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25 Using Subject and Object Pronouns.. Have your students raise their hands when they hear pronouns in songs, poems, or short passages to spotlight correct pronoun usage.. When your stud

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Carolyn LoGiudice and Kate LaQuay

Skill Area: GrammarAges: 8 through 11Grades: 3 through 6

To language and learning instructors devoted toimproving students’ skills and supporting theirhighest aspirations

About the Authors

Carolyn LoGiudice, M.S., CCC-SLP, was a speech-languageclinician in school, clinic, and private settings before joiningLinguiSystems in 1984 She has co-authored many materials

with LinguiSystems, including The WORD Test 2, No-Glamour Vocabulary Cards, The Test of Semantic Skills (TOSS-P and TOSS-I), 100% Grammar, and 100% Punctuation.

Kate LaQuay, J.D., became part of LinguiSystems’ extendedfamily more than 20 years ago when her mother, CarolynLoGiudice, joined the company Now a mother herself, Katehas co-authored several LinguiSystems products, including

U.S History: A Reading Comprehension Book, U.S ment: A Reading Comprehension Game and Spotlight on Vocabulary: Levels 1 and 2 Previously, she practiced law for

Govern-six years in Los Angeles

Carolyn LoGiudice

Kate and Michael LaQuay

Illustrations by Margaret Warner

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Pretest/Posttest 6

What Is a Pronoun? 7

Identifying Pronouns 8

Identifying Pronoun Referents 9

Possessive Pronouns 11

Using Possessive Pronouns 13

Reflexive Pronouns 15

Interrogative Pronouns 17

Demonstrative Pronouns 18

Relative Pronouns 19

Pronoun-Verb Agreement 21

Indefinite Pronouns 22

Subject Pronouns 23

Object Pronouns 25

Using Subject and Object Pronouns 28

Contractions 30

Using I and Me 31

Using Their and They’re 32

Using Itsand It’s 33

Using Yourand You’re 34

Using Pronouns Correctly 35

Answer Key 39

By itself, “grammar” is not an engaging topic for students You won’t hear them spontaneously

discuss the function of an adjective vs an adverb Students don’t get excited about linking verbs Most adults outside the academic arena even shy away from grammar, especially now that our

computers can check our grammar for reports or other writings Even so, effective speakers and writers need to understand and use grammar as a sharp tool to express their thoughts Grammar rules help us modify a message for a target audience We even break some rules on purpose to

be more casual.

Some say the most practical reason to teach grammar in school is to help students score well on tests That practice, while pragmatic, ignores the lifelong benefits of solid grammar skills We make snap judgments when we meet people These impressions are based on communication style as much as appearance and background knowledge When all we know about someone is what that person has written, as in many e-mails, grammar and writing style are even more important.

How, then, do we entice students to master basic grammar well enough to apply it in their

conversation and their writing?

• First, teach the grammar concept or rule Highlight a specific grammar point.

• Then, give your students practice, practice, practice.

• Incorporate the grammar concept in both oral and written activities.

• Spotlight the concept as your students encounter it in textbooks, Internet articles, school announcements, and classroom interaction.

• Demonstrate both correct and incorrect use of the grammar concept Talk about the

impact of the concept on a message’s listener or reader Often a message is clearer

when it is grammatically correct Incorrect grammar can also distract from the meaning

or desired effect of a message.

The goals of Spotlight on Grammar are below.

• To help students recognize and utilize correct grammar in their speaking and writing

• To boost students’ reading comprehension by understanding the role of grammar

All six books in Spotlight on Grammar concentrate on basic grammar concepts typically mastered

by students in fifth grade Use the Pretest/Posttest on page 6 to determine your students’ specific strengths and weaknesses The activities within each book are sequenced by general complexity Sentence structure, vocabulary, and readability are kept simple to keep students’ energies focused

on the grammar concept vs reading comprehension.

Spotlight on Grammar: Pronouns presents information about various types of pronouns and the ways

they are used Here are additional activities to supplement the worksheets in this book:

• The more students hear and read correct grammar, the more their ears and brains will tune

in to correct vs incorrect grammar, including pronoun usage Have your students raise their hands when they hear pronouns in songs, poems, or short passages to spotlight correct pronoun usage When your students aren’t sure which of two pronouns to use in a sentence, teach them to say the sentence out loud (or whispered) with each pronoun choice This

strategy also affords a natural opportunity to address local/non-standard English vs standard English and to talk about code switching as necessary for taking tests or other situations in which standard English is expected.

• Number sticks or cards and give one to each student Call out random groups of numbers and have those students stand together Then ask a volunteer to refer to the entire group with a correct pronoun, using the pronoun in a complete sentence Where appropriate, have your students think of other pronouns that could also refer to each group and use these pronouns in sentences.

• Type a short story (fables work well here) and leave out several pronouns Display the story

on a board or an overhead Have your students decide which pronouns to fill in the blanks, explaining the clues that helped them select an appropriate pronoun for each instance.

• Arrange your students in groups of two or three Have the groups identify something each member has in common, such as a favorite food or leisure activity Next, as a whole class, have each student take a turn using pronouns (no names) to share what the members of his small group have in common, e.g., “She and I both like skating.” (Remind students as

necessary to refer to themselves last in constructions such as He and I or to her and me )

• Have your students nominate and vote for their favorite new pronoun to take the place of he

or she and for him or her in sentences such as Each student should eat what wants or what tastes good to _ This activity pinpoints the traditional usage as well as the current

trend to ignore it in conversation — one of many examples of how language changes over time.

• To practice relative pronouns, have your students give definitions telling the functions of

objects or the jobs of workers, e.g., A microwave is an appliance that heats food, A pianist

is someone who plays the piano.

We hope Spotlight on Grammar: Pronouns is a big hit with you and your students!

Underline each subject pronoun Circle each object pronoun

1 Brooke lives near him

2 We can only stay ten minutes

3 Please turn it off during dinner

Circle the referent for each bolded pronoun

4 Michelle finished the book It had a surprising ending.

5 Evan wouldn’t do that to himself.

6 Donna visited her aunt, who lives on Oak Street.

7 Jessica is having a slumber party She invited five guests.

Write the correct pronouns to complete these sentences

8 picture is smaller than

9 introduced right away

10 afraid going to hurt

11 don’t feel like today

What Is a Pronoun?

Apronounis a word that takes the place of a noun or nouns

Read this paragraph

Ned has a busy day today First, Ned will eat breakfast

Then, Ned will do Ned’s chores Ned will fix lunch for Ned

at noon Then, Ned will go play with Ned’s friends

Now, read the same story below This time, notice the pronouns

in bold print

Ned has a busy day today First, he will eat breakfast.

Then, he will do his chores He will fix lunch for himself at

noon Then, he will go play with his friends.

Each one of the pronouns refers back to the same noun – Ned

You need to state a noun before you can replace it with a pronoun The noun is the

antecedent for the pronoun That means it comes before the pronoun The antecedent

for the pronouns in the story above is Ned.

Underline the antecedent for each bolded pronoun

1 Marcy paid for the ticket herself.

2 Anthony put his shoes on the wrong feet.

3 Daniel likes cats but is allergic to them.

4 Barbara returned Antonio’s jacket to him.

5 Courtney loves her new necklace.

6 David wants to keep a secret from his brother but he can’t.

7 Aiden tried to fix the toy but it fell apart.

8 Adam watched a movie by himself.

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Identifying Pronouns

The words in the box are pronouns

Underline each pronoun in these sentences

1 I am excited about the party

2 She is Marco’s best friend

3 Do you think we have enough time?

4 They pretended not to notice us

5 He told a joke but I didn’t get it

6 I want to invite them

7 Would you ask him to give it to me?

8 We will play at her house on Saturday

9 He didn’t like the trick they played on the puppy

10 The Spartans beat us 21 to 17

11 We will beat them next time

12 I haven’t seen him yet today

we, us, our

they, them, theirsone, none

Identifying Pronoun Referents 1

Underline each pronoun in these pairs of sentences

Then, draw a line to connect each pronoun to what

it is talking about Here is an example

Trevor has a new bike He rides it every day after school

1 Leslie loaned Patrick the book It belongs to her

2 Erin wants a cupcake She will eat it for dessert

3 New neighbors moved into town They are from Texas

4 Action Heroes is a great video game Steven wants to borrow it.

5 Mitch doesn’t like thunder It scares him

6 Angela wore a new shirt to school She thought it looked great!

7 Here is an extra pencil Sharon can borrow mine

8 Carla doesn’t need help She can finish by herself

9 The doors are automatic They open and close by themselves

10 Dana built a snowman yesterday It is starting to melt now

11 Bob missed the bus He was two minutes late for it

12 These brownies are fresh Mom made them this morning

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Identifying Pronoun Referents 2

A pronoun refers to a noun or nouns

Underline each pronoun in these pairs of sentences

Then, draw a line to connect each pronoun to what

it is talking about

1 Shelly brought a green backpack for the play It is not hers

2 Casey spilled the paint He got it all over himself

3 Henry has a silver marker Derek wants one like his

4 Dad bought a new car It is black, his favorite color

5 Monica is shy She keeps her thoughts to herself

6 The delivery truck is here It is parked on the street

7 Tricia heard a noise Was it her stomach growling?

8 Please don’t eat the last slice of pizza Mom is saving it for herself

9 Mr Sanger will be the judge He will make the final decision

10 Tracy’s dress is beautiful Did she make it herself?

11 Billy has a huge family They reserve a whole park for their reunions

12 Madison is 17 She can drive herself to school

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Possessive Pronouns 1

Apossessive pronounshows ownership We use

these possessive pronouns before nouns

my pizza its pizza

your pizza our pizza

his pizza their pizza

her pizza

Underline each possessive pronoun in these sentences

1 My clothes got wet in the rain

2 Would you loan me your new CD?

3 Mike walks his dog every day

4 We met at their house

5 That snake is shedding its skin

6 We have to finish our homework first

7 Have you seen her dress?

8 I gave my fish their food

9 James wore his costume to our party at school

10 Her car has a crack in its windshield

11 May I put my snack in your backpack?

12 Jack and Maria didn’t do their assignments

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Possessive Pronouns 2

A possessive pronoun shows ownership We can use the possessive pronouns in the box

by themselves to show who owns something

Underline each possessive pronoun

1 Those enchiladas look delicious! Are they yours?

2 I don’t want to share mine

3 We can borrow theirs

4 I want ours to be special

5 This jacket is shorter than hers

6 That seat is his and this is yours

7 It’s mine, not hers

8 Theirs are more colorful than ours

9 Hers is a different writing style than his

10 Mine isn’t finished yet

11 Theirs is the best barbecue in town

12 Ted’s shirt is nice, but I like mine better

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Using Possessive Pronouns 1

Write the correct possessive pronoun to complete each sentence

1 Have you seen soccer ball?

2 driveway is covered with snow

3 is not an easy task

4 My brother is older than

5 Steve wore helmet during practice

6 How old is cat?

7 school is older than

8 is broken

9 I painted purple

10 kite is stuck in tree

11 essay won first prize

12 I think those bags are

Using Possessive Pronouns 2

Write the correct possessive pronoun to replace the bolded words Choose your answerfrom the words in the box below

1 Let’s play the games that belong to you.

2 Have you seen Nick’s bike?

3 Tara’s appointment is at one o’clock.

4 I admire the girls’ attitude.

5 Todd is proud of the collection that he owns.

6 We did not complete the homework we were to do on time.

7 Lizzie said I can use the pens that belong to you.

8 They bought the clothes for themselves at the mall.

9 The tacos that we ordered will be ready soon.

10 I brought the cookies that belong to me for lunch.

11 Sheila drew a rainbow on the picture that she was painting.

12 Thank you for loaning me the magazine that belongs to you.

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Reflexive Pronouns 1

The words in the box are reflexive pronouns Like a mirror, a reflexive pronoun reflects onits antececent

I see myself clearly

Underline each reflexive pronoun in these sentences

1 Susanne wrapped the presents herself

2 Read this page silently to yourself

3 Keep your hands to yourselves

4 I introduced myself as Ms Kroft

5 The gate closed by itself

6 We have an hour to ourselves

7 Left to themselves, they would have played for hours

8 Can he eat all of that himself?

9 The food itself was terrible

10 Please behave yourselves at Grandma’s house

11 They kept their opinions to themselves

12 The baby can’t feed himself yet

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myself

yourself

himselfherself

itselfourselves

yourselvesthemselves

Reflexive Pronouns 2

A reflexive pronoun refers back to another word in a sentence

Rufus scratched himself

We also use a reflexive pronoun to emphasize another word

The mayor himself came to our school play.

Underline each reflexive pronoun

1 I can’t stop myself from eating chocolate

2 Please help yourselves to the chips

3 I made the cupcakes myself

4 He himself came up with the idea

5 They wanted to finish the project themselves

6 She surprised herself at how fast she could go

7 You yourself gave me permission

8 They stopped themselves before the joke got out of hand

9 The elephant flapped its ears to keep itself cool

10 The artist herself signed the poster

11 Derek ordered spring rolls for himself

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Interrogative Pronouns

We can use interrogative pronounsto ask

questions We don’t know who or what the

interrogative pronoun refers to until we know

the answer to the question

Who put this lunch on the table?

Paul put this lunch on the table.

Write an interrogative pronoun from the box to complete each question

Some of the questions could use more than one of these pronouns

1 carried the suitcase to the car?

2 picture is on the front page of the newspaper today?

3 of these movies would you like to watch?

4 told you about the party?

5 T-shirt has the best design on it ?

6 knows the answer to the second problem?

7 way should we turn at the corner ?

8 fingerprints were on the glass?

9 was making all the noise?

10 do you like better, tacos or pizza?

11 will be our new coach?

12 is the largest city near you?

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Use who or whose to refer to people.

Use which or what to refer to things.

Demonstrative Pronouns

This, that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns A demonstrative pronoun pointsout people or things

This needs new batteries.

Use this or that for one person, thing, or idea Use thoseor thesefor more than one

person, thing, or idea

This is my dessert Those are yours.

Write this, that, these, or thoseto complete each sentence More than one of themwill make sense in some of the sentences

1 Whose socks are _?

2 is my private diary

3 You may choose any of for your report

4 is the way to Gary’s house

5 are my favorite pictures

6 all go on the first shelf

7 used to be my school

8 are the best scores you ever earned

9 What should I do with all of ?

10 is hanging upside down

11 are my new games

12 are a sign of a storm coming

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Relative Pronouns 1

Arelative pronounrefers back to a noun or a pronoun that was already mentioned

A relative pronoun helps to combine two sentences into one sentence

The boys practiced often The boys won the championship

The boys, whopracticed often, won the championship

Underline the relative pronoun in each sentence (Use the words in the box to help you.)Then, circle the noun or pronoun the relative pronoun refers back to

1 I gave him a ticket, which he put into his pocket

2 The book that she borrowed is now overdue at the library

3 I don’t know which parent made the first phone call

4 Is this the report that you told me about last week?

5 The cake, which was a surprise, came from the grocery store

6 Nelson drank his milk in two seconds, which was a school record

7 My aunt, who used to be a teacher, helps me with my homework

8 I have saved almost all of the money that I owe my brother

9 There is the house that my grandpa painted

10 Is Jamie the student whose nose was broken?

11 Are you the one who wrote this note?

12 Tamara made a loud sneeze, which startled the whole class

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whowhichthatwhose

Relative Pronouns 2

Choose a relative pronoun from the box to complete each sentence More than one

word will work in some of these sentences Use who or whose to refer to people.

1 We ate fresh popcorn, _ was my

favorite part of the game

2 Where is the key opens it?

3 Tracy is the girl _ bike I borrowed

4 Last night, I had a dream scared me

5 She ate a bite of the apple, _ had a worm inside

6 Cindy, arm is in a cast, asked for help

7 The thunder _ we heard was getting closer

8 This is the part of the song I have trouble playing

9 Mr Parker is the one gave us the directions

10 Craig, dad plays football, will be our team captain

11 I know _ art will win the first prize

12 We had yarn leftover, _ we made into cat toys

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