Transcript Playing with Pronouns - languagearts5-6

Playing with Pronouns
Each team gets points for correct
answers by team members.
ONE POINT FOR EACH
CORRECT RESPONSE
All of the mobiles
(move/moves) in the breeze.
• Identify the indefinite pronoun.
• What is the correct verb to use?
• Why?
Most of the design (is/are)
ingenious.
• What is the indefinite pronoun?
• What is the correct verb to use?
• Why?
Everyone (enjoy/enjoys)
Alexander Calder’s mobiles.
• What is the indefinite pronoun?
• What verb should it use?
• Why?
Few of the cars (have/has)
electric motors.
• What is the indefinite pronoun?
• What verb agrees with it?
• Why?
Each of us (have/has) the
right to express (themselves
or him/herself).
• What is the indefinite pronoun?
• What verbs agree with this pronoun?
• Why?
Jean Valjean an escaped
prisoner is the lead character
in Les Miserables.
• Write in the comma(s) in the sentence.
• What is the comma rule that applies?
Hieroglyphics (use/uses)
colorful decorative symbols.
• Which verb agrees with the subject?
• Why?
• What else needs to be corrected about
this sentence?
• Why?
Finally the Rosetta Stone was
found in Egypt.
• Punctuate the sentence correctly.
• What rule(s) apply?
The book provided at long last
a look at true character.
• Correctly punctuate this sentence.
• What rule(s) apply?
When we are finished with this
quiz we will be happy.
• What punctuation is needed?
• What rule(s) apply?
Cartoon books may be read
from front to back last page to
first or middle to anywhere.
• Add punctuation where necessary.
• What rule(s) apply?
I hope that you like cookies
she said because most of
them (is/are) delicious
• Punctuate this sentence correctly.
• What type of quotation is it?
• What verb is correct?
• What is the indefinite pronoun?
I would like to arrive in Denver
Colorado on January 29 2009
but may not be able to get a
flight.
• Punctuate this sentence correctly.
• What rule(s) apply?
That’s it. How did you know
she asked
• Punctuate this quotation correctly.
• What rule(s) apply?
Every town has (their/its)
deserted house.
• What is the antecedent?
• Which personal pronoun should be
used?
• Why?
Anyone can claim that
(they/her or she) saw
something extraordinary.
1. What is the personal pronoun that is
appropriate?
2. What is the indefinite pronoun in the
sentence?
Roberto and his team (is/are)
close.
• What is the correct verb?
• Why?
Kids know that ______ should
stay away from trouble.
• What pronoun should be used here?
• What type of pronoun is this? Personal
or indefinite?
A character has (his/her, their)
motives for murder.
• What personal pronoun is correct?
• What is the antecedent of this pronoun?
• Why should the pronoun you chose be
used?
A pronoun can be categorized
in what three ways?
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1.
Give an example of this characteristic.
2.
Give an example of this characteristic.
3.
Give an example of this characteristic.
Agatha Christie writes
mysteries. Her stories are
famous.
• What is the personal pronoun in this
passage?
• What is its antecedent?
Everyone took (his/her, their)
camera to the lake.
• What is the indefinite pronoun?
• What personal pronoun agrees with this
indefinite pronoun?
• Why?
Light enters the front or the
side of their eyes.
• Is this sentence punctuated and written
correctly?
• If it is not, correct the sentence.
Bill and his brothers
(have/has) blue eyes.
• Which verb should be used?
• Why?
Neither the pool nor the diving
board (was/were) safe.
• What is the correct verb to use here?
• Why?
Either of the kids (is/are) my
friend.
• Which verb is correct?
• What is the indefinite pronoun here?
• Why is the verb you chose correct?
Either that kid or his sisters
(does, do) that activity.
• Which is the correct verb to use?
• What is the rule that helps you know
this?
Either a photo or ticket stubs
(complete, completes) your
collage.
• Which verb is correct?
• What is the rule? (p. 211 in text, p. 171
in workbook)
Either ticket stubs or a photo
(complete/completes) your
collage.
• Which verb is correct?
• What is the rule that applies?
Either of them (is/are) the
leader.
• Which verb is correct?
• What is “either” in this sentence?
• Is it singular or plural?