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Making a Case for Nouns & Pronouns

Making a Case for Nouns & Pronouns. Three Types: Subjective Objective Possessive. Review of Subjective Nouns and Pronouns:. Review of Object Nouns and Pronouns:. Grammar Quiz!. Do your best. When you are finished, read!. Possessive Nouns and Pronouns .

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Making a Case for Nouns & Pronouns

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  1. Making a Case for Nouns & Pronouns Three Types: Subjective Objective Possessive

  2. Review of Subjective Nouns and Pronouns:

  3. Review of Object Nouns and Pronouns:

  4. Grammar Quiz! • Do your best. When you are finished, read!

  5. Possessive Nouns and Pronouns • A possessive noun names who or what owns something. • Possessive nouns can be common or proper nouns. • They can be singular or plural. T & M will preview this for us: http://www.brainpop.com///english/grammar/possessives/quiz

  6. Samples • Lee has a new book on history. • Lee’s book on history is new. • Emily reads a lot of books. • Her books’ major themes tend to be friendship and growing up as a teen.

  7. Singular and Plural nouns NOT ending in s: • To form the possession of most nouns, you add apostrophe and –s (’s). (singular and plural nouns notending in -s) Eric’s agenda book the women’s club

  8. Singular nouns ending in -s • Two rules of thumb, but one is more commonly used. (Add an apostrophe and –s) More commonly used: James--James’s lacrosse stick Chris—Chris’s spikes (Add just an apostrophe after the -s) Less commonly used: James’ lacrosse stick Chris’ spikes

  9. Plural nouns ending in -s • To form the possession of plural nouns ending in –s add an apostrophe (’) after the final –s. (Plural nouns already ending in -s ) The animals’ cages The boys’ gym class

  10. Joint ownership • Allie and Lauras lemonade stands are awesome. • Allie and Laura’s lemonade stands are awesome. • Explains that Allie and Laura together own more than one lemonade stand. • Allie’s and Laura’s lemonade stands are awesome. • Explains that each Allie and Laura own separate lemonade stands, which both happen to be awesome

  11. Forming Possessive Nouns

  12. Let’s practice • Writer’s Choice page 353: • Exercise 5 w/ shoulder partner (1-20 evens only—write answers) • Exercise 6, around the horn (everyone gets one—spell it aloud)

  13. Possessive Pronouns • A possessive pronoun shows who or what has something. A possessive pronoun may take the place of a possessive noun. • Ethan’s class put on a play. His class put on a play. • The idea was Alyssa’s. The idea was hers.

  14. Two Forms of Possessive Pronouns

  15. Two Forms of Possessive Pronouns Notice there are no contractions! its ≠ it’s

  16. Let’s practice • Writer’s Choice page 409: • Exercise 6 w/ shoulder partner (1-10—write answers) • Exercise 7, around the horn (everyone gets one—spell it aloud)

  17. Homework • This assignment is due on Wednesday, March 21.

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