whose
who’s
How it is used