Daily Math and English

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Daily Math and English

• Week of September 8 to
• September 12, 2008

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Pronoun Explanations

• The nouns that pronouns refer to or replace are
  called antecedents.
• I or We is called first person (the person doing
  the speaking).
• You is called the second person (the person
  being spoken to).
• He, she, it they (ie. Everyone else) is called
  the third person (the person or thing being
  spoken about).

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Pronoun rules

• 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 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. Indefinite pronouns (most of them)
  are singular even when they sound plural.
• 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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Directions

• Write the correct pronoun choice from each of
  the following sentences.

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Math Directions

• Find the quotient.
• Remember that

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Period 1
Wednesday, September 9, 2008

• Tamar reads mystery books in (their, its, her)
  spare time.

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• Tamar reads mystery books in (their, its, her)
  spare time.

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Period 2
Wednesday, September 9, 2008

• Arthurs parents are going on (their, his)
  vacation in June.

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• Arthurs parents are going on (their, his)
  vacation in June.

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Period 3
Wednesday, September 9, 2008

• The kids laughed when the teacher dropped (his,
  their) pen.

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• The kids laughed when the teacher dropped (his,
  their) pen.

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Period 4
Wednesday, September 9, 2008

• The Johnsons house is ready, and (you, they)
  can move in now.

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• The Johnsons house is ready, and (you, they)
  can move in now.

-2
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Period 5
Wednesday, September 9, 2008

• Mike hopes to get a good grade in (your, his)
  English class.)

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• Mike hopes to get a good grade in (your, his)
  English class.)

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Period 6
Wednesday, September 9, 2008

• Try this exercise to test (your, their)
  knowledge of pronouns.

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• Try this exercise to test (your, their)
  knowledge of pronouns.

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Period 7
Wednesday, September 9, 2008

• The teachers at that school are proud of (his,
  their) students.

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• The teachers at that school are proud of (his,
  their) students.

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