6th+Grade+English

May 20, 2015 ~ St. Bernardine of Siena, St. Clement, pray for us.
Have a terrific summer, Class of 2017 ~ it was a pleasure to teach you this year!

__**Nominative Case Personal Pronouns**__**:** I, you, he, she, it, we, they, who

__**Objective Case Personal Pronouns**__**:** me, you, him, her, it us, them, whom

Nominative case personal pronouns function as subjects and predicate/nominatives. Our textbook also refers to them as "subject" pronouns.

Objective case personal pronouns function as direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of the prepositional phrase.

aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, into, like, of, off, on, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without
 * __Commonly Used Prepositions__**

__**Compound Prepositions**__ according to, in addition to, next to, aside from, in place of, on account of, because of, in spite of, out of, instead of, in front of, in back of

__**Eight Parts of Speech:**__ A **noun** is a word which names a person, place, thing, or idea. An **adjective** is a word which modifies or limits a noun or a pronoun. A **pronoun** is a word which takes the place of a noun or another pronoun. A **verb** is a word which expresses action or state of being. An **adverb** is a word which modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. A **preposition** is a word which shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. A **conjunction** is a word which joins words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence. An **interjection** is a word which expresses strong or sudden emotion.


 * Sixth Grade English Syllabus:** [[file:Sixth Grade English Syllabus.doc]]