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Grade 10, Language Arts Std # I-6: Identify correct pronoun case Nominative, objective and possessive case (NOTE: Pronoun case may include reflexive pronouns and use as complements) Contractions Misspellings such as “our’s” and “her’s”

Lesson Plans: Pronouns The students will be able to define the term 'pronoun' and differentiate between personal, possessive, interrogative, indefinite and demonstrative pronouns. "Myself" and Other Reflexive Pronouns The words "myself," "himself," "herself," "ourselves," and "themselves" are reflexive pronouns. Reflexive use is not often addressed in grammar books.

Resources: Daily Grammar A fun interactive way to get students to identify the parts of speech Guide to Grammar and Writing Useful teacher information American Heritage Book of English Usage A detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms Using Pronouns Clearly Explanation of pronouns and how to use them Pronoun Case Explanation of types of pronoun case The Tongue Twisted Week 7 of this unit has lessons, printable and interactive activities about case Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Given a list of pronouns, students locate and highlight as many pronouns as possible in a newspaper article or other writing. (I, T) Given a list of pronouns identified by case, students copy sentences containing pronouns and highlight the pronouns, color-coding according to the case. Students then make lists of the highlighted pronouns according to case.
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