Transcript PRONOUNS

Dr. Kenny
COPY THE FOLLOWING:
 It was (she, her) who came with us to the movies.
 (I, Me) gave into the pressure.
 All of us would rather be with (he, him) and (I, me).
 I saved (he, him) from drowning.
 I gave (he, him) the ball.
ANSWERS
 It was (she, her) who came with us to the movies.
 (I, Me) gave into the pressure.
 All of us would rather be with (he, him) and (I, me).
 I saved (he, him) from drowning.
 I gave (he, him) the ball.
Cases of Pronouns
 POSSESSIVE
 REFLEXIVE
NOMINATIVE
OBJECTIVE
Nominative Case
 First person singular= I
 Second person singular= you
 Third person singular= she/he/it
 First person plural= we
 Second person plural= (you)
 Third person plural= they
OBJECTIVE CASE
 First person singular= Me
 Second person singular= You
 Third person singular= her/him/it
 First person plural= Us
 Second person plural= (You)
 Third person plural= Them
When to use Nominative Case?
 1. When the pronoun is used as the SUBJECT OF
THE SENTENCE!!!
 2. When the pronoun is used as the PREDICATE
NOMINATIVE!!!
 A predicate nominative is the noun or pronoun that
follows a linking verb (am, is, are, was, were, etc.)
When to use OBJECTIVE CASE?
 1. When the pronoun is used as the DIRECT
OBJECT OF THE SENTENCE!!!
 2. When the pronoun is used as the INDIRECT
OBJECT OF THE SENTENCE!!!
 3. When the pronoun is used as the OBJECT OF
THE PREPOSITION!!!
DIRECT OBJECTS
1. Find the ACTION VERB!!!
2. Ask, “What” or “Whom”
after the action verb!!
INDIRECT OBJECTS
 1. Find the ACTION VERB!!!
 2. Find the DIRECT OBJECT!!!
 3. Ask, “To/for whom” after the direct object!
 4. Ask, “To /for what” after the direct object!!
 ** The direct or indirect object will NOT be found
in a prepositional phrase!!!
OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
 THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION IS THE
NOUN OR PRONOUN TO WHICH THE
PREPOSITION REFERS!!!
Common Prepositions:
To
For
With
From
In
On