It is time to review pronouns in all shapes and sorts. There are personal pronouns, intensive pronouns, reflexive...relative...indefinite...interrogative...nominative...objective...possessive...take a breath!
Pronouns are everywhere. It is important to make sure we use them well. We need to remember that pronouns must be clear in reference. Ambiguous pronoun usage is confusing. We also need to remember pronoun agreement. The pronouns must agree with their antecedents. (Lack of pronoun/antecedent agreement can also affect subject/verb agreement, which affects one's writing even more.)
Review pronouns. Know the above pronoun types. For those of you who had English 10 last year (as well as English in even earlier years), these are all review. If the pronoun types are not familiar, explore some. Look online for notes. Come ask questions. Talk with a neighbor.
Our goal in discussing pronouns is not to necessarily memorize every pronoun but to make sure we use any pronoun well!
Take a moment to watch a Blast from the Past...School House Rocks...pronoun style!
Schoolhouse Rock--Pronouns
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