Transcript File - Honors British Lit

Take out your notebooks
We are meeting in room 255. Do not come here!
All of your essay components are due at the beginning
of class. Come to class with everything organized and
stapled or it will be considered late (i.e., you lose
points).
Other homework:
Grammar HW at end of this slide.
Notes on Medieval Period due F 10/12
10-line poem about Beowulf, Grendel, or Wiglaf using at
least 5 vocab words. Must be typed and words must be
highlighted. Staple to vocab list due F 10/12
The Death of Grammar 
What happens when you
do not learn proper
grammar?
You turn teachers into
criminals.
People will criticize you.
Pronoun rules and
Practice
Amco p. 57
What is a pronoun?
Pronouns take the place of a noun. The include
the words I, we, she, him, them, my their, whose.
E.g.:
Liz drove her car to school. She parked it near the
front door.
Clear Reference
A pronoun must clearly refer to its antecedent.
E.g.:
Andy wanted Nathan to use his car.
Who is “his” referring to?
Andy wanted Nathan to use Andy’s car.
Case
Pronouns can be in the subjective, objective, or
possessive case.
Subjective pronouns are used as the subject of a
sentence or a clause.
She and I are going to the store.
Objective pronouns are the object of a verb or
preposition.
I am going to the store with her.
Possessive pronouns show possession.
I cannot find my book.
Number
A pronoun may be singular or plural.
Singular: I, he, it, she, you
Plural: we, you, they
Gender
A singular pronoun referring to the 3rd person
may be masculine, feminine, or neuter. It
depends on the noun it is referring to
(antecedent).
E.g.:
The man got ready to leave for his vacation.
Ms. James was driving her car.
Pronoun Agreement
Each pronoun must agree in number (singular or
plural) and gender (male, female, neuter for the 3rd
person singular) with the noun, noun phrase, or
pronoun it refers to.
E.g.:
Joan and her sisters ran to catch the plane, but she was
too late.
Joan and her sisters ran to catch the plane, but _______
________ too late.
Correct the following
sentences
1. Lisa and Jen wanted to take her car.
2. Paul’s dog chased their tail.
3. Did you ever meet him parents?
4. Whom lives closer to the stadium?
5. I am responsible; the responsibility is ours.
Identify what is wrong with
these signs and fix them.
Caution: The following examples are SCARY!
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Errors in music
Bryan Adams, “Run to You” – “But that’d change
if she ever found out about you and I.” Simple
rule here, folks. Take out the “you and” and see if
the sentence makes sense. Sorry, Bryan. It’s
supposed to be “you and me.”
Queen, “Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy” – “I’d
like for you and I to go romancing.”
More lyrics
Eric Carmen, “Hungry Eyes” – “I feel the magic
between you and I.” “I” doesn’t even rhyme with
“eyes,” and it’s almost the same word!
Paula Cole, “I Don’t Want to Wait” – “So open up
your morning light /And say a little prayer for I.”
Good Lord. And again, the verses don’t rhyme.
HOMEWORK
E-mail I* picture of a sign, music lyrics
(censored, please), or a published article with
misused pronouns.
To get credit, the subject of you’re* e-mail MUST
HAVE your’re* first and last name and period
*Really? Could you imagine?