Week 3
7.
Pronouns
A pronoun takes the place of a nominal: a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause (EG 143-144). 3 Types: 1. Subjective Case: When a pronoun is the subject of a clause. (I, he, she, they, etc.) 2. Objective Case: When a pronoun functions as an object (direct object, indirect object, object complement, or object of a preposition. (me, him, her, us, etc.) 3. Possessive Case: When a pronoun is used to modify a noun or to show ownership of another noun. (my, his, her, its, etc.)
Practice!
Between you and I this situation is going to get worse before it gets better. In pairs, work together to: Identify and explain the reason for the pronoun error. Provide at least two different options for solving the pronoun error.
Practice!
I had played video games for the last eighteen hours and am ready for a bathroom break. In pairs, work together to: Identify and explain the reason for the auxiliary error. Provide at least two different options for solving the auxiliary error.
However, nine of you said the error was omitting a comma before too. According to the Q&A section of the CMS: In most cases, commas with a short adverb are unnecessary. Use commas with too only when you want to emphasize an abrupt change of thought.
Four types of conditional sentences: 1. Facts or situations that are always true.
Condition (present or past) If + simple present/past tense Result (present or past) Simple present/past tense
cars go.
Would + verb
Note: In mixed sentences, the verb follows the rules for the time of the condition and the time of the result.
Practice!
If I have a million dollars, Id buy you a Kcar. In pairs, work together to: Identify and explain the reason for the if clause error. Provide at least two different options for solving the if clause error.
Subordinate or Dependent Clause: a clause that fills a role in a sentence (such as adverbial, adjectival, or nominal) and that cannot stand independently as a sentence.
Practice!
People really do judge one another according to their use of language. Constantly. In pairs, work together to: Identify and explain the reason for the independent/dependent clause error. Provide at least two different options for solving the independent/dependent clause error.