Warm Up Activities

1. Warm Up Activities Q1- Grammar

2. The Pronoun The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. Indefinite Pronouns anybody each either none someone, one, etc. Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those Personal Pronouns I, me, mine you, your, yours she, her, hers, it, its we,us, our, ours they, them, their, theirs myself yourself Interrogative Pronouns who whom what which whose

3. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Example: John is a mail carrier. John carries a blue bag. • To make the second sentence sound better, you can change the word John to he. • new sentence: John is a mail carrier. He carries a blue bag. • The word he is a pronoun that takes the place of the word John. • Some common pronouns include: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, you, him, her, them, it, us

4. Rewrite each sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a pronoun. 1. Sarah made dinner for the whole family. 2. Tyler played tag with Miguel and Ramon. 3. Mr. Cane went to the movies with Mrs. Cane. 4. The house needs a fresh coat of paint.

5. Indefinite pronouns refer to unnamed or unknown people or things. They take the place of nouns and can serve as the subject of a sentence. • anything • anywhere • everybody • everyone • everywhere • nobody • no one • nothing • something • somewhere

6. Circle the Indefinite Pronoun • There was nothing left to do but sit and wait ! 2. He knows London better than anyone does. 3. Nobody in town was in shock after the kidnapped boy was found dead. 4. Your room needs to be tidied up : You can never find anything in it.

7. Fill in an Indefinite Pronoun 1. I can hear ______________ at the door.2. Does_______________ want to go to the cinema. 3. Poor thing! We have to do _____________ to help.

8. Demonstrative pronouns   point out a specific person, place, thing, or idea. This, that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns. • This birthday card is intriguing. • These crossword puzzles sure are stumpers! • Are those stars always visible to us?

9. Circle the Demonstrative Pronoun That was a loud firecracker All the pastries look good, but I think I’ll try one of these. Isn’t this the sweater I loaned you?

10. Fill in a Demonstrative Pronoun 1. _____________ is the first eclipse I have ever seen. 2. ___________ was a thrilling experience. 3. The tomatoes on the windowsill are ripe, but _________________ on the vines are still green.

11. Interrogative pronouns   introduce questions. What, which, who, whom, and whose are interrogative pronouns. • Whose bicycle is this? • Which of these is the correct answer, Paula? • Whom did you ask to watch your dog while you went on vacation?

12. Circle the Interrogative Pronoun • Which of these do you like best? 2. Who was just in this room? 3. Whatever happens next, I am prepared.

13. Fill in an interrogative Pronoun 1.    _______________ wants to come with me? 2.   ________________ do you want to meet? 3.  _______________ did she say was the winner?