English 9 ­ Rea Name: ​
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Date: ​
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Hour: ___________ PRONOUNS: Guided Notes A ​
pronoun​
is ​
a word that takes the place of a noun or a pronoun. Types of Pronouns: 1. ___________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________________________ 5. ___________________________________________________________ 1. ​
Personal Pronoun Definition: Pronoun that refers to a specific person, place, or thing and changes to indicate gender and number. Examples:
Lisa likes cats. She has several of them. Matt and Jenna went to the store. They will be back soon. ● Can be used to replace either the _______________________ or the ______________________ of a sentence. Singular 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd Plural SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE 2. ​
Possessive Pronoun Definition: Pronoun that replaces a noun to show ownership. Examples:
I bought the book at the store. The book is mine. You do not have a book. Did you lose yours? English 9 ­ Rea 3. ​
Demonstrative Pronoun Definition: Pronoun that points to or identify specific things. Examples:
_________________________________________________________ This is my boyfriend. Is that your sister? Are these the punks who threatened you? Those are nice shoes. 4. ​
Interrogative Pronoun Definition: Pronoun that is used to ask a question. Examples:
_________________________________________________________ What is your brother’s name? Which girl is your date for the party? Who is the guy wearing the blue shirt? Whom should I ask for help? Whose pen is this? 5. ​
Indefinite Pronoun Definition: Pronoun that does not point to or identify a specific person, thing, or amount. Examples:
_________________________________________________________ Everybody is welcome at the meeting. Many prefer their coffee with sugar. Does anybody care for a cheese sandwich? Few choose to live in the arid desert.
What is an antecedent? ________________________________________________________________________ Jill opened her book and read from it. The coach showed the players they need to work hard. Janet took her dog for a walk. English 9 ­ Rea English 9 ­ Rea Name: ​
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Date: ​
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Hour: ___________ IDENTIFYING PRONOUN ANTECEDENTS Directions: ​
Draw an arrow connecting the pronoun to the antecedent. EXAMPLE​
: ​
Jill opened ​
her​
book and read from ​
it​
. 1. Even though the party was fun, ​
it​
was crowded. 2. People often like parties because ​
they​
get to see old friends 3. Mary was given a scholarship to Grant College because ​
she​
had excellent grades. 4. The construction workers brought ​
their​
own tools to the job site. 5. The manager noticed that one of the televisions on display was missing ​
its​
remote. 6. Members of the teams receive different salaries, depending on ​
their​
performance. 7. John and Bob thought the teacher believe ​
their​
essays had been plagiarized. 8. Miss Mandeville’s class knew it was Friday, so ​
they​
brought ​
their​
journals. 9. The hallways were filled with seniors who wanted ​
their​
prom tickets. 10. My aunt and uncle asked me to watch ​
their​
dog. Directions: ​
Fill in the antecedents in the following sentences. Then underline the pronoun and draw the pronoun­antecedent arrow. 1. _______________, don’t forget your role during the zombie apocalypse. 2. _______________ does his homework in the library after school. 3. _______________ lifted the coaches onto their shoulders. 4. _______________ wore her most expensive dress to the Oscars. 5. _______________ asked Lisa to copy off of her homework. 6. _______________ began to chant, “We want more chicken nuggets!” 7. _______________ is expensive. The government should help reduce the cost of it. 8. I told _______________, “You are much smarter than I. 9. At honors night, _______________ will get the award for funniest senior. 10. _______________ loves _______________. When, he’s rich, he plans to spend all of his money on them. English 9 ­ Rea Directions: ​
Identify all of the pronouns and underline them. Then, draw an arrow from the underlined pronouns to their antecedents. Dom Cobb is able to use his unique skills to his advantage ­ he can enter people's minds through their dreams and thereby learn their secrets. He is a thief for hire but Japanese businessman Mr. Saito has a somewhat different proposition for him. He wants Cobb to enter the mind of Robert Fischer Jr., who is about to inherit his father's massive business empire, to plant a simple notion: to break­up his father's conglomerate and sell it off. In return, Saito will make it possible for Cobb to freely return to the US where he is currently wanted by the police. Cobb accepts and assembles his team with a plan to plant the idea deep in Fisher's mind by generating a series of dreams within dreams so that he eventually thinks he came up with the idea himself. As the intended deception grows ever more complex, Cobb has to deal with his own emotions and feelings of guilt, which are projecting themselves into the dreamspace. Cobb has to deal with the eventual question of what is real and what is only a dream.