ENGLISH 11: CLASS 17

July 28, 2016

SOLVING PRONOUN PROBLEMS: CORRECT FORM

Singular
I
You
He, she, it, one

Subject Pronouns
Plural
We
You
They

Object Pronouns
Singular
Plural
Me
Us
You
You
Him, her, it, one
Them

PRACTICE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

No one except you and I would go

camping in this weather.
Him and I cant figure out this problem
set any better than you and her could.
George and him fell asleep in class, as
usual.
Do you work with Emma and she?
As we were going to class, Karl and me
heard that there had been a fire in the
lab.

PRACTICE: CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

No one except you and me would go

camping in this weather.
He and I cant figure out this problem set
any better than you and her could.
George and he fell asleep in class, as
usual.
Do you work with Emma and her?
As we were going to class, Karl and I
heard that there had been a fire in the
lab.

SOLVING PRONOUN PROBLEMS: RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Who,

whom, whoever, whomever refer to

people.

That

and which refer to anything else.

PRACTICE:
1.

For two weeks, the pitcher that gave up the

winning run had to live in hiding.

2.

I am a long time fan of David Cronenburg, a film

director that began his career in Canada.

3.

People that take afternoon naps often pay a

penalty: they are also the people that suffer from
insomnia.

4.

The math problems which we worked on last

night would have baffled anyone that missed
class.

5.

We are often attracted to people which are

completely opposite to us.

PRACTICE: CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

1.

For two weeks, the pitcher who gave up the

winning run had to live in hiding.

2.

I am a long time fan of David Cronenburg, a film

director who began his career in Canada.

3.

People that take afternoon naps often pay a

penalty: they are also the people who suffer
from insomnia.

4.

The math problems which we worked on last

night would have baffled anyone who missed
class.

5.

We are often attracted to people who are

completely opposite to us.

SOLVING PRONOUN PROBLEMS: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

Indefinite

or thing.

These

pronouns end in one, -body,

are singular!

PRACTICE:
1.

2.

3.
4.
5.

Everyone who enjoys a thrilling match will

reserve their seat for the chess club
meeting.
Despite the inconvenience, everyone
climbed to the fourth floor to hand in their
course evaluation.
Each of her sons has successfully completed
their diploma.
Someone with lots of money left their
wallet in the change room.
Every reporter must decide for themselves
how far they will go in pursuit of a story.

PRACTICE: CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

1.

Everyone who enjoys a thrilling match will

reserve his seat for the chess club meeting.

2.

Despite the inconvenience, everyone

climbed to the fourth floor to hand in her
course evaluation.

3.

Each of her sons has successfully completed

his diploma.

4.

Someone with lots of money left her wallet

in the change room.

5.

Every reporter must decide for herself how

far she will go in pursuit of a story.

SOLVING PRONOUN PROBLEMS: VAGUE REFERENCE

Pronouns

must clearly refer to correct

antecedents.

PRACTICE:
1.

If your pet cat wont eat its food, feed it to

the dog.

2.

Chuck told Rocco his teeth were falling out.

3.

Whenever Stefan and Matt played poker, he

stacked the deck.

4.

Dani backed her car into a garbage truck

and dented it.

5.

When Jean and Paul began to argue, he told

him that he never had any respect for him.

PRACTICE: CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

1.

Feed your cats food to the dog if your pet

wont eat it.

2.

Chuck told Rocco that his teeth were falling

out.

3.

Stefan stacked the deck whenever he and

Matt played poker.

4.

Dani dented her car when she backed it into

a garbage truck.

5.

When Jean told Paul that he never had any

respect for him when they began to argue.

SOLVING PRONOUN PROBLEMS: PERSON AGREEMENT

Dont

mix persons unless meaning

requires it.

PRACTICE:
1.

2.
3.

4.
5.

If you want to make good egger rolls, I

advise them to buy the wrappings from
T&T.
If you win tonights lottery, will one tell his
friends?
Even young children can learn to swim if
she have good instructors and apply
oneself.
Every person in this office should know that
they helped to finish an important project.
When we toured the House of Commons,
you didnt see a single MP.

PRACTICE: CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

1.
2.
3.

4.

5.

If you want to make good egger rolls, I

advise you to buy the wraps from T&T.
If you win tonights lottery, will you tell
your friends?
Even young children can learn to swim if
they have good instructors and apply
themselves.
Every person in this office should know that
he or she helped to finish an important
project.
When we toured the House of Commons,
you (or we) didnt see a single MP.

SOLVING PRONOUN PROBLEMS

Verbs
Dont

= time markers

change the tense unless meaning

requires it.

PEER REVIEW PROCESS: WHY?

Activity supports many of the learning outcomes in the
curriculum, which must be taught by law:
Students will be able to
C7 select, adapt, and apply a range of strategies to revise, edit,
and publish writing and representing; including,

checking work against established criteria

enhancing supporting details and examples

refining specific aspects and features of text

proofreading

PEER REVIEW PROCESS: PROCESS

Each person at the table will share their work with at least 2
other people at the table. The review sheets need to be handed
in with your essay.
Reviewers will

Circle all errors/confusing parts in the essay.

Using the criteria established, grade essay using rubric.

Leave 1 positive comment and 1 suggestion for

improvement.

Authors will take peer feedback into account during final

revisions and complete a self-assessment rubric, which must be
turned in.

POETRY: SATIRE
Humour

society.

Who
Is

used to effect positive change in

or what is being ridiculed?

the attack or criticism justified?

POETRY: ANNOTATING A POEM

Identify

elements and
make notations

Rhyme scheme

Figurative language

Images

Symbols

Sound devices

Alliteration

Consonance

Assonance

Rhythm

Onomatopoeia

Circle

parts of the
poem that stand out,
are confusing, seems
important
Write questions in
the margin/highlight
unusual words
Determine the
poems theme. Draw
arrows to the lines
that prove this

Homework
Essay due tomorrow.
Grammar test tomorrow: verbs and pronouns