PROFESSOR GLORIA RAMOS ENGLISH 101

PRONOUNS VERBS GERUNDS/ INFINITIVES PREPOSITIONS SENTENCE STRUCTURE (DECLARATIVE, NEGATIVE, QUESTIONS)

A pronoun is a word that substitutes (takes the place of) a noun (?) A place A person A thing An Animal

If a student parks a car on campus, she has to buy a parking sticker.

If students park their cars on campus, They have to buy a parking ticket

Agree in number

Agree in person When a woman says no, she means it.

A man always does what he says hell do.

You are one of those people who like to keep their skeletons in the closet.

Refer clearly to a specific noun

Identify the antecedent. Identify if the antecedent is singular or plural. Match the pronoun to the antecedent.

Students must fill out an application if ________ want to give a conference. My dog barks loud when ________ is nervous.

Decide if you are going to write in the first person, second person or third person. Be consistent (in the sentence, paragraph or paper). Beware of mismatches between pronouns and antecedents.

Today my friend, Mary, got married. Her wedding was held in the San Juan Hotel and most of her family were there. She wore a beautiful white dress with pearls. Her mate, Pedro also wore white. He looked very handsome. They both looked happy when they departed for their honeymoon.

Subject Object Possesive Demonstrative Reflexive Ralative

Mary is beautiful. She is beautiful. My parents are divorced. They are divorced. The dog bites hard. It bites hard

The sbject pronoun will always substitute a noun in the subject position. It must agree in person and in number

SINGULAR

PLURAL

we

You (sing) You (pl.) he she it they

Jean talked to John. Jean talked to him. I told the students to be quiet. I told them to be quiet. She doesnt talk to Helen and I. She doesnt talk to us.

The object pronoun subnstitutes a noun located after the verb or after a preposition.

I You (sing.) he she it we you (pl) they

me you him her it us you them

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sentence sense-chapter13-subject and object forms of pronouns-application 4,5,6,7,8

The book belongs to me. The book is mine. It is my book. It is mine The car belongs to you The car is yours. It is your car. It is yours.

Possesive pronouns show possesion or relationships

my your his her its our your their

mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs

I You (sing.) He She It We You(pl.) they

myself yourself himself herself itself ourselves yourselves themselves

1. When the

subject and object are the same

I hurt myself The band calls itself The Magnificents He shot himself

3. When you want

to emphasize the subject

We did it ourselves They ate the food themselves. I will do it myself.

2. As the object of

a preposition, referring to the subject

I bought a present for myself

She did it by herself The man is talking to himself

Possesives http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/pronouns/exercises?04

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/pronouns.

Four Verb Forms 1. Base form-write 2. Past form -wrote 3. Present participle-writing 4. Past participle written Passive and Active Voices The executive committee approved the new policy. The new policy was approved by the executive committee.

VERB TENSE SEQUENCE There are as many as thirty tenses and, except for two (simple present and simple past), all of them are marked by auxiliaries. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/gramma r/tenses.htm
Six basic tenses: Simple Present, Present Perfect, Simple Past, Past Perfect, Future Future Perfect

Sequence of Tenses With Infinitives and Participles

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