Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Instead of saying- Graham went to the table and Graham picked up the ruler. We would say; Graham went to the table and he picked up the ruler. We have used the pronoun he instead of the noun Graham. Task One Look at this list of pronouns – Copy these sentences, using the pronouns from the box to fill in the missing words. 1. The children were sad when were told off. 2. Rachel said that was fed up. 3. “Do like chips?” “Yes do!” 4. “Pass the ball to ,” Tom shouted. 5. Katie asked Harry to give a sweet. 6. When Dan got home watched television. 7. “Where is the ball?” “ is under the chair.” 8. “Come with . are going shopping,” the girls said. 9. The birds flew away when the cat chased . 10. Lisa smiled at Dan. smiled back at .
Task Two Copy the sentences. Replace each of the underlined nouns with a pronoun. E.g. Pick up your book and put your book on the desk. Pick up your book and put it on the desk. 1. My sister and I are going on holiday because my sister and I like the sun. 2. Ben knew exactly what to do when Ben saw the robber. He him it you she Her we us they them I me 3. When the girl walked in the rain the girl got wet. 4. Mrs Blake gave Tom a hug because Mrs Blake loved Tom. 5. The race was very important. The race turned out to be very exciting. 6. After the woman had read the book the woman returned the book to the library. 7. Ann and I spent the night at a hotel. Ann and I left the next morning.
Task Three Another type of pronoun is a possessive pronoun. These are used to show when something belongs to somebody. The common possessive pronouns are – Mine yours his Hers ours theirs Use these possessive pronouns to copy and complete these sentences. 1. The cat belongs to me. It is . 2. The cat belongs to you. It is . 3. The green car belongs to him. It is . 4. You must take the responsibility. The responsibility is . 5. The red van belongs to them. It is . 6. The books on the table belong to Tim and me. They are . 7. Sally has taken the books that belong to her. They are . 8. I think the blue pencils belong to you. They must be . 9. I found the money so it is now. 10. Do these slippers belong to you? Are they ?
1. Indicate the causes and effects of the following cases of alliteration, assonance and onomatopoeia:
1. Streaked by a quarter moon, the Mediterranean shushed gently into the beach. (I.Sh.)
2. He swallowed the hint with a gulp and a gasp and a grin. (R. K.)
3. His wife was shrill, languid, handsome and horrible. (Sc.F.)
4. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, the furrow followed free. (S. C.)
5. The Italian trio tut-tutted their tongues at me. (T.C.)
6. "You, lean, long, lanky lath of a lousy bastard!" (O'C.)
7. To sit in solemn silence in a dull dark dock, In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock, Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock From a cheap and chippy chopper On a big black block. (W.C.)
8. They all lounged, and loitered, and slunk about, with as little spirit or purpose as the beasts in a menagerie. (D.)
9. "Luscious, languid and lustful, isn't she?" "Those are not the correct epithets. She is - or rather was - surly, lustrous and sadistic." (E.W.)
10. Then, with an enormous, shattering rumble, sludge-puff, sludge-puff, the train came into the station. (A.S.)
11. "Sh-sh."
"But I am whispering." This continual shushing annoyed him. (A.H.)
12. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. (Ch. R.)
13. Dreadful young creatures - squealing and squawking. (C.)
14. The quick crackling of dry wood aflame cut through the night. (Sl.H.)
15. Here the rain did not fall. It was stopped high above by that roof of green shingles. From there it dripped down slowly, leaf to leaf, or ran down the stems and branches. Despite the heaviness of the downpour which now purred loudly in their ears from just outside, here there was only a low rustle of slow occasional dripping.
Объяснение:
And then Edward suddenly (stiffened) and (was) cold all over. This (was) not his car. It (be) very like it, yes. But by a thousand small signs Edward (realized) that it (was) not his car. Edward (remembered) that there (had been) another car standing some little distance away. He (did not notice) it particularly at the time. He (returned) from his walk by a different path from that by which he (had gone) down into the hollow. This second path (had brought) him out on the road immediately behind, as he (thought), his own car. It must really have been the other one. In about ten minutes he (was) once more at the spot where he (had been). But there was now no car at all by the roadside.