Personal Pronouns How can a SUBJECT Pronoun end

Personal Pronouns How can a SUBJECT Pronoun end up in the predicate?

It’s all about the VERB and its complement! • Action verbs take OBJECT complements!!! • The ball hit John. It him. • Jane baked her brother some cookies. • SHE baked him some cookies. • The dog jumped over the bowl. The dog jumped (over it).

It’s all about the VERB and its complement! • Linking verbs take predicate nouns and predicate adjectives. Why? It’s all about the subject of the sentence. • Predicate pronouns are always SUBJECT pronouns – I, you, she, it, we, they. The pilot is Ryan is the pilot. The pilot is he. He is the pilot. Very busy students are we. We are very busy students. The toys in Toy. Story would say, “Toys are we!” (“We are toys!”)

Warm-Up: Journal -Predicate Pronouns – Copy the ENTIRE sentence & choose the answer. 1. It could have been (them, they). 2. Yes, it was (us, we). 3. The runaway girl was (her, she). 4. This is (him, he). 5. The winner was (me, I). •

Journal – Add to “Predicate Pronoun” notes 1. The teacher was _____. (she, her) 2. The students are _____. (them, they) 3. The silly soccer player is _____. (him, he) 4. Best friends and soccer players are ____. (we, us)

Predicate Pronoun Practice! 8. The winner of the marathon is (she, her). 1. Hundreds of voters are (we, us). 2. The character of Yoda is (he, him). 9. The ones you saw dancing were not (we, us). 3. Ms. Mann’s class are (them, 10. Can the valedictorian be (she, they). 4. Sixth grade ELA students are (we, her)? 11. The first ones were (he and she; us). me and him). 5. Jake, the silly dog, is (him, he). 12. Do you think it may have been 6. 6. Do you know whether it was (them, they)? (him, he)? 13. The best speakers are (me and 7. I thought it was (they, them). her or she and I).

Journal – Science Pronoun Mysteries! • Using PRONOUNS. Create a description of a CURRENT science concept that you are studying using only pronouns. • Do NOT name the science concept/vocab word. • Use figurative language to add drama. You need to “show don’t tell” the idea so that your audience (6 th graders) can guess the right answer. • Write it as a riddle, story, a recipe, a poem, a brainteaser. You choose the format/genre. Don’t give away the answer. • Purpose: to inform (& entertain!) Audience: 6 th grade

Example It oozes. It explodes. It splashes. It smothers. It sizzles. It revises. It’s immobile, yet always changing. It’s been called many names - some of which are not flattering. It doesn’t care because it can’t. If only there were a remedy to keep it in check. How can we tame the earth itself, keep it from throwing up it’s contents all at once? Like a child who throws a temper tantrum, somethings just must have their way no matter how inconvenient it is for those around them. It just is what it is – a ______.