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You may want to read the directions again if you're not sure how to play. When you are ready, press '''ENTER'''. The playing screen appears. After you have played ten sentences, you see a "reward" screen that tells your score. Then, you see the "WANT TO PLAY AGAIN?" screen. You can play 'VERB LIFT" again by pressing key '''1''' or choose to play a different activity by pressing key '''2'''.
===Pronouns===
To play "PRONOUN POSTERS" go back to the list of activities (by holding down '''SHIFT''' and pressing '''W'''). Press key '''3'''. When you press key '''3''', you see the title screen for "PRONOUN POSTERS." As in all activities, you see a definition screen next.
[[File:Pronouns bw.jpg|center|thumb|400px|Pronouns Selection Screen (black & white)]]
Pronouns can take the place of nouns in a sentence. Press the '''ENTER''' key to see· how pronouns are used. When you are sure you know what words are in the pronoun group, press '''ENTER''' to go on.
This screen tells you how to play "PRONOUN POSTERS." In this activity you are reading signs along a highway. Find the pronoun in the sentence on the billboard, and type it (using the letter keys on the keyboard). This is how the playing screen looks:
[[File:Pronoun Activity bw.jpg|center|thumb|400px|Pronoun Activity Screen (black & white)]]
As you type the letters in the pronoun, you see them appear at the bottom of the screen. Be careful to spell the word correctly as you type it. If you do press a wrong key, you hear a low sound, and do not see the letter you typed. If you hear this sound, check the spelling of the word you are typing. Then type the correct letter. If you decide you've picked out the wrong word as the pronoun, press the '''SHIFT C''' (CLEAR) key. The computer erases all the letters you've typed, and you can start over.
When you have typed the word you want to choose, press '''ENTER'''.
If your answer is correct, the typed pronoun flashes and the billboard lights flash. You also hear reward tones. The pronoun in the sentence is underlined. The score in the scoreboard goes up one point. (The scoreboard is in the upper right corner of the billboard.) After a few seconds, a new sentence appears.
If you type in a word that is not the pronoun, you hear "uh oh." The computer shows you the definition screen again. Then the same sentence is shown on the billboard. You can try again. If you are correct this time, you hear a different reward tune and see the pronoun flashing. A new sentence then appears on the billboard.
If you are wrong on the second try, you see the pronoun definition screen once more. Then you see the correct pronoun in the answer box.
After you have played ten sentences, you see the reward and score screen followed by "WANT TO PLAY AGAIN?"
