(7) Make out a list of what you regard as the most common mistakes in the use of pronouns, and in each case tell the correct form. (8) Point out the pronouns in the following sentences, classify them, and tell their grammatical use: 1. He lives long that lives well. 2. Few shall part where many meet. 7. None are so deaf as those who will not hear. 8. Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art. 9. It is not what we eat, but what we digest, that makes us strong. 10. The bird that soars on highest wing, Builds on the ground her lowly nest; (9) Why do we have school only five days in the week? Do we need the rest or do we waste time? Choose captains and divide the class into two sides. Debate orally the question, "Shall we have school six days in the week?" Which side has made the fewer mistakes in the use of the pronouns? (10) Study the picture. What is the girl doing? Why does she listen to the lark? Do birds furnish us much pleasure? Are they very helpful to farmers? Could we do without them? Write a composition on Why We Should Protect Birds." Have you used your pronouns correctly? I. Kinds (104): SUMMARY OF PRONOUNS 1. Personal (105-118) Compound Personal (117, 118) 2. Demonstrative (119, 120) 3. Interrogative (121-123) 4. Relative (124-132) Compound Relative (131, 132) 5. Indefinite (133-136) II. Inflectional Forms: 1. Person (106, 107, 117, 127, 128) a. First b. Second c. Third 2. Gender (108-112, 128, 4) a. Masculine (108, 109) b. Feminine (108, 110) 3. Number (107, 119, 121, 127, 134) a. Singular b. Plural 4. Case (113-116, 121, 127, 134) a. Nominative b. Possessive c. Objective III. Grammatical Uses: 1. Nominative Case (114, 120, 122, 128, 132) a. Subject b. Subjective Complement c. Nominative of Address d. Nominative of Exclamation e. Nominative Absolute 2. Objective Case (115, 120, 122, 128, 132) a. Direct Object b. Objective Complement c. Indirect Object d. With a Preposition e. In Exclamations 3. Possessive Case (116, 122, 128, 134) a. Adjectival Use (116, 1) |