Pronouns

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Parts of Speech App Watch the video and complete the practice. Type of Pronouns Matching: Match the word to its definition. Personal Pronouns A pronoun used for a person. e.g. me Possessive Pronoun A pronoun that demonstrates ownership. e.g. mine Demonstrative Pronoun A pronoun that helps point something out. e.g. these Indefinite Pronoun A pronoun that isn't specific to a person or thing. e.g. something Interrogative Pronoun Asks a question. e.g. who Types of Pronouns Label the pronoun lists with the following terms: Personal, Interrogative, Indefinite, Relative, Demonstrative. Demonstrative Interrogative Indefinite Personal Relative How many pronouns are in these sentences? We visited the new planetarium in the city. When we got there, a man showed us where to leave our coats and backpacks. 1 3 6 How many pronouns are in these sentences?A special guide explained the tour to us. I learned many new things. For example, I didn’t know our solar system was so big. We counted many moons around some of the planets. 3 5 8 How many pronouns are in the sentences?Toward the end of the tour, the guide invited me to visit the planetarium again. I will definitely come back someday. We collected our things and went back to school. I asked friends to name a favorite planet. Mine is Saturn because of its many rings. 3 5 7 How many pronouns are in the sentences?The teacher wants us to do reports on the planets. I want to report on the planet Saturn, but so does Aquil. We decided to work together on the report. 1 3 5 How many pronouns are in the sentences?We want to talk about Titan, one of Saturn’s biggest moons. We were interested in this moon, because Titan is the biggest moon, bigger than the planet Mercury! 1 2 4 Central Idea:The peanut is a humble plant with hundreds of functions. Most peanuts are roasted in their shells and lightly salted. About half the peanuts eaten in the United States are ground into a thick paste called peanut butter. The rich oil made from peanuts is good for frying foods and is used for oiling machines and making soaps and paint. Even peanut shells are used to make plastics and to fertilize soil.This paragraph mainly tells _ how to cook peanuts how much peanut butter is eaten in the United States about the many uses of the peanut why peanut shells make good fertilizer Central Idea:The temperature of Antartica once fell to 128 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. In the summertime, temperatures average well below freezing. Most of the land is covered with ice that is up to 2 miles thick. Only a few strong mosses and sturdy spiders can live on this big block of ice. Since very little snow or rain falls there, Antartica is a desert.This paragraph mainly tells _ about a desert with extremely cold temperatures which plants and insects live in Antartica how much snow and rain fall there how low the temperature once fell Central Idea:Because lambs are sometimes eaten by coyotes, ranchers may hunt or trap the coyotes. However, killing coyotes may upset nature's balance. Scientists have found a way to protect sheep without killing coyotes. Coyotes are fed lamb meat treated with a drug. When they eat the meat, they get sick. Later, coyotes won't even go near lambs. They'll hunt rabbits instead.This paragraph mainly tells_ why coyotes prefer rabbits to lambs why killing coyotes upsets nature's balance how scientists protect sheep and coyotes what kind of people don't like coyotes Central Idea:Ages ago living things like bugs and leaves got trapped in soft tree resin. The resin hardened into what we know as amber. It kept the trapped bugs and leaves in perfect shape. Now scientists are learning much about the distant past from amber samples. Some scientists say they are more useful than fossils.This paragraph mainly explains_ why amber samples are important to scientists how resin from trees turns into amber how bugs can become like fossils why scientists don't like fossils Central Idea:Every year hungry deer do millions of dollars' worth of damage to young pine trees. Scientists in Washington have found a way to protect the trees. They use a substance called selenium. Selenium produces a bad smell when dissolved. A bit of this element is put in the ground near trees. Rain dissolves the selenium, and the trees absorb it. The bad smell keeps the deer away until the trees are fully grown.This paragraph mostly explains_ that scientists in Washington search for solutions to wildlife problems how selenium dissolves and absorbs into trees how the destructive behavior of deer can be a costly nuisance how trees can be protected from deer Review: Verbs Sort words into correct category. Action Verb jump eat study concentrate sleep Helping or Linking Verb am was will be were is Review: Nouns Sort words into correct category. Concrete Noun Music Salt Sky Breeze Spaghetti Abstract Noun Freedom Endurance Friendship Trust Integrity