Use pronoun case
Temporarily remove the other noun in a compound phrase and test the pronoun alone. Restore the full phrase after checking.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Pronoun Case, Emphasis and Added Details
Apply use pronoun case, distinguish intensive and reflexive uses, identify a parenthetical element, recognize word relationships using supplied texts and original responses.
Before you begin
- Recognize subject/object roles and noun number.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Distinguish intensive and reflexive uses
Try removing the self-form. Check whether it merely emphasizes, receives the action from the same subject or incorrectly replaces me/us.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Identify a parenthetical element
Use the punctuation form explicitly requested, or recognize essential identification. Make sure a removable middle addition has two boundaries.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Recognize word relationships
Read both terms and state their relationship in order. Reverse-order analogies may change the relation.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1 — Pronoun Case, Emphasis and Added Details
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.3 — Pronoun Case, Emphasis and Added Details
- Common Core State Standards ELA topic references; not certified alignment: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.4 — Pronoun Case, Emphasis and Added Details
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.