FLOWERS

This is a story about Apolinario Mabini.

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One day Pule's mother was waiting for her children to come
home from school. After a while she heard some voices from the

MOTHER
yard. She was glad her sons were already home.
"Mother! Mother!" called one of her sons. "Pule will be a
little late. He said he has something to get for you."
A little late Pule came. He had some flowering plants with
him.
"These are for you, Mother," Pule said. "I got them for you
along the way. I know you love flowers."
How thoughtful Pule was! Instead of getting angry, his
mother felt very happy. 1
 Choose the letter of the
correct answer.
1. About whom is the story?
a. Antonio Luna b. Andres Bonifacio c. Apolinario Mabini
2. Who was waiting for the children?
a. their father b. their mother c. their grandmother
3. Where did the boys come from?
a. house b. school c. town
4. What did Pule tell his brothers?
a. He would go back to school. b. He would go to a friend's house
c. He would get something to their mother.
5. When did Pule come home?
a. a little later b. late in the evening c. after several hours 2
Choose the letter of the
correct answer.
6. What did he bring with him?
a. some food b. some flowering plants c. some books
7. Where did he get them?
a. along the way b. from a friend's house c. from the school garden
8. What did Pule know about his mother?
a. She loves books b. She loves flowers. c. She loves good food.
9. What kind of a boy was Pule?
a. thoughtful b. helpful c. kind
10. How did his mother feel when he gave her flowers?
a. very angry b. very happy c. very unhappy
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Pronoun
Pronou
n
A pronoun is a word
that takes the place of
one or more nouns.
“ Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun
is used as the subject
of a sentence.
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Subject Pronoun
Person Singular Plural
1st person I we

2nd person you you

3rd person He, She, It they

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Subject Pronoun
(before the verb)
o I work in an office.
o You are funny.
o He lives in a house.
o She has two daughters.
o It is a nice car.
o We speak English.
o You are often late.
o They don’t watch TV.
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subject pronoun

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“ Object Pronouns
An object
pronoun is used as
the direct/indirect
object or the object
of a preposition. 10
Subject Pronoun
Person Singular Plural
1st person me us

2nd person you you

3rd person Him, Her, It them

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Object Pronoun
(before the verb)
o He calles me every day.
o I like you a lot.
o Give it to him after class.
o I see her everyday.
o Do you like it or not?
o Can you take us with you?
o Can I visit you this summer?
o Speak to them. They’re nice.
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Fill in the blanks below to
complete the sentences

Do you know that man? Do you

know _________?

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Fill in the blanks below to
complete the sentences

My friend and I have money.

_______________ can go shopping.

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Fill in the blanks below to
complete the sentences

Robert and Mark are late.

_______________ should hurry.

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Fill in the blanks below to
complete the sentences

She gave _______________ a

birthday gift. I really like it.

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Fill in the blanks below to
complete the sentences

Elephants are very big, so

_______________ eat a lot of food.

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Fill in the blanks below to
complete the sentences

My brother is studying because

_______________ has a test
tomorrow.
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Fill in the blanks below to
complete the sentences

Do you feel okay? Can I help

_______________?

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Fill in the blanks below to
complete the sentences

My new neighbors are very friendly. I

really like _______________.

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 Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns to
complete the sentences.
1. I need to find my book. Where did you put _______________?
2. Spiders have eight legs, and _______________ also have many eyes.
3. I’m busy right now. Could you please call _______________ after an hour?
4. He gave me the box, but _______________ lost it.
5. We gave him the money, and he gave _______________ the candy.
6. I almost never eat junk food because _______________ isn’t healthy.
7. Who is she? Do you know _______________ name?
8. My sister isn’t here. _______________ is at work.
9. Dinosaurs were very large, but _______________ all died millions of years ago.
10. Could you please help _______________? I have a problem.
Choose the correct pronoun in parenthesis
to complete each sentence.
1. My family and (I, me) visited Chaco Canyon.
2. (Us, We) learned about the pueblos the Anasazi
built there.
3. Their skill in building with adobe amazed Sara and
(I, me).
4. The people who lived here disappeared 800 years
ago and took little with (them, they).
5. Why they left is a mystery to (us, we). 23
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nouns to a pronoun
6. John is the floor manager.
7. The professor called on Sunhee and
Meylim.
8. Mr. Samson ate an apple.
9. Adam and I ate lunch together.
10.Bob and Gina are best friends. 24