Adventures in Grammar

Simon doesn’t say a whole lot about school unless he is asked specific questions (a kid after his dad’s own heart). When I heard the kindergartners are studying parts of speech (seriously? it seems like that was more like seventh grade grammar waaaaay back in my day), I couldn’t resist asking him a few questions.

Me: Simon, do you know what a pronoun is?

Simon: It takes the place of a noun.

Me: Can you give me an example?

Simon:  She. So you could say, “She is . . . ” [he was having trouble coming up with an example, so my mom interjected]

Nana: “She is my best friend.”

Simon: So you take away “she” and say, “She was my best friend.” No, wait, let me give another example. “Simon likes to draw.” Take away “Simon” and say, “He likes to draw.”

Ian: Or! You could say, “Ian likes to count.” Take away “Ian” and say, “The house likes to count.” Hahaha, a talking house!

Simon: That would be a fiction.