Lesson Practice- GRAMMAR REVIEW

PRONOUN NOTES

• A PRONOUN is a substitute (takes

the place) of a noun

• An ANTECEDENT is a word, phrase,

or clause to which a pronoun refers

TUESDAY DO NOW

GRAB YOUR COMPOSITION BOOK and

PENCIL and write the pronoun notes below:
Pronouns and antecedents have to match in

number.

(singular or plural) and in gender

Complete the warm up on Schoology in today’s

folder.

Examples-The pack of dogs licked their paws.
Dogs is plural and there is plural.
President Lincoln took his dog for a walk.

Pronouns and antecedents
have to match in gender.

President Lincoln took her dog for a

walk.

It should be…
President Lincoln took his dog for a

walk.

Misplaced Modifiers

A misplaced modifier is a phrase,

clause, or word placed too far from
the noun or pronoun it describes.

The patient was referred to a psychologist

with several emotional problems.

What the writer thinks it says: The patient

has emotional problems.

What the sentence really says: The

psychologist has emotional problems.

Correction: The patient with several

emotional problems was referred to a
psychologist.

Sam found a letter in the mailbox that

doesn't belong to her.

What the writer thinks it says: Sam

found a letter that doesn't belong to
her.

What the sentence really says: The

mailbox doesn't belong to Sam.

Correction: Sam found a letter that

doesn't belong to her in the mailbox.

Two cars were reported stolen by the

Farmingdale police yesterday.

What the writer thinks it says: The

Farmingdale police reported two stolen
cars.

What the sentence really says: The

police stole the two cars.

Correction: Yesterday, the Farmingdale

police reported that two cars were
stolen.

Parallel sturcture

• Parallel structure means using the same

pattern of words to show that two or more
ideas have the same level of importance.
This can happen at the word, phrase, or
clause level. The usual way to join parallel
structures is with the use of coordinating
conjunctions such as "and" or "or."

Parallel:
Mary likes hiking, swimming, and bicycling.

Not Parallel:

Mary likes hiking, swimming, and to ride
a bicycle.

• Not Parallel:

The coach told the players that they
should get a lot of sleep, that they should
not eat too much, and to do some warm-up
exercises before the game.

• Parallel:

The coach told the players that they
should get a lot of sleep, that they should
not eat too much, and that they should do
some warm-up exercises before the game.

Not Parallel:
Suzy has wit, charm, and she has an

extremely pleasant personality.

Parallel:
Suzy has wit, charm, and a pleasing

personality.

Consistent Tense

Means using the same verb tense whenever

possible throughout a sentence or an
entire paragraph.

Do not shift from one verb tense to

another--for example, from present to
past or from past to present.

• Inconsistent: We stroll down Bourbon

Street as the jazz bands began to play.

• Consistent: We strolled down Bourbon

Street as the jazz bands began to play.

• Consistent: We stroll down Bourbon

Street as the jazz bands begin to play.

Inconsistent: I took a deep breath and opened

the door; there stands a well-dressed man
with a large box.

Consistent: I took a deep breath and opened

the door: there stood a well-dressed man
with a large box.

Consistent: I take a deep breath and open the

door: there stands a well-dressed man with a
large box.