ENG II Grammar Mini Lessons 4th Six Weeks TYPES OF PRONOUNS Day 1 DAY 1-Reflexive, Demonstrative, and Interrogative Pronouns REFLEXIVE A reflexive pronoun is formed by adding "-self" or "-selves" to a personal pronoun. -Reflexive pronouns include the first-person pronouns, myself and ourselves. The second-person pronouns are yourself and yourselves. The third-person pronouns are himself, herself, itself, and themselves. Ex: The young lady carried all her packages into the house by herself. DAY 1-Reflexive, Demonstrative, and Interrogative Pronouns DEMONSTRATIVE A demonstrative pronoun points out a specific person, place, thing, or idea. This, that, these, and those are demonstrative pronouns. Ex: This birthday card is very intriguing. DAY 1-Reflexive, Demonstrative, and Interrogative Pronouns INTERROGATIVE Interrogative Pronouns introduce questions. What, which, who, whom, and whose are interrogative pronouns. Ex: Whose bicycle is this? DAY 1-Reflexive, Demonstrative, and Interrogative Pronouns Now turn to your shoulder partner and work through these three examples together! You must each write out the three sentences, underline the pronoun, and label whether it is Reflexive (REF), Demonstrative (DEM), or Interrogative (INT). 1. These crossword puzzles sure are stumpers! 2. They relied upon themselves to finish the daunting task. 3. Which of these if the correct answer, Paula? DAY 2-Review Exercise 1. (1) “We have too much homework! (2) Classes start too early!” (3) Have you heard teenagers express these sentiments or uttered some of it yourself? What change should be made in sentence 3? 2. (11) The Taliban instituted harsh social policies often inforced by terrorist acts. How should sentence 11 be changed? F Change instituted to instituting A Change teenagers to teenager’s G Change policies to policy’s B Change sentiments to sentaments H Change inforced to enforced C Change it to them J Sentence 11 should not be changed. D No change should be made. TYPES OF NOUNS Day 3 Day 3-Types of Nouns COMMON NOUNS Begin with a lowercase letter, but still refer to a person, place, or thing . They are non-specific. EX: Singular-actor, lounge, and stick Plural-men, computers, and liberties Day 3-Types of Nouns PROPER NOUNS Begin with an uppercase letter for a specific person, place, or thing. EX: Elvis Presley, Eiffel Tower, and the Theory of Relativity Day 3-Types of Nouns CONCRETE NOUNS Name a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of your senses (seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling). EX: Popcorn, thunder, rainfall, skunk, and windmill Day 3-Types of Nouns ABSTRACT NOUNS Name an idea, quality, or trait. EX: Pity, weakness, and humility Day 3-Types of Nouns COLLECTIVE NOUNS Name a group of people or things. EX: Squad, assembly, team, and jury.
