Bayview High
New Girl
Chapter 11: The Sweat Shop
Working with Words—Compound Personal Pronouns
(a)
compound—two words
(b)
pronoun—word that stands for a noun
(c)
personal—referring to a person or thing
A compound personal prounoun ends in –self or –selves.
For example:
ourselves
themselves itself
yourselves
myself himself
herself
yourself
Use a compound personal pronoun to complete each sentence:
1.
I saw for _________that the gym was closed for the day.
2.
Did you proofread your essay _____________?
3.
Anna prepared ___________for the French exam.
4.
The girls amused ___________by shopping at the mall.
Write three sentences with any of the compound personal pronouns listed above.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________