c. s. lewis ah english i. pronoun case nominative: subject of sentence or clause objective:...
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C. S. LewisAH English I
PRONOUN CASENominative: subject of sentence or clauseObjective: predicate of sentence or clausePossessive: denotes ownership
EXAMPLE: I (nominative) forgot to bring my (possessive) notebook with me (objective).
THE CASE FORMS OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Nominative:First Person: I, weSecond Person: youThird Person: he,
she, it, theyObjective:
First Person: me, usSecond Person: youThird Person: him,
her, it, them
Possessive:First Person:
my, mine, our, oursSecond Person:
your, yoursThird Person:
his, her, hers, its, their, theirs
NOMINATIVE CASEI told Phillip that we would win.
I= nominative (1st person singular) We=nominative (1st person plural)
Were Ronald and he on time? NOTE: Make the question into a statement
first. If subject is compound, separate it.he=nominative (3rd person singular)
NOMINATIVE CASE (continued)A predicate nominative should be in the
nominative case (because the sentence can be reversed).
EXAMPLES:This is he.Did you know that the pitcher was she?
OBJECTIVE CASEThese pronouns are used as direct objects,
indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.DIRECT OBJECT:Phil called her last night.INDIRECT OBJECT:Molly made me a tape.OBJECT OF PREPOSITION:with me; before her; next to them; for us
POSSESSIVE CASEMINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, ITS, OURS, &
THEIRS are used as parts of a sentence.SUBJECT: Your car and mine need tune-ups.PRED. NOM.: This backpack is hers.DIR. OBJ.: We finished ours yesterday.IND. OBJ.: Ms. Kwan gave theirs a quick
review.OBJ. OF PREP.: Next to yours, my cat looks
puny.
POSSESSIVE CASE (continued)MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, &
THEIR are used as adjectives before nouns.EXAMPLES:My alarm clock is broken.Do you know their address?
SPECIAL PRONOUNS: WHO & WHOMNominative: who, whoeverObjective: whom, whomeverThe use of who or whom in a dependent
clause depends on how the pronoun functions in the clause.
WHO/WHOM EXAMPLESEXAMPLE: Do you know who she is?She is who (Who is a predicate nominative
here.)
Susan B. Anthony, about whom Sam reported, championed women’s right to vote.about whom (Whom is the object of the
preposition.)
APPOSITIVES A pronoun used as an appositive is in the
same case as the word to which it refers.EXAMPLE: The teacher introduced the
speakers, Lauren and me. Sometimes a pronoun is followed by an
appositive that identifies or describes the pronoun.
EXAMPLES: We soloists will rehearse next week.
Give us girls a turn to bat.
INCOMPLETE CONSTRUCTIONAfter than and as introducing an incomplete
construction, use the form of the pronoun that would be correct if the construction were completed.
EXAMPLES:Everyone knows that you like Joan much better
than I (DO).The story mystified him as much as (IT
MYSTIFIED) us.