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PREPARE CONCEPT Words are categorized as pronouns pronoun can act as the subject of a sentence. The if they take the place of a noun (a person, place, ability to think and talk about pronouns helps thing, or idea) in a sentence. Possessive pronouns students understand and explain texts accurately show ownership. Relative pronouns that, which, and write effectively. who, whom, and whose begin a relative clause. VOCABULARY absolute possessive pronoun, Relative clauses act as adjectival clauses and indefinite pronoun, possessive pronoun, relative answer the question which one. Indefinite clause, relative pronoun pronouns include all, anything, anyone, someone, everyone, many, several, and some. An indefinite MATERIALS Lesson reproducibles, index cards INSTRUCT Tell students they will be learning about other pronouns that replace nouns in a sentence. Provide an overview of the types of pronouns listed on the Anchor Chart, clarifying and discussing previously learned concepts as needed. Instruct students that pronouns can act as the subject or as adjectives in a sentence and answer the question which one. Display the sentence Somebody can drive my car that I just repaired. Underline the pronoun somebody and state that somebody is an indefinite pronoun because it does not refer to a specific person or thing. It acts as the subject of the sentence. Underline my and state that it shows ownership of the car. Finally, underline that and state that it begins a new clause. State the information: All pronouns, including indefinite, possessive, and relative pronouns, replace a noun. A possessive pronoun acts as an adjective and answers which one or whose. Tell students an indefinite pronoun replaces a noun and can act as the subject of a sentence. Indefinite pronouns include all, anything, anyone, someone, everyone, many, several, and some. Discuss how these pronouns refer to non-specific people or objects. Next, display the sentences Jason looked under the desk. His pencil was gone. The pronoun his shows ownership and acts like an adjective to show which pencil. Absolute possessive Last updated 12/2017 Last updated www. lexialearning.com lexialearning.com www. pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) can stand alone. They show ownership but do not

modify a noun. Display the sentence The pencil was his. Discuss that his is an absolute pronoun showing ownership. Finally, the words that, which, who, whose, and whom are relative pronouns. They refer to a noun in a sentence. Display the sentence Jason, whose pencil was lost, searched the floor. Underline the clause whose pencil was lost, and remind students about clauses. State that a relative clause is a kind of dependent clause that begins with a relative pronoun and describes a noun by telling which one. Distribute the Pronoun Types reproducible included with this lesson, circling and labeling pronoun types. Discuss answers to the questions about how they function in the sentence. Note to Teachers: Instruction and practice in restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses can be found in the Extend section of this lesson.

This material is a component of Lexia PowerUp Literacy™. PowerUp is a component of material Lexia This company. Stone a Rosetta Learning, © 2018 Lexia All other rights reserved. Not for resale. use only. classroom For PRACTICE • Display a few photographs of crowds. Have students write sentences about the people using indefinite pronouns (e.g., Nobody is wearing a coat. All have signs). Students should share their sentences with others. continued on next page Lesson page 1 Lexia Lessons® Grammar Parts of Speech: Pronouns 2

• Have students create play money by drawing bills of varying denominations on index cards (e.g., $1, $5, $20). Divide “bills” among students. Next, tell students to generate a list of items they would like to “purchase” and to display the list on the board (e.g., snacks, candy, sports equipment, etc.). The teacher becomes the cashier and instructs students to “buy” items as individuals or as groups of students. Student should orally negotiate, purchase, and resell items, using possessive pronouns in their dealings. (Let’s use your $5 and my $5 and buy the basketball. Then it will be ours!) The teacher will pay out more “bills” to students who use a variety of possessive pronouns in their expressions. • Distribute Sentence List 1 included with this lesson. Have students combine the sentence pairs into one complex sentence by using a relative pronoun: that, which, who, whose, or whom. Students should switch their sentences with a peer, who can check for SNEEQS. ADAPT SUPPORT EXTEND • Write and distribute a variety of indefinite, • Tell students that when the information possessive, and relative pronouns on index in a relative clause is essential to the cards. Work with students to sort them into meaning of the sentence, the clause correct groups. is a restrictive clause. No commas are used before or after a restrictive clause. Distribute the Sentence Pairs Chart to • A clause that begins with that is always students. Have them illustrate the two restrictive. When a relative clause has sentences and discuss how pronouns information that is not essential to the change the meaning of the sentences. meaning, the clause is non-restrictive, • Distribute Sentence List 2. Have students and comma(s) are needed before and/ complete the sentences using the or after the clause. Have students discuss provided relative pronouns. the differences between the first two sentence pairs on the Restrictive/Non- restrictive Clauses reproducible. For the final two sentences, have students place commas before and after any non- restrictive clauses. Last updated 12/2017 Last updated www. lexialearning.com lexialearning.com www.

CONNECT • Gather books and articles that students are currently studying. Challenge students to scan, locate, and tell the types of pronouns used in the texts. This material is a component of Lexia PowerUp Literacy™. PowerUp is a component of material Lexia This company. Stone a Rosetta Learning, © 2018 Lexia All other rights reserved. Not for resale. use only. classroom For

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ANCHOR CHART Pronouns A pronoun replaces a noun in a sentence.

Subject Pronouns Relative Pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we, they that, which, who, whom, whose

Object Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns me, you, him, her, it, us, them this, that, these, those

Possessive Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns my, mine, your, ours, his, its, her, hers, Singular (take singular verb) our, ours, their, theirs another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, Interrogative Pronouns no one, nothing, one, other, somebody, what, which, who, whom, whose someone, something Last updated 12/2017 Last updated www. lexialearning.com lexialearning.com www. Plural (take a plural verb)

Reflexive Pronouns both, few, many, others, several myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, Either ourselves, yourselves, themselves all, any, more, most, none, some

Examples She gave it to him. It is not yours. It belongs to us. We bought it for ourselves. My brother took the ball. He wanted it for himself. We drove your car to their house. What do you want? That smells sweet. Anyone can come in. He said something. This material is a component of Lexia PowerUp Literacy™. PowerUp is a component of material Lexia This company. Stone a Rosetta Learning, © 2018 Lexia All other rights reserved. Not for resale. use only. classroom For

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PRONOUN TYPES

SP = subject pronoun OP = object pronoun PP = possessive pronoun IP = indefinite pronoun RP = relative pronoun

1. Everybody came to the performance that day.

a. Who came?

b. Which day?

2. Her father, whose stamp collection was large, presented at the convention.

a. Whose father was it?

b. Whose collection was it?

3. My teacher, who loves chocolate, said, “I will share what is mine.”

a. Whose teacher was it?

b. Who loves chocolate? Last updated 12/2017 Last updated www. lexialearning.com lexialearning.com www. 4. The girl who has the red hat dropped her bag.

a. Who dropped the bag?

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SENTENCE LIST 1

1. I dislike the cat. The cat scratched me.

2. The athletes trained hard. The athletes performed best.

3. The dog was lost. It was ours.

4. Soccer practice starts at 3 o’clock. It is on the new field.

5. The pencil tip is broken. It is now in the trash.

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SENTENCE PAIRS CHART

Sentence 1 Sentence 2

A. John gave our money to the cashier. B. John gave his money to the cashier.

C. We took the candy that was ours. D. We took the candy that was theirs. Last updated 12/2017 Last updated www. lexialearning.com lexialearning.com www.

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SENTENCE LIST 2

1. I laughed at the monkey whose

2. His book is on the bus that

3. My mother works in this building, which

4. He doesn’t know the person with whom Last updated 12/2017 Last updated www. lexialearning.com lexialearning.com www.

5. She admires the basketball player who

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RESTRICTIVE/NON-RESTRICTIVE CLAUSES

1. My aunt, who lives in Texas, keeps chickens. My aunt who lives in Texas keeps chickens.

2. The stalactites, which were formed by trickling groundwater, hung from the roof. The stalactites which were formed by trickling groundwater hung from the roof.

3. My favorite antique vase which was a gift sits on the table.

4. The chickadee that sang outside my window woke me up. Last updated 12/2017 Last updated www. lexialearning.com lexialearning.com www.

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