Possessive Pronouns & Adjectives - Grammar Guide PDF

Pronouns/antecedents; Possessive pronouns & adjectives; dependent/independent clauses & subordinating conjunctions ONLY WRITE THE HIGHLIGHTED PARTS Pronoun: a noun that takes the place of another noun (He, she, they, it, you, us) Why do we need pronouns? Without pronouns: The students struggled to...

Pronouns/antecedents; Possessive pronouns & adjectives; dependent/independent clauses & subordinating conjunctions ONLY WRITE THE HIGHLIGHTED PARTS Pronoun: a noun that takes the place of another noun (He, she, they, it, you, us) Why do we need pronouns? Without pronouns: The students struggled to think on the students’ own. The students need the students’ ipads so that the students could Google what to think and the students could Google what the students should imagine. This is why Mr. Manowski gets so salty. Every time the students use Google for something the students could figure out on the students’ own Mr. Manowski dies a little on Mr. Manowski’s insides, and a fairy dies. With pronouns: The Students struggled to think on their own. They need their ipads so that they could Google what to think and they could Google what they should imagine. This is why Mr. Manowski gets so salty. Every time they use Google for something they could figure out on their own, he cries on the inside and a fairy dies. Antecedent: the noun the pronoun is replacing. Ex: Mrs. Peabody drove into her driveway. The farther away the antecedent is from the pronoun, the more confusing the sentence can be. Make sure when writing, that you are clear exactly which antecedent your pronoun is referring to. Ex: Poor grammar: Sandra & mom drove to her house. Better grammar: Sandra & mom drove to mom’s house. Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives can be easily confused. They look similar but pronouns are nouns and adjectives are words that describe a noun. Possessive pronouns mine, yours, his, hers, ours, & theirs replace nouns & tell “whose.” That’s yours, not mine. His has stripes, but hers has polka dots Theirs look delicious, so why don’t ours? In the above sentences, the possessive pronouns function as nouns and stand alone(they do not come before a noun) Possessive adjective Possessive pronoun My mine Your yours His his Her hers Its its Our ours Their theirs Possessive adjectives are similar to possessive nouns but the difference is they come directly before a noun instead of replacing it. my, your, his, her, its, our, & their are possessive adjectives. Your cow ate my corn. Her sister likes his brother. Their sheep are grazing in our pasture. All the possessive adjectives in the above sentences come before a noun and tell “whose.” POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS DO NOT HAVE APOSTROPHES NO: your’s, her’s, our’s, their’s Pronouns with apostrophes = contraction It’s = it is You’re = you are They’re = they are Independent clauses -There are two types of clauses: Independent (main) & dependent (subordinate) clauses. Independent clauses express a complete thought and make sense all by themselves. Ex: this sentence is an independent clause Dependent clauses -Also known as subordinate clauses, dependent clauses cannot stand on their own as a complete sentence and do not make sense by themselves. Ex: Because this sentence is a dependent clause All clauses have both a subject and predicate, but subordinate clauses are incomplete. If you remove the subordinating conjunction (because), then dependent clauses become independent clauses. A complex sentence beginning with a dependent clause requires a comma between the dependent & independent clauses. Ex: Because this sentence starts with a dependent clause, it requires a comma before the independent clause. Ex: This sentence does not require a comma because it starts with an independent clause. A complex sentence beginning with an independent clause does not require a comma in between the clauses. Types of sentences: Simple sentence -single independent clause Compound sentence -two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction(F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.) Complex sentence -A sentence where an independent clause is joined to a dependent clause or vice-versa Subordinating conjunctions -A subordinating conjunction introduces a dependent clause. By removing the subordinating conjunction, we can turn a dependent clause into an independent clause. Here are some common subordinating conjunctions: After because so that when Although before than whenever As even though that where FINISH THE FOLLOWING IN CLASS OR FOR HOMEWORK Practice: ​ 1. Identify the pronoun and its antecedent in this sentence: "When Sarah got home, she took off her shoes." ​ 2. Determine if the word in quotes is a possessive pronoun or adjective: "Is this book 'yours'?" ​ 3. What is the antecedent for the pronoun "they" in this sentence: "The committee decided that they would meet on Tuesday." ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4. Identify the possessive adjective in this sentence: "Their ideas were more innovative than our proposals." 5. In the sentence, "Although it was raining, he walked to the store," identify the dependent clause. 6. Find the independent clause in the sentence: "The game was over, but the crowd was still cheering." 7. Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: "As soon as the bell rings, you may leave." 8. Identify the pronoun and its antecedent: "The players argued with the referee because he made an unfair call." 9. Determine if the word in quotes is a possessive pronoun or adjective: "My phone is older than 'hers'." 10. Find the dependent clause in the sentence: "If you finish your homework, you can watch television." 11. Identify the possessive adjective in this sentence: "Her performance was the best of the night." 12. What is the antecedent for the pronoun "it" in this sentence: "The movie was so scary that it gave me nightmares." 13. Identify the possessive pronoun in the sentence: "The red one is mine, and the blue one is yours." 14. Identify the independent clause in this sentence: "Because the weather was bad, we stayed indoors." 15. What is the subordinating conjunction in the sentence: "He couldn’t see the stage because he was too short." 16. Identify the pronoun and its antecedent: "Marcus couldn’t believe he had won the lottery." 17. Determine if the word in quotes is a possessive pronoun or adjective: "Their dog always barks at 'our' cat." 18. Find the independent clause in the sentence: "Even though she was tired, she finished the marathon." 19. Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: "I will call you after I arrive." 20. Identify the possessive adjective in the sentence: "We will bring our camera to take pictures." 21. What is the antecedent for the pronoun "they" in this sentence: "The children were excited because they were going to the zoo." 22. Identify the possessive pronoun in this sentence: "All of the cupcakes are gone, but that last piece of pie is mine." 23. Find the dependent clause in the sentence: "Before he could answer the phone, it stopped ringing." 24. Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: "Unless you study, you won't pass the exam." 25. Determine if the word in quotes is a possessive pronoun or adjective: "In the end, the choice was 'hers' to make."