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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement. Make sure you write this at the top of your page in your daybook notes Warm-up DATE Concept: Grammar/pronoun and antecedent. What is an antecedent? . Write these notes in your Daybook! You will see these terms on your Unit 1 Test  .

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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

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  1. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Make sure you write this at the top of your page in your daybook notes Warm-up DATE Concept: Grammar/pronoun and antecedent

  2. What is an antecedent? Write these notes in your Daybook! You will see these terms on your Unit 1 Test A pronoun and its antecedent must be either singular or plural in number.

  3. Let’s Practice some grammar (Ms. Gwynne’s favorite!!) Do we sense some sarcasm here? Directions: Write the pronoun that belongs in each sentence. Use one of these pronouns: it, its, she, her, he, their, or they. Sarcasm- remarks that mean the opposite of what they seem to say

  4. A pronoun and antecedent must agree… A pronoun and its antecedent must both be either masculine (he, his), feminine (she, her), or neutral (it, its) in gender. If the antecedent could be either male or female, you must use his or her or she or he.

  5. Pronoun antecedent agreement….

  6. When you finish, look at the beginning of “All Summer in a Day” and make a list of all the examples of figurative language you can find!! PAGE 92

  7. Transition Words Warm-up Date Concept: grammar/transition words

  8. What are transition words? Write these notes in your Daybook! You will see transition words on the Unit 1 Test!

  9. Copy the chart!! Practice with transition words…

  10. Just write the word, unless it is a sentence you struggled with.

  11. What is a run on sentence? A run-on sentence consists of two or more sentences written as if they were one sentence. There are two main types of run on sentences: A fused sentence is a word group containing two or more sentences that are run together without any punctuation. 2) A comma splice contains two or more sentences separated by a comma instead of by a period or a semicolon.

  12. How to correct run-on sentences… Correct run-ons by adding an end mark after the first idea Correct run-ons by replacing a comma with a semicolon, by adding a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, or so) after the comma Correct run-ons by making one of the independent clauses into a subordinate clause.

  13. Practice correcting run-on sentences… Directions: Read each numbered item. Correct the run-ons in your Daybook. Yes, you have to rewrite them If an item is correct as it stands, write C.

  14. Continue correcting the sentences…. This is how you will see grammar questions on a test!!

  15. Edit the paragraph below…

  16. Showing Possession…. Write the singular possessive of each word Write the plural possessive of each word

  17. Possessive Form… Write the singular possessive of each word Write the plural possessive of each word

  18. Possessive Form… Directions: Rewrite each of the following expressions, using the possessive case. Possessive form is used to indicate possession (i.e., ownership). It is usually created by adding 's to the word.

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