Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Wednesday, Sept. 30

1. SSReading

2. Grammar review: Pronouns:
Personal Pronouns: A personal pronoun refers to the( 1) one(s) speaking, (2) the one(s) spoken to, and (3) the one(s) spoken about. Copy chart from board:

Singular Plural
1st Person: I, me, mine we, us our, ours
2nd.Pers.: you, your, yours you, your, yours
3rd.Pers.: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its they, them, their, theirs

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns:

Copy Definition: A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject of a sentences and functions as a complement or as an object of a preposition.

An intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent and has no grammatical function in the sentence.
Reflexive and Intensive Pronoun Chart (Copy chart)
1st. Person: myself, ourselves
2nd. Person: yourself, yourselves
3rd. Person: himself, herself, itself, themselves

Relative Pronouns: that, which, who, whom, whose
Copy definition: A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate (relative) clause.

What is a clause?
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
Independent practice: Work on pp. 5 - 6 in GUM workbook.

Note: "The Pedestrian" pr0jects were collected today.
The map must be colored and labeled. The song must be typed and have a chorus. You can type and print it in the library.

Note: Student pictures were distributed today.
Homework reminder. Complete Vocabulary Lesson 3 pp. 11-14 + study Greek roots:
hypo-morph. Quiz Friday, 10/2