Transcript USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY

USING PRONOUNS
CORRECTLY
ENGLISH 7CP
MR. SNOW
CASE
• Case is the form a noun or pronoun takes to show its
relationship to other words in the sentence.
• 3 types of case:
• Nominative — SUBJECT
• Objective — OBJECT
• Possessive — OWNERSHIP
NOMINATIVE
(SUBJECT)
I, we
OBJECTIVE
(OBJECT)
You, you [plural]
Me, us
You, you [plural]
He, she, it, they
Him, her, it, them
NOMINATIVE CASE
• The subject of a verb is in nominative case.
• He and I mowed lawns yesterday.
• You and she ought to go to the store.
• Will you or we be presenting this paper?
NOMINATIVE CASE
• A predicate nominative is a word in the predicate
that identifies the subject.
• Predicate nominatives take the nominative case.
• The winners should have been he and she. [not
him and her]
• The members of the team are they. [not them]
• It is I! [not me]
OBJECTIVE CASE
• If a pronoun is not the subject, it is the object.
• Direct and indirect objects (words that identify who/what
the verb is done for or to) are in the objective case.
• Mom called me to the phone. [not I]
• Julia bought them to make the filling. [not they]
• The hostess handed her a nametag. [not she]
• Mom, can you take him and me to the mall? [not he and I]
OBJECTIVE CASE
• Pronouns that appear in prepositional phrases are called
objects of a preposition, and they take the objective case.
• Before us lay rows of green cornstalks. [not we]
• The secret is between him and me. [not he and I]
• Please stand next to her. [not she]
• Give it to her and them, please. [not she and they]
WHO VS. WHOM
• When do I use who, and when do I use whom??
• When it is nominative [subject], use who.
• When it is objective [object], use whom.
• Please ask who is calling. [who = subject]
• Who left this? [who = subject]
• To whom should I give the ticket? [whom = object of
the preposition to]
• Whom are we inviting to the dance? [whom = direct
object of the verb are inviting]
• If you’d use he, use who. If you’d use him, use whom.
PRONOUN/APPOSITIVE
• Sometimes a pronoun is directly followed by a noun that
identifies it. This noun is called an appositive.
• Ex: Sometimes we teachers do actually leave our
classrooms!
• To determine whether to use a nominative or objective
pronoun before an appositive, remove the appositive,
and try both pronouns.
PRONOUN/APPOSITIVE
• On Saturdays ( we / us ) cyclists ride to
Mt. McCabe and back.
• On Saturdays, ( we ride / us ride )
• On Saturdays, we cyclists ride…
• The speaker praised ( we / us ) volunteers
for our hard work.
• The speaker ( praised we / praised us )
• The speaker praised us volunteers…
CLEAR REFERENCE
• Be sure a pronoun clearly tells which antecedent
it’s referring to.
UNCLEAR!
• Jeremy promised to meet Joe at his house.
• at whose house?
CLEAR!
• Jeremy promised to meet Joe at Joe’s house.
CLEAR!
• Jeremy promised to meet Joe at Jeremy’s house.
CLEAR REFERENCE
UNCLEAR!
• Mr. Cassner asked Todd to file the memo after he
read it.
• after who read it?
CLEAR!
• Mr. Cassner asked Todd to file the memo after Mr.
Cassner read it.
CLEAR!
• Mr. Cassner asked Todd to file the memo after Todd
read it.
POSSESSIVE CASE
• The possessive case shows ownership/possession.
• That is my car.
• The house’s foundation appears to be solid.
• The students’ scores were high.
• Which apple is hers?
FIN