Daily Math and English

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Daily Math and English

• September 1418, 2009
• Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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Pronoun Explanations

• Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in
  number (singular or plural).
• Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in
  person (1st person, 2nd person, or third person).
• Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in
  gender (male, female, or neuter for animals and
  inanimate objects)
• This last (gender) has nothing to do with sex.
  Remember people have sex. Language has gender.
  (It is really not that excitinglanguage, that
  is.)

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Pronoun rules

• Pronouns must agree their antecedents in number
  (singular or plural).
• Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in
  person (1st person, 2nd person, or third person).
• Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in
  gender (male, female, or neuterfor animals and
  inanimate objects)
• Note see previous slide for explanation of
  difference between gender and sex.

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Pronoun rule examples

• Agreement in person
• Correct If the boys are ready, they can begin
  the race.
• Incorrect If the boys are ready, you can begin
  the race.
• Agreement in number
• Correct Every student wants to do well on his
  (her) exam.
• Incorrect Every student wants to do well on
  their exam.
• Agreement in gender
• Correct Ellies house has three windows on its
  third floor.
• Incorrect Ellies house has three windows on her
  third floor.

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Math Directions

• Find the quotient.
• Remember that

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Period 1
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

• Elena thinks Jack will lose ______ chance to be
  on the team.

-90 15

• Elena thinks Jack will lose his chance to
  be on the team.

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Period 2
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

• Jons dog has a spot on tail.

182 -13
-14

• Jons dog has a spot on its tail.

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Period 3
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

• Paul and Sue ate
• breakfast together.

-72 -9

• Paul and Sue ate their breakfast together.

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Period 4
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

• Paula dropped glass and shattered
  on the floor.

30 -3

• Paula dropped her glass and it shattered on
  the floor.

-10
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Period 5
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

• All the students did well on final
  exams.

12 -6

• All the students did well on their final exams.

-2
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Period 6
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

• Greg has a new computer in room.
• is set up on desk.

-12 12

• Greg has a new computer in his room. It is
  set up on his desk.

-1
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Period 7
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

• Take this mail to your dad. is in a hurry
  to get .

-12 -4

• Take this mail to your dad. He is in a hurry
  to get it.

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