Worksheet 3.4 (Personal Pronouns). Name________________________. A. On
the line after each sentence, write the antecedent for the personal pronoun in.
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3.4 Personal Pronouns Personal pronouns can be divided into three groups: first person, second person, and third person. To replace the name of the person who is speaking, use first person pronouns. This includes the pronouns I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, and ours.
I found a dime in the yard. That book is mine. Our house is white To replace the name of the person spoken to, use second person pronouns. This includes the pronouns you, your, and yours.
You found a dime in the yard. That book is yours. Your house is white.
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To replace the name of the person, place, or thing we are speaking about, use third person pronouns. This includes the pronouns he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, and theirs. He found a dime in the yard. That book is hers. Their house is white.
The noun or nouns that a pronoun refers to are called the antecedent(s). Charles washed his bike. The woman lost her keys.
In the first sentence, Charles is the antecedent of the pronoun his. In the second sentence, woman is the antecedent of the pronoun her.
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More examples: Marco painted his bike. ↑ antecedent
↑ pronoun
The bird built its nest. ↑ antecedent
↑ pronoun
I ate lunch with my aunt. ↑ antecedent
↑ pronoun
Personal Pronouns
First Person
I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours
Second Person
you, your, yours
Third Person
he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs
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6.4 Adverbs that Compare Many adverbs can be used to compare actions. As with adjectives, with adverbs there are three degrees of comparison: positive (the simple quality), comparative (with one of two objects), and superlative (with one of more than two objects). The endings -er or -est are added to show comparison with most one-syllable adverbs. More and most are often used with most adverbs of two or more syllables. When comparing two actions, in the comparative degree, the ending -er is added to most one-syllable adverbs. Add the word more before most adverbs of two or more syllables. Adam runs faster than Sandy. Xavier sleds more carefully than his sister. In the first sentence, we are comparing the actions of Adam and Sandy. The adverb faster describes how Adam runs compared to Sandy. In the second sentence, we are comparing the actions of Xavier and his sister. More carefully describes how Xavier sleds compared to his sister.
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When comparing three or more actions, in the superlative degree, the ending -est is typically used with most one-syllable adverbs. Add the word most before most adverbs of two or more syllables. Amy tries hardest of the entire team. Brett waits most patiently of all the boys. In the first sentence, we are comparing the actions of Amy and the entire team. The adverb hardest describes how Amy tries compared to the team. In the second sentence, we are comparing the actions of Brett and all the boys. Most patiently describes how Brett waits compared to the boys. More examples: Positive
Comparative
Superlative
fast
faster
fastest
late
later
latest
high
higher
highest
loudly
more loudly
most loudly
softly
more softly
most softly
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Some adverbs are irregular and change their spelling when used to compare. Positive
Comparative
Superlative
well
better
best
badly
worse
worst
far
farther
farthest
little
less
least
Do not add -er to an adverb at the same time you use more. Incorrect:
Sam arrived more later than I did.
Correct:
Sam arrived later than I did.
Also, do not add -est to an adverb at the same time you use most. Incorrect:
A cheetah runs most swiftliest of all cats.
Correct:
A cheetah runs most swiftly of all cats.
Also, don’t use -est or most when comparing two actions. Incorrect:
Of the two, William whistled most loud.
Incorrect:
Of the two, William whistled loudest.
Correct:
Of the two, William whistled louder.
Chapter 3 - Growing with Pronouns Worksheet 3.4 (Personal Pronouns)
Name________________________
A. On the line after each sentence, write the antecedent for the personal pronoun in bold. (3.4) Example: Cody had his backpack.
Cody_____
1. Mary, you look tired.
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2. “I want to go down the slide,” said Baxter.
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3. The bird carried food to its young.
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4. Jerry drew pictures in his notebook.
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5. Is this your fishing pole, Alan?
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6. Nico and Omar wrote a letter to their cousin.
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7. Sebastian said, “That stamp collection is mine.”
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8. Trudy said that she loves to learn about whales.
_______________________
9. You are a great soccer player, Ed.
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10. Amber and Maria said that rabbit is theirs.
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11. Asta brushes her hair.
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12. George and I went to see our grandmother.
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13. Caleb wrote a letter to his friend.
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14. The rabbit ran for its life.
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15. The goslings followed their mother.
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16. Stefan, your dinner is ready.
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17. Laura cleaned her room.
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18. Does your printer work, Brad?
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19. Sloane and Kirsten played with their puppy.
_______________________
20. Ed and I ate our lunch quickly.
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Chapter 3 - Growing with Pronouns B. Complete the following sentences with a personal pronoun that refers to the antecedent in bold. (3.4) 1. My sister wore __________ new dress today. 2. Craig and Lorna could not find __________ mother. 3. The wolf licked __________ paws. 4. The doctor asked me about __________ symptoms. 5. Dad is looking forward to __________ vacation. 6. Conrad likes to look through __________ telescope. 7. Missy and Belle said __________ are going to the game on Friday. 8. We painted __________ fence today. C. Write a possessive pronoun on the line to take the place of the possessive noun.
(3.3)
1. Jane’s decision
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2. the children’s sand castle
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3. the fisherman’s bait
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4. the television’s sound
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5. my family’s home
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6. the house’s roof
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7. the skaters’ skates
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8. Kate’s manners
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D. Write the plural form of each noun.
(2.4, 2.5, & 2.6)
1. ash
______________________
5. letter
2. story
______________________
6. mystery ______________________
3. person
______________________
7. fish
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4. tooth
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8. tray
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Chapter 6 - Growing with Adverbs Worksheet 6.4 (Adverbs that Compare)
Name________________________
A. Write the comparative and superlative forms of these adverbs. Examples:
hard → harder gracefully → more gracefully
(6.4)
hardest most gracefully
1. well
____________________________ ____________________________
2. heavily
____________________________ ____________________________
3. badly
____________________________ ____________________________
4. fast
____________________________ ____________________________
5. far
____________________________ ____________________________
6. slowly
____________________________ ____________________________
7. little
____________________________ ____________________________
8. carefully ____________________________ ____________________________ 9. easily
____________________________ ____________________________
10. suddenly ____________________________ ____________________________ 11. smoothly ____________________________ ____________________________ 12. brightly
____________________________ ____________________________
13. coldly
____________________________ ____________________________
14. quickly
____________________________ ____________________________
15. sharply
____________________________ ____________________________
16. loudly
____________________________ ____________________________
17. softly
____________________________ ____________________________
18. quietly
____________________________ ____________________________
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Chapter 6 - Growing with Adverbs B. Circle the correct form of the adverb for each sentence.
(6.4)
1. This car runs ( fast, faster, fastest ) than that car. 2. I feel ( badly, worse, worst ) today than I did yesterday. 3. She stayed up the ( late, later, latest ) of everyone. 4. Bob swings ( carefully, more carefully, most carefully ) of all the boys. 5. The blue kite flies ( high, higher, highest ) than the green kite. 6. Jackie spent ( little, less, least ) on her lunch than Claudia. 7. Dan’s car is the ( most slowest, slowest ) in town. 8. Our group walked ( fast, faster, fastest ) of all the groups. 9. Dad works ( hard, harder, hardest ) on the weekends than the weekdays. 10. Terrence remembers the song ( well, better, best ) of all the singers.
C. Rewrite these sentences using proper capitalization and punctuation. (1.11, 2.9, & 3.7 - 3.10)
1. john did you visit the grand canyon ______________________________________________________________________ 2. cameron brushed his hair but I flossed my teeth ______________________________________________________________________ 3. aunt patricia used ajax cleanser in the sink ______________________________________________________________________ 4. robert can you locate saskatchewan on the map ______________________________________________________________________
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