Potential

      A woman walks into a train station and sees potential. She sees potential for a plethora of stories. In that old man with the yellow hat, in that young couple looking dangerously in love, even in the graffiti on the front of the restroom door. Perhaps that man just found out that he won the lottery and is taking a great vacation around the globe. Maybe that couple is running away to elope and start their new life together. Suppose that graffiti was drawn by a young man torn apart by his parents divorce. to her, everyone and everything has a story. Everyone and everything has a reason or explanation for their actions; for their existence. That is, everyone, but her.

Vocabulary

potential (noun)
plethora (adjective)
graffiti (noun)
elope (verb)
suppose (verb)
existence (noun)

Vocabulary Exercise

 

Grammar Point

  Pronouns are used to take the place of a noun. They allow for our writing to be less repetitive and to have a better flow. Instead of constantly saying, "Ms. Werther went to the supermarket. Ms. Werther bought some fruit. Ms. Werther used a credit card to pay for the food", we could say, "Ms. Werther went to the supermarket. She bought some fruit and she used a credit card to pay for it". In this case, she and it are pronouns taking place of the nouns 'Ms. Werther' and 'fruit'. 

 Grammar Practice

Use the following link to practice identifying pronouns. Then, write your own paragraph that includes at least five pronouns.

Pronoun Practice