Transcript possessive pronoun.

GRoW #1
Personal Pronouns
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PRONOUNS
Chatting About Cartoons: Explain the 2 cartoons
to a partner. Can you find and fix the
grammatical error in number 1? 2 min timer
What is a pronoun??
OBSERVE
“I was still standing over him,
waiting for him to say something
to me when I felt Augustus’s
hand on my arm.”
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
PERSONAL PRONOUNS CHART
Draw a CIRCLE around all of the subject
pronouns
“I was still standing over him,
waiting for him to say something
to me when I felt Augustus’s
hand on my arm.”
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Draw a SQUARE around all of the object
pronouns
“I was still standing over him,
waiting for him to say something
to me when I felt Augustus’s
hand on my arm.”
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Draw a LINE under all of the possessive
pronouns
“I was still standing over him,
waiting for him to say something
to me when I felt Augustus’s
hand on my arm.”
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Additional sentences (if needed)
I was still standing over him, waiting for him to say
something to me when I felt Augustus’s hand on my arm.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
He did not see her involuntary jump, but it seemed to me
that he knew she had moved.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
When I tell him what I want to do, he writes me a pass so
that I can go to the weeds during Reflection.
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
OBSERVE
OBSERVE
 A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun
 Pronouns can be singular or plural
 An antecedent is the word that the pronoun refers to
or replaces
 In writing, it is important to keep your pronouns
consistent with your antecedents.
3 Cases of Pronouns
 Subjective case: pronouns used as subject.
 I watched the last football game of the season.
 She made her mother dinner on Friday
 Objective case: pronouns used as objects of verbs.
(Pronouns that come AFTER the verb).
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Tommy gave him a high-five.
The teacher told them to be quiet.
 Possessive case: pronouns which express
ownership.
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My dad owns four guitars.
Kyle gave his baby sister a big kiss on the cheek.
Imitate
 A sentence with a subjective pronoun and a
possessive pronoun.
 A sentence with the following objective pronoun: me.
 A sentence with two personal pronouns.