Transcript Today`s Agenda - English With Mrs. Pixler

Today’s Agenda
• Daily Starter
• Understanding Pronouns
• Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case
• Homework
• Write a paragraph describing how you and another person worked
together on some project. Use as many of the following pronouns
as you can: I/me, he/him, she/her, we/us, they/them. Circle these
pronouns and apply today’s lesson to ensure you are using the
appropriate case.
Daily Starter
Essential Vocabulary
• Subject: topic of an independent clause
• Verb: reports actions and states; introduces predicates
1. Write a sentence with a single subject
2. Write a sentence beginning with “there is” or “there was”
3. Write a sentence with a compound subjects
4. Add an introductory phrase (dependent clause!) to one
of these sentences
Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case
Essential Vocabulary
• Form/Case: indicates a the grammatical function of a
noun or pronoun in a phrase, clause, or sentence
• Subjective/Nominative: pronoun acts as the subject
• Objective/Accusative: pronoun is the recipient of action; object
of verb or of preposition
Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case
Singular Pronouns
Subjective I
you
he
she
it
Objective
you
him
her
it
Subjective we
you
they
they
they
Objective
you
them
them
them
me
Plural Pronouns
us
Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case
Most pronoun case errors occur in two places:
• Pronouns in compounds
• Whether the pronoun is in the subjective or objective case depends
entirely on how the compound is used – as subject or object.
• Lois and I are going out tonight
• They left a note for Lois and me
• Subjective pronouns in object positions
• Difficult to understand why this error occurs. Some evidence
suggests people assume the subjective case is more formal.
• They went paint shopping with we. [error!]
• The paint store matched the sample for he. [error!]
• The girls sat down next to I. [error!]
Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case
• Plural Pronoun Tip: Replace compounds with a plural
pronoun and test for grammatical correctness. If a plural
subject pronoun such as they is correct, use the
subjective case. If a plural object pronoun such as them is
correct, use the objective case.
• Error:
Jennifer Wong and me both took the same art class.
• Tip applied: [We/Us] both took the same art class.
• Correction: Jennifer Wong and I both took the same art class.
Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case
• No Verb, No Subject Tip: Use the objective case for
every pronoun unless there is a verb right after it that
enters into a subject-verb relationship with that pronoun.
• Error:
They sang a song just for she.
• Tip applied: Is there a verb after the pronoun? No.
• Correction: They sang a song just for her.
Let’s Practice!
The pronouns in the following sentences are used in compounds. Underline both elements of the
compound. Replace the compound with the appropriate plural pronoun. If the original pronoun is
grammatical, write OK above it. If the original pronoun is wrong, replace it with the correct one.
1.
They ordered it specially for my mother and I.
2.
The manager asked Harriet and she to trade assignments.
3.
Several of their friends and they are planning a vacation in Hawaii.
4.
I hesitated to ask Alicia and she such a big favor.
5.
Roberta and him will graduate next spring.
Homework
• Write a paragraph describing how you and another
person worked together on some project. Use as many of
the following pronouns as you can: I/me, he/him, she/her,
we/us, they/them. Circle these pronouns and apply
today’s lesson to ensure you are using the appropriate
form.