Unit 7
Language
All sentences have a subject and a verb . Many sentences also include an object . Subject Verb Object The minibus hit the small black car. The object receives the action.
1 Are the underlined words the subject or object of the verbs? 1 The boy’s mother bought an ice cream for him. 2 Did the boy eat the ice cream? 3 After school Brianna and I walked home. 4 The policewoman took statements. 5 Most people in the street saw the accident. 6 Luckily the car driver was not injured. 7 Mom told my brother and me to be careful. 8 I did not see Anna at the bus stop. Pronouns
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We use pronouns to replace nouns. If the noun is the subject of the sentence, we replace it with a subject pronoun : The boy played near the road. He played near the road. If the noun is the object of the sentence, we replace it with an object pronoun : The driver did not see the boy . She did not see him .
2 Read out the sentences in Exercise 1. Use pronouns to replace the underlined words. Example: She bought an ice cream for him. 3 Choose the correct pronouns to complete the sentences. 1 My friend told us ( we / us ) about the accident. 2 ______ ( I / Me ) walk past the post office every day. 3 The policewoman told ______ ( he / him ) to be careful. 4 I saw ______ ( they / them ) beside the road. 5 The girl’s grandmother gave ______ ( she / her ) some money. 6 Did ______ ( they / them ) see ______ ( she / her ) at the market? 7 ______ ( He / Him ) took ______ ( I / me ) shopping. 8 ______ ( She / Her ) told ______ ( they / them ) not to be late.
Subject pronouns I we you he, she, it they Object pronouns me us you him, her, it them
CR Students often find using pronouns in Standard English challenging as they are used differently in Creole. Help them to understand the difference between the subject and the object of sentences. • You may wish to read out the sentences in Exercise 3 in both Standard English and Creole to show how they differ. • Exercise 1: Ask questions to help student identify the subject and object of the verbs, e.g. Who bought an ice cream? The boy’s mother ( subject ). What did she buy? An ice cream ( object ).
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