• BENCHMARK III STUDY GUIDE

• 1. List :

• Subject:

• Object:

• Possessive:

• Indefinite:

• Interrogative:

• Demonstrative:

• Reflexive:

• Intensive:

• I myself do not know how to get downtown by car.________________

• That was a wonderfully delicious dinner._________________

• Clyde has new neighbors; he went with them to a party.______________

• She is very shy; please be kind to her.____________________

• It is a good idea to follow the directions when taking a test.______________

• Whom did you invite to your party?_____________________

• Whose books are those?_______________________

• She will be going to her locker when the bell rings._______________

• Possessive Noun:

• Plural Noun:

• Proper Noun:

• Possessive = a noun that shows ownership singular or plural:

• A student’s book• All the students’ books

• Plural = more than one noun • Children mice geese deer

• Proper Noun = a specific noun always capitalized day Monday person Clyde

• The book’s cover was decorated by an accomplished artist.____________

• The books you have read belong to you.__________________

• I myself do not know how to get downtown by car.________________

• The student’s name is Martha.___________________

• It is the student’s responsibility to study for the tests.______________

• All of the students in the line were calm and quiet.__________________

• What is the structure of the sentence below?• The girl and the boy are both athletes, but they

compete in different sports._________________________

• What is the simple subject in the sentence below?• Chip went to Boston with Don.__________________• Which word in the sentence below is the adverb?• Mary stepped quietly around the sleepy

dog._____________

• What is the complete subject of the sentence below?

• Tommy and James went to the zoo while visiting New Orleans.____________

• What revision should be made to the sentence below?

• We went to the mountains for vacation it was awesome.

What part of speech is the underlined word?The really lazy cat slept all day.__________________

What is the structure of the sentence below?Trent is practicing because he wants to be the

best.__________________Label prepositional phrases and infinitives:

We went over the river and through the woods to find the tree.

What is the part of speech of the underlined word?The success of this meeting will be decided by the

final vote

• What is the part of speech of the underlined word?• The boy ate the food and got a

stomachache.______________• Which word in the sentence below is the verb?• During the intermission, the play’s work crew

changed the stage set.• Which letter from the sentence needs to be

capitalized?• Jaime asked, “who was elected student president

last fall?”• What is the complete subject in the sentence?• Illness and loneliness are problems for many older

people.

Which word is the helping verb in the sentence below?When the phone rang, Joanne was typing her report for school.

What part of speech is the underlined word?Wow! I don’t have practice today!

Where should a comma be placed in the sentence below?Wow that was the loudest clap of thunder I’ve ever heard in my

life.

Which word is the predicate adjective in the sentence below?The kind teacher was very tired.

Which word is the predicate nominative in the sentence below?The student is an excellent driver.

Copy the sentence with the correct pronoun in the blank. Then tell if it

is SP or OP• 1. Clyde and (he, him) went to a baseball game.

_____• 2. Martha and (I, me) went to a football game.

_____• 3. Jane described her vacation to Bob and (I,

me). _____• 4. The kids who won the game are Brian and

(they, them) _____• 5. The trophy went to Melinda and (he, him)

______

Test Review

• List 7 of each of the following:

• 1. Subject Pronoun:

• 2. Object Pronoun:

• 3. Possessive Pronoun:

Test Review

• Copy the sentence and label SP, OP, or PP.

• 1. Martha ate her lunch in the yard; it was a great day for a picnic.

• 2. Her ticket was bought by her.• 3. Please make sure you invite them to your

party.• 4. These papers were written about it.• 5. Anybody with a ticket can get their lunch from

him

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

• Pronouns that end in –self or

–selves are either reflexive or intensive.

They are:

Myself

Yourself

Herself, himself, itself

Ourselves, yourselves, themselves

IMPORTANT HINT:

• hisself

• theirselves

• ARE NOT WORDS!!!

Problem pronouns: How do you know if they’re reflexive or

intensive?• A reflexive pronoun refers to the subject

and directs the action of the verb back to the subject.

• Reflexive pronouns ARE necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Without them the sentence does NOT make sense.

• The teacher convinced herself that the class was behaving.

• If you take out the pronoun, the sentence does not make sense, so it is a reflexive pronoun.

• An intensive pronoun emphasizes a noun or pronoun within the same sentence.

• Intensive pronouns are NOT necessary to the meaning of the sentence. If you take them out, the sentence still makes sense.

• I myself have no idea what you’re talking about!

• If you take out the intensive pronoun, the sentence still makes sense and does not change meaning.

Practice: Reflexive or intensive?

• 1.People have been telling themselves the story of Snow White for years.__________

• 2. The queen knew that she herself was not as beautiful as Snow White. _______

• 3. The queen talked herself into getting rid of Snow White. _______

• 4. She told one of her men to kill Snow White, but the hunter himself knew he could not do it. ________

Reflexive or Intensive?

• 5. He told Snow White, “Save yourself! Never return to the castle!”

• 6. Snow White ran for a long time and eventually found herself at a small cottage.________

• 7. The owners themselves said they were the Seven Dwarves. _______

• 8. Snow White busied herself with cleaning and cooking._________

• 9. Later, the queen herself set out to make sure that Snow White would die. __________

• 10. The queen disguised herself as a poor old woman and gave Snow White a poisoned apple. _______

• 11. I’m sure that you yourself can finish this story; it’s disgusting. ________

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• 1. My sister Emmy never pictured herself playing team sports.

• 2. Now Emmy herself admits that her best friends are her soccer teammates.

• 3. The players have to get themselves in step with the team.

• 4. One player can’t win a match all by himself or herself!• 5. Pro athletes themselves encourage young people to

join teams.• 6. Olympic soccer player Mia Hamm said, “Don’t worry

about how well you play; just enjoy yourself.”

• 7. As a teen, pro basketball player Cynthia Cooper found herself imitating how the pros played.

• 8. She herself didn’t try out for a team until she was 16.

• 9. I myself will never forget Sammy Sosa embracing Mark McGwire- his homerun rival.

• 10. Team players think of others besides themselves.