114 Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 274–276.)Skill: Students will identify pronouns and their antecedents.
Write each pronoun and its antecedent or antecedents. The pronoun and itsantecedent may not always be in the same sentence.
1. Elizabeth Cochrane had a special goal and succeeded in reaching it.
2. She wanted to be a reporter for the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
3. Elizabeth wrote to the paper’s editor. He offered Elizabeth a job.
4. Elizabeth chose a pen name. It was Nellie Bly.
5. Nellie Bly went to work for the New York World. It was a famous paper.
6. Nellie met workers and poor people. They told Nellie about slums.
7. When Nellie reported on conditions in jails, she worked undercover.
8. People criticized Nellie. They did not approve of undercover work.
9. The publisher supported Nellie. He gave Nellie important assignments.
10. This reporter became famous. She paved the way for other reporters.
In 1885 Elizabeth Cochrane had an unusual job. She was a reporter.
Editors and publishers hired reporters, but they rarely employed women.
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Heavy snowfalls were reported inLondon and Paris this weekend. It wasburied by a record twenty inches.Traffic in the French capital came to acomplete halt.
1.
Maria Rolf and George Martinsplayed in the match. She served wellduring the second set. The formercitizen of Austria had three aces.
2.
The President forwarded theremarks to the Vice President and thechief justice. He agreed to make astatement after discussing the issueswith the other judges.
3.
A farmer and a carpenter spoke atthe meeting. He expressed dissatis-faction with falling crop prices. OnFriday the price of corn reached an all-time low.
4.
Venus and Halley’s comet will both be visible in the Southwest tonight. It is a spectacular sight. Observers might even catch a glimpse of theglowing tail.
5.
A three-game series between theAngels and the Yankees begins today.They have lost three of the last fivegames. Yet, the California team is stillconfident of winning the series.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 274–276.)Skill: Students will use pronouns and their antecedents correctly.
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The paragraphs below were taken from newspaper articles. The pronoun in eachparagraph does not have a clear antecedent. Find the pronoun. Then use the cluesin the paragraph to find its antecedent. Write the pronoun and its antecedent.
Now choose one of the paragraphs above. On another piece of paper, rewritethe paragraph so that the antecedent of the pronoun is clear.
An Editorial
In an editorial, a writer gives an opinion. Write a short editorial, expressing yourviews about a topic that interests you. You might write about something related toschool, a new scientific discovery, or a new law. Use pronouns in your editorial.Underline each pronoun.
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Skill: Students will replace pronouns with nouns and noun phrases tomake sentences clear.
Revising Strategies: Sentence FluencyName
Writing with Pronouns
Writing Clearly with Pronouns 1–10. Revise the description to eliminate confusion.Replace 10 pronouns with nouns or noun phrases and rewrite the paragraphs.
He decided to take him to dinner. He also took him.They went to the Blue Swan Cafe because it is hisfavorite restaurant. Grant decided to take his father to dinner. He alsotook his brother. They went to the Blue Swan Cafe,because it is their father’s favorite restaurant.
Confusing
Clear
Justin and Dave have soccer practice tonight. Before it they mustbuy new shin guards. They decide to goto the Sports Tent to buy them. It isvery expensive, but they do not mind.They know they are the only ones that give protection during roughgames.
When they arrive at the Sports Tent,they learn it has run out of them. Nowthey must go to another store. Theydecide to try Soccer World. There theymeet Chrissy and Erica. They havesoccer practice tomorrow night. Theyare also looking for them. Fortunately,it has them.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 277–278.)Skill: Students will replace pronouns with nouns and noun phrases to keep
writing lively.
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Avoiding Pronoun Overload 11–15. Revise the repetitious party invitation. In eachset of underlined sentences, replace one or more pronouns with nouns or nounphrases.
Revising Strategies: Sentence FluencyName
Pablo is having a party. Everyone is going to it. It is sure to be fun.
Pablo is having a party. Everyone is going to it.The party is sure to be fun.
Droning
pronouns
Mix of nouns
and pronouns
This Saturday I am having a party.It starts at 5 P.M. It should be overaround 10 P.M. The purpose of it is tomake new friends. I have some music,but I would appreciate it if guestsbrought some CDs as well. They canbe rock. They can be rap. They can beany kind at all. The party is casual, soplease dress accordingly. T-shirts andjeans will be fine.
Each guest is asked to bring somefood in a throwaway bowl or tray.
Make enough of it to serve between 5and 10 people. It can be snacks. It canbe hot or cold. I will provide thedrinks. They will include soda andjuice. They will be kept in a cooler.Party guests can get them wheneverthey are thirsty.
All party guests should pick upnametags at the side door. Theyshould wear them to get acquainted.They should also be certain they havetransportation home.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 279–281.)Skill: Students will use subject and object pronouns correctly.
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Figure out the identity of these famous people. Fill in the first three blankswith subject or object pronouns. Then write the name of the person. The ini-tials are given to help you.
1. was a famous physicist. The equation, E=MC2 was immortalized
by . is A E .
2. left our home in Massachusetts. One of was the
second President of the United States. are J and
A A .
3. was an inventor. Some electric companies are named
for . is T E .
4. wrote Little Women. Concord, Massachusetts, was home
to . is L M A .
5. were French scientists. Many honors were given to them for
discovering radium. are P and M
C .
6. The President appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
am the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court. am
S D O’C .
Now write two of your own puzzles about famous people. Draw a blank for each missing subject or object pronoun. See if a classmate can solve thepuzzles.
A Biography
Think of someone you admire. It might be a relative, a friend, or a celebrity.Write a short biography telling why you admire this person. Use at least four subjectand four object pronouns in your biography.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 282–284.)Skill: Students will use possessive pronouns in sentences.
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A Letter
You and your family want to be contestants on a television game show. Your family has asked you to be the spokesperson. Write a letter to the show’s producer,explaining why you deserve to be on the show. Use six possessive pronouns in your letter.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 285–286.)Skill: Students will use subject pronouns after linking verbs.
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One of the people named in the sentences below just won an audition at arecording studio. However, the person who won is too shy to admit it. Find the name of the person. First, fill in each blank with a subject pronoun thatrhymes with the name of the speaker. Use a different pronoun in each sentence.
1. “It wasn’t ,” said Ty.
2. “It wasn’t ,” said Dee.
3. “It wasn’t ,” said Hugh.
4. “It wasn’t ,” said May.
5. “It wasn’t ,” said Bea.
6. “It wasn’t ,” said Lee.
Now write the first letter of each subject pronoun that you wrote. Then, usingsome of the letters that you have written, spell the name of the person who won.
The name of the person who won is .
An Interview
Suppose you are a magazine reporter interviewing a performer. Think of the kindof questions you would like to ask, and imagine the response. You can choose anyperformer you wish. He or she can be someone you admire, or someone you don’tlike very well. The performer can be someone alive now, or someone from the past.He or she does not have to be famous.
Write your questions and the performer’s responses. Use some pronouns afterlinking verbs. Follow an interview format. For example:
Reporter: How did you first become interested in dancing?Famous Dancer: My parents took me to the ballet. The dancers leaping about
seemed magical to me. Then the dancers asked for volunteers to join them on stage.Someone waved her hand frantically and was chosen. That person was I.
Trade papers with a partner. Have your partner check to make sure you’ve usedpronouns correctly. Correct any mistakes you might have made.
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Underline the correct pronouns in parentheses to complete the sentences. Thenlabel the underlined pronouns subject or object.
1. Pepe and (I, me) formed a club to help the elderly.
2. (We, Us) and others do odd jobs.
3. Lin assigns jobs to (they, them) and (I, me).
4. (She, Her) or Pepe organizes the schedules.
5. (He, Him) and (she, her) do many household chores.
6. Monday is shopping day for (he, him), (she, her), and (I, me).
7. Many elderly people call my friends and (I, me).
8. They have confidence in (they, them) and (I, me).
9–14. There are six errors with pronouns in this e-mail.Use proofreading marks to correct the errors.
Example: My parents are proud of my friends and I.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 287–289.)Skill: Students will use pronouns in compound subjects and compound objects.
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Pronouns in Compounds (continued from page 124)
Form an imaginary organization. Write the name of the organization, thenames of its members, and its purpose.
Sentences
Write at least five sentences, describing something you and your friends havedone to help others. Use pronouns in compound subjects and compound objects.
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RULES
Now write the rules for your organization. Tell who will be responsible for each job. In each rule, use one or more pronouns in a compound subject or a compound object.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 290–292.)Skill: Students will use who, whom, whose, and who’s correctly.
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A person who is conducting a public opinion poll has telephoned people inyour area. Here are the results of the survey, but they are in code! Decodeeach result. The numbers stand for letters on the telephone dial. Since onenumber can stand for three letters, you must choose the correct letter. Thevowels are underlined. Be sure to capitalize and punctuate each title correctly.
You are conducting an interview for a public opinion poll. Choose a topic andwrite five questions you will ask each person you interview. Use who, whom, whose,and who’s in your questions.
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Skill: Students will combine sentences by using a subordinating conjunctionand replacing one sentence’s subject with a pronoun.
Revising Strategies: Sentence FluencyName
Writing with Pronouns
Combining Sentences with Pronouns Combine each pair of underlined sentences by replacing one subject with a pronoun. Connect the two sentences with a subordinating conjunction.
The mountain bike was just the right size.The mountain bike was too expensive.Although the mountain bike was just theright size, it was too expensive.
Simple sentences
Combined sentence
The big event was in two days.José could hardly wait. José hadworked all summer at the HuterdineYMCA to earn money for his newmountain bike. He was sure that hewould win. Bike riders rode overDuckface Mountain. Bike riders thenswept through Keeton Pass.
José knew the race by heart. Joséhad covered the course many timesand had gone over it a thousand more
times in his mind. Now it was time tofinish preparing his bike and rest.José had set the gears and the brakes.José still had to polish the frame andadjust the seat and handlebars.
On the day of the race all the bikeswere gathered at the starting line. Thebike riders were given the signal tostart. The bike riders took off. Thepace was quick. José rode his bestrace ever and won with ease.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 293–294.)Skill: Students will combine sentences using who, whom, or whose.
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Revising Strategies: Sentence FluencyName
Gary went on vacation with Sandy. Sandy is his best friend.Gary went on vacation with Sandy, who ishis best friend.
Simple sentences
Combined sentence
The day was perfect for the lake.Kaitlin and her grandpa put the lunchbasket in the boat. She would travelwith grandpa. Kaitlin stepped in andmade her way to the front seat of theboat. Gramps took the center seat andbegan to row. Gramps placed the oarsin the oarlocks. They were off.
Kaitlin saw the small island in thedistance. Kaitlin’s eyes widened. Asthe boat neared the narrow piece ofland, Gramps became her trusty first
mate. Kaitlin was now known asCaptain K. Captain K. was the mostfeared pirate along this coast. Oncethey moored the boat, they wouldcheck the shoreline for signs of theirenemies. Next, Captain K. would huntfor the buried treasure. Captain K.’s jobwas to lead the search. Last year hertrusty first mate had hidden a birthdaypresent for Captain K. on the southside of the island. Perhaps he had asimilar surprise planned for her today.
130 Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 295–296.)Skill: Students will use we and us correctly with nouns.
Write we or us to complete each sentence.
1. students belong to a math club.
2. The members are sixth-graders.
3. students were excited to practice math.
4. The instructor gave members several problems.
5. Many difficult problems were assigned to mathematicians.
6. No assistance was given to children.
7. thinkers struggled to find solutions.
8. kids worked really hard to answer correctly.
9. The calculations were difficult for learners.
10. We were almost stumped by some of the questions they threw at members.
11. learners spent a lot of time figuring out the answers.
12. Finally, champions discovered the answer.
13. The champions were boys and girls.
14. The most satisfied people were math stars.
15. There was a party as a reward for winners.
We students solved the problem. The workers were we mathematicians.The teacher congratulated us girls. The problem was easy for us sisters.
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The Davis Math Club is competing against a group of students from thePhillips Elementary School. Complete the flier advertising this event. Writefour sentences. In each sentence, use we or us with a noun.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 295–296.)Skill: Students will use we and us in sentences.
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Notes
You and your friends have just participated in a contest. You have been invited tospeak about your experience on a radio talk show. Write down some notes about thethings you want to say on the show. Use us or we with a noun at least four times.
Your notes might answer these types of questions:
• What type of contest was it?
• Who was in the contest?
• How did you feel during the contest?
• What was the most difficult thing about the contest?
132 Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 297–299.)Skill: Students will identify indefinite pronouns and will choose verbs
that agree with them.
Underline each indefinite pronoun. Then write the verb in parentheses thatcorrectly completes each sentence.
1. Many in our class astronomy. (likes, like)
2. Everyone maps of the skies. (studies, study)
3. Someone the two charts every day. (reviews, review)
4. Both of the charts in the classroom. (hangs, hang)
5. Everybody the location of the Big Dipper. (knows, know)
6. Nobody Orion easily. (locates, locate)
7. Each of us myths about the stars. (learns, learn)
8. However, few the history of astronomy. (knows, know)
9. Several of the ancient civilizations worth noting. (is, are)
10. Nothing early investigations that took place in China.(matches, match)
11. anyone know about the Aztec calendar? (Does, Do)
12. all of you know about the work of the Greek astronomers?(Does, Do)
13. anything known about the Egyptians? (Is, Are)
14. Somebody in class researched Galileo. (has, have)
15. Something on the moon discovered by him. (was, were)
16. Others studied Johannes Kepler. (has, have)
17. Some more recent astronomers. (studies, study)
18. anybody done any research on Maria Mitchell yet? (Has, Have)
Singular
Plural
Everything in astronomy interestsLeo and Phyllis.
Both study the sky each night.
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Long ago, people thought that groups of stars resembled animals, people, orthings. They gave names to these constellations. Discover the shape of theconstellation Auriga, the Charioteer, by connecting the dots. Connect theindefinite pronouns in alphabetical order. Begin with the indefinite pronoun all.
Now discover the shape of Scorpio, the Scorpion. Connect the indefinitepronouns in alphabetical order.
Grade 6: Unit 6 Pronouns (Use with pupil book pages 297–299.)Skill: Students will identify and will use indefinite pronouns.
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A Paragraph
Suppose you have just discovered a new planet. Write a paragraph describing theplanet and telling how you made your discovery. Include at least five indefinitepronouns in your paragraph. Underline the indefinite pronouns.
