Transcript Pronoun Case

How to know which to use
PRONOUN CASE
Pronoun Case
 Case tells whether a pronoun shows possession or
acts as subject or object in the sentence
 Writers use the following four terms
Nominative
Objective
Possessive
Nominative
 Use the nominative case when the pronoun is
either the subject or the subject complement of the
sentence (The doer of the action)
She gave her heart to the boy next door.
It was he who called me a bad name.
I, you, he, she, we, they, who
Subject Complements
 Subject complements only appear after a linking verb.
verbs like the forms of “to be” that have no action but link
subject to information about the subject
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Subject complements complement the doer of the
action, the subject. There are two kinds:
Predicate adjectives describe the subject
– Mr. Tambini is friendly.
Predicate nominatives rename the subject
– Mr. Tambini is a wrestler.
Predicate Nominatives
 predicate nominatives are subject complements that
rename the subject
 Mr Tamibin is a wrestler./ The wrestler is Mr. Tambini
 Predicate nominatives get replaced by nominative
case pronouns
The wrestler is he.
I, you, he, she, we, they, who
Implied clauses
 Sometimes when we compare people or things we
imply a clause without stating it:
Lourdes runs a faster mile than Georgia.
– Lourdes runs a faster mile than Georgia (does).
George is shorter than Fred.
– George is shorter than Fred (is).
 When the pronoun falls into the position of subject or
subject nominative, then we need to use the
nominative case of the pronoun.
Lourdes runs a faster mile than she.
George is shorter than he.
Use the Nominative Case
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At the beginning of sentences
I/me hate grammar
After any form of the verb “to be” (is, was, will be)
The one who ate the most pizza is he/him.
When referring to the subject of an implied clause
following “as” or “than”
My brother is more agile than I /me (am).
Implied clauses
 Sometimes when we imply a clause, it is in the
objective case:
Mr. Dutton admitted that he was stricter with Stan than
Lupe.
– Mr. Dutton admitted that he was stricter with Stan than (he was
with) Lupe.
Sheila was embarrassed that Mrs. Jones praised her more
than Franklin.
– Sheila was embarrassed that Mrs. Jones praised her more than
(she praised) Franklin.
Sheila was embarrassed that Mrs. Jones praised her more than him.
Mr. Dutton admitted that he was stricter with Stan than her.
Implied clauses
 When the pronoun falls into the position of an object
in a sentence—object of the verb (direct or indirect) or
object of the preposition, then we need to use the
objective case of the pronoun.
Sheila was embarrassed that Mrs. Jones praised her more
than him.
Mr. Dutton admitted that he was stricter with Stan than her.
Objective
 Use the objective case when the pronoun is an
object of the sentence (the receiver of the action)
Arnold sent flowers to her. (Object of Preposition)
Betty phoned him tonight. (Direct Object/ Object of
Verb)
Alex hates Garth more than (he hates) me. (Object in
an implied clause)
Me, you, him, her, us, them, whom