Scott Foresman Reading Street

Teach and Model

Develop the Concept

Apply to Writing

Test Preparation

Cumulative Review

READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION

Write this sentence about Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest on the board:

They studied the highest mountain in the world, and it amazed them.

Explain that the pronoun they is the subject of the sentence and is a subject pronoun. The pronoun them follows the action verb amazed and is an object pronoun.

Display Grammar Transparency 17. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.

Grammar Transparency 17

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Some of the worst weather
in the werld is in antarctica.
(world; Antarctica)
The days is freezeing there
even in summer. (are; freezing)

GUIDED PRACTICE

Review the concept of subject and object pronouns.

When a pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence, it is called a subject pronoun. I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are subject pronouns.
Pronouns that are used after action verbs or as objects of prepositions are called object pronouns. Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them are object pronouns.

HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 65. Work through the first two items with the class.

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 65

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Terry and me read about Mount everest. (I; Everest)
Its the highest mountain on
the erth. (It's; earth)

USE SUBJECT/OBJECT PRONOUNS

Explain that using both subject and object pronouns makes writing less wordy by avoiding the repetition of nouns.

Wordy: Tanya said the Amazon River interested Tanya, and Tanya wrote a report on the Amazon River.

Not Wordy: Tanya said the Amazon River interested her, and she wrote a report on it.

Have students review something they have written to see if they can eliminate wordiness by using subject or object pronouns.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book, p. 66

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 66

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Mr. Jackson showed Tracy
and I a picture of cammels
in the desert. (me; camels)
Sand were blowing in the
dessert like a snowstorm. (was; desert)

Is Africas river the longest
in the world. (Africa's;
world?)
Many unusuall animals lives
there. (unusual; live)

Test Tip

You may be asked to identify the correct pronoun in a phrase such as Jane and I or Terry and her. Decide whether the subject pronoun or object pronoun is correct by saying the sentence with just the pronoun and not the rest of the phrase.

Example: I climbed the mountain. Jane and I climbed the mountain.

Jane showed her our pictures.

Jane showed Terry and her our pictures.

HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book, p. 67