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Pronouns!

• This will be fun, I promise

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Everythings Better with Schoolhouse Rock!

• (link to video will go here when its fully
  uploaded to TeacherTube)

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The History of Pronouns

• Have you ever wondered where pronouns came from
  in the first place?
• Probably not! We seem to take these little words
  for granted.
• How about some linguistic history on the subject?

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The History of Pronouns!

• First, lets get some definitions.
• A pronoun, as we just learned from that rockin
  awesome video, is a word that replaces a noun or
  noun phrase (a noun plus its modifiers)
• The word the pronoun replaces is called its
  antecedent
• Pronouns without antecedents are called
  unprecursed pronouns

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The History of Pronouns!

• Heres a big word for you the mental process we
  go through when we determine which antecedent a
  pronoun refers to is called anaphore resolution

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The History of Pronouns!

• In English, all of our nouns and pronouns fall
  into one of three categories, called cases. Well
  talk more about these cases tomorrow.
• For now, just know that the cases are called
  subject (or nominative), object(or
  accusative/dative), and possessive (or genitive).

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The History of Pronouns!

• A bazillion years ago (okay, more like a
  thousand) we all would have spoken Old English
• In Old English, nouns were declined, meaning they
  changed ending depending on what case they were
  in at the time.
• Way back then, there were FIVE cases
  nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and
  instrumental.
• Instrumental merged with the dative case a long
  time ago, and since then, the dative case has
  almost entirely merged with the accusative.

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The History of Pronouns!

• Arent you glad you dont have to learn Old
  English grammar?
• Heres another thing in our English, only the
  pronouns change form depending on their case
  (what was the word for that? Think back a couple
  slides)
• In Old English, every single noun changed! Aaaah!

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And tomorrow

• Tomorrow, were going to talk about pronouns in
  modern English.
• Bring your brains to class!

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Now Heres a Song Youve Got to Learn

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Personal Pronouns!

• Yesterday we began learning about pronouns
• We learned that a pronoun replaces a noun or noun
  phrase, which is a noun and all of its modifiers.
• We also learned that the word a pronoun replaces
  is called the antecedent.
• And we mentioned something about pronouns
  changing depending on their case, which is where
  we pick up our lesson today

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Personal Pronouns!

• From your super amazing Grammar Workbook
• Personal pronouns change their forms to reflect
  person, number, and case.
• Person Personal Pronouns have different forms
  for first person, second person, and third
  person.
• Number Pronouns can be singular or plural
• Case Personal pronouns change their forms
  depending on how they are used in a sentence.
  Each pronoun has three cases subject, object,
  and possessive.

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Personal Pronouns!

• Lets look at some examples!
• These are my cats, Schroedinger and Memphis.
  Memphis is the black one, and Schroedinger is the
  brown tabby. Theyre going to help us learn about
  pronouns!

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Personal Pronouns!

• Person Pronouns have different forms for first,
  second, and third person.
• First Person Hi! My name is Schroedinger. I am a
  cat! Give me a hug!
• Second Person Hey! Your name is Schroedinger.
  You are a cat. Lets give you a hug!
• Third Person Yo! His name is Schroedinger. He is
  a cat. Give him a hug!

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Personal Pronouns!

• Number Pronouns can be singular or plural.
• Singular I am the cutest cat ever. Dont you
  think? You should give me all the cat toys!
• Plural We are the cutest cats ever! Dont you
  listen to Schroedinger, you should give us all
  the cat toys to share!
• Did you notice something about the second person
  forms?

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Personal Pronouns!

• Case Personal pronouns change their forms
  depending on how they are used in a sentence.
  Each pronoun has three cases Subject, object,
  and possessive.
• So far, all of our examples have used pronouns in
  all three cases, so I bet you can guess what the
  cases mean!

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Personal Pronouns!

• Subject A pronoun is in the subject case when it
  is the subject of a sentence.
• He is a cat. They are cats.
• You should also use the subject form for
  predicate pronouns. They follow linking verbs and
  rename the subject.
• Predicate pronouns often sound like they come
  from backwards sentences. You can say He is a
  cat, and sound normal, but A cat is he is
  grammatically correct, and its a predicate
  pronoun!

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Personal Pronouns!

• Object A pronoun is in the object case when it
  is used as a direct object, an indirect object,
  or the object of a preposition.
• I should hug him. I should hug them.
• I should give him the cat toys. I should give
  them the cat toys.
• I should buy new cat toys for him. I should buy
  new cat toys for them.

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Personal Pronouns!

• Possessive A pronoun is in the possessive case
  when it shows ownership of something.
• I gave Schroedinger all the cat toys. The cat
  toys are his. Those are his cat toys.
• I gave Schroedinger and Memphis all the cat toys.
  The cat toys are theirs. Those are their cat
  toys.
• Hey! Those words changed! Why do you think that
  is?
• The pronouns my, your, her, his, our, and their
  come before nouns.
• The pronouns mine, yours, hers, his, ours, and
  theirs can stand alone.

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Personal Pronouns!

• Heres an interesting fact Did you notice mine
  seems to be irregular in the possessive pronouns?
• The n in mine is a holdover from Old English.
• A long time ago, words like ourn and hisn
  were used by the best, most educated writers,
  following the example of mine.
• Originally, all the words in that group ended
  with en, but the forms have changed over time.

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For Tomorrow

• We will be listening to some music and writing
  some poetry in class tomorrow!
• Bring your brains!

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Oh Yeah! by Montgomery Gentry

• (link to the audio will go here)
• He works way too much for way too little
• He drinks way too early till way too late
• He hasn't had a raise since New Years Day
• In eighty-eight
• Gets trampled on by everyone
• Except when he comes in here
• And he's the product of the Haggard generation

He's got a redneck side when you get him
agitated He got the gold toothed look from a
stiff right hook He's proud he took for his
right wing stand on Vietnam Says he lost his
brother there He yells out Johnny Cash And the
band starts to play A ring of fire as he walks
up And stands there by the stage
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Oh Yeah! by Montgomery Gentry

• (link to the audio will go here)
• She's got an MBA and a plush corner office
• She's got a don't mess with me attitude
• She'll close a deal she don't reveal that she
  can't fill
• The loneliness, the emptiness
• Except when she comes in here
• She's the product of the Me generation
• She's got a rock and roll side when you get her
  agitated

She got the tattoo there on her derriere from a
spring break dare In Panama where love was all
she thought she'd ever needShe yells out to the
bandKnow any Bruce Springsteen?Then she
jumps up on the barAnd she, and she starts to
scream
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My (first draft) Pronoun Poem

• Hes got a BA degree and a new Civic Hybrid
• Hes never had any reason to complain
• He can sweet talk his way into anything
• Or out of anything
• And into anywhere.
• Hes a product of the Dre generation
• Hes got a hip-hop side when you get him agitated
• Hes got a goggles tan from a winter sun
• Skiing in Vale when he thought he wasnt paying
  attention.
• He yells out Eminem as he walks up to the stage
• Then he drops a beat and rhymes
• And he, and he starts to sing.

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For Tomorrow

• Were going to learn about Reflexive and
  Intensive pronouns tomorrow! Itll be fun!
• Bring those brains, people!

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Whose Pronoun is it Anyway?

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• See how many pronouns you can count in this video!

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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns!

• From that awesome Grammar Workbook
• Pronouns that end in self or selves are either
  reflexive or intensive pronouns.
• A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject and
  directs the action of the verb back to the
  subject. Reflexive pronouns are necessary to the
  meaning of the sentence. Without them, the
  sentence doesnt make sense.

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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns!

• Memphis would feed himself if he had thumbs, but
  alas, he cannot open cans with paws.
• In that example, himself is necessary to the
  sentence.
• Could we say Memphis would feed if he had
  thumbs?
• No! That doesnt make sense. Since himself is
  necessary to the meaning of the sentence, it is a
  reflexive pronoun.

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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

• Also from your Grammar Workbook
• An intensive pronoun emphasizes the noun or
  pronoun within the same sentence. Intensive
  pronouns are not necessary to the meaning of the
  sentence.

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Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns!

• When I got home yesterday, Schroedinger himself
  greeted me at the door.
• In this example, is himself necessary to the
  meaning of the sentence?
• Could we say Schroedinger greeted me at the
  door?

• Sure! That makes perfect sense. Since we can
  leave it out of the sentence, himself is an
  intensive pronoun.

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For Tomorrow

• Were in deep now, guys! Tomorrow were talking
  about demonstrative pronouns!
• Guess what you need to bring? BRAINS!

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Lord Who and the What?

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Demonstrative Pronouns!

• That incredible edible Grammar Workbook gave me
  this definition
• A demonstrative pronoun points out a person,
  place, thing or idea. The demonstrative pronouns
  this, that, these, and those are used alone
  in a sentence. Never use here or there with a
  demonstrative pronoun.

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Demonstrative Pronouns!

• This is my cat, Schroedinger.
• That is my other cat, Memphis.

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Demonstrative Pronouns!

• These are my cats.
• Those are my cats.

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Demonstrative Pronouns!

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• ThisnThat Revealed! Video link goes here

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For Monday

• Monday is going to be really fun! Im not
  kidding!
• Were going to learn about interrogative pronouns!