unit 6 – choosing the right pronoun, Study notes of Communication

Download unit 6 – choosing the right pronoun and more Study notes Communication in PDF only on Docsity! UNIT 6 – CHOOSING THE RIGHT PRONOUN Pronouns Pro means instead of. Noun means name. A pronoun is used instead of a noun. Notice how pronouns have been used instead of nouns in the following sentences. EXAMPLE: Ann said Ann would clean Ann’s room. Ann said she would clean her room. Pronouns frequently used are : we, us, he, his, him, she, her, hers, I, me, my, mine, their, theirs, our, you, your, yours, they, them, it, and its. In the above list, mark S above all pronouns that would be correct in the subject position and O above all pronouns that would be correct in the object position of the sentence. Fill in the blank lines in the story by choosing a pronoun from the above list. Fred received a letter from his Uncle Albert, inviting _him_ to visit the television studio where _he__ works. __I__ was pleased when Fred asked _____ to go with _____ as _____ guest. _____ was an exciting visit. A guide met _____ at the studio. _____ were taken to the control room where engineers showed us _____ earphones. We put _____ on _____ ears so we could hear _____ directions. A woman was practicing a part _____ has been assigned to do. Uncle Albert followed _____ action with _____ camera. We watched both of _____ for several minutes. Then I spoke to Fred saying, “_____ uncle certainly does _____ job well. Camera men must move quickly to capture the action _____ see. _____ takes practice to become good at _____ job.” Pronouns as Subjects He, she, it, we, you, they and I are pronouns that may be used as the subject of a sentence. Sometimes a pronoun is one of two subjects. EXAMPLE : We went to school early. John and he played ball. He and I played ball. Choose the words that belong in the following sentences. 1. John and (them, they) went to the zoo. 2. (He, Him) and (I, me) are good friends. 3. (Them, They) and (us, we) went to the game yesterday. 4. Mary and (her, she) were there with Anne. 5. You and (he, him) are invited to the picnic. 6. You and (me, I) are on the same team. 7. James and (he, him) will soon be here. 8. (We, Us) and (them, they) left at the same time. 9. The Allens and (we,us) had a very narrow escape. 10. (He, Him) and (me, I) ate the ice cream. Complete the following sentences using these pairs of pronouns as subjects. Have your sentences checked. 1. He and I _________________________________________________________ 2. They and we ______________________________________________________ 3. She and he _______________________________________________________ 4. You and they ______________________________________________________ Write a sentence using the pronoun it as the subject. ________________________________________________________________________ Pronouns That Refer to Myself Pronouns that refer to myself are I, my, mine, and me. Write the correct one of these pronouns on each line 1. John used _____ bicycle today. 2. _____ cannot go to the park today. 3. Will you show _____ your new knife? 4. Your knife is larger than _____. 5. _____ expect to get another on _____ birthday. Pronouns that refer to someone else and myself are us, our, we, and ours. Write the correct one of these pronouns on each line. 1. Both of _____ may go with Harry. 2. Harry says _____ both may ride a pony. 3. My father asked _____ to rake the leaves. 4. _____ may go when _____ work is finished. 5. It was _____ who did the work in the yard. 6. Mary asked _____ if _____ had brought _____ books. 7. Those books on the shelf are _____. 8. _____ left _____ other books on the table. 9. One of _____ will bring _____ game. 10. _____ both need not bring _____. Splitting the Doubles Circle the correct pronoun or pronouns in the numbered sentences. The counseling session attracted many couples. We discussed ways to strengthen the marriage relationship. 1. The discussion between (they, them) and (we, us) emphasized the need for better husband-wife communication. 2. Jerry and (I, me) discovered some useful practices. 3. One lady talked about something done by her husband and (she, her). 4. (She, Her) and her husband spent some time each day talking together. 5. (He, Him) and (she, her) usually sat down for a chat over a cup of coffee. 6. They never poured out their problems as (he, him) or (she, her) returned from a hard day’s work.