Transcript Nominative Personal Pronouns

Personal
Pronouns
Nominative,
Objective, and
Possessive
Nominative Personal
Pronouns
Nominative
pronouns are used for
subjects and predicate
nominatives (after a linking verb).
Subject Example:
 She wants to help the boss.
 Kathy and he went to work.
Predicate pronouns
Predicate
pronoun: a pronoun
that follows a linking verb.
 Linking
verbs are forms of be:
am, is, was, were, be, will be
Predicate
pronouns are
nominative pronouns. The
predicate pronouns is usually
the same thing as the subject.
Predicate
Nominative
Examples:
 It is she who does not want
the pie.
It was he knocking on my
door.
 Incorrect: The winners are
Maria and her.
Correct: The winners are Maria
and she.
 Incorrect:
This is her.
 Correct: This is she.
 Predicate Pronoun Tip: Reverse the
pronoun and the subject. The
predicate pronouns is usually the
same thing as the subject.
 Example:

He was the visitor.

The visitor was he.
Incorrect:
He tried to
squeeze in between
you and I.
Correct: He tried to
squeeze in between
you and me.
Objective Personal
Pronouns
Objective
pronouns are used for
objects of verbs
Example: Jane will lend him the
book.
Example: Ms. Gumbs has given
us a lot of homework. Yay!!
Possessive Personal
Pronouns
Possessive
pronouns are used
to show ownership.
Example: His mother was not
home.
Example: That book is mine.
Example: The cashier lost their
money.
Determine the
pronoun case:
book is on the shelf.
 2. She did not go to after school help.
 3. There is a lot of animosity between
Kevin and her.
 4. The college student influenced her
decision to apply to the school.
 5. It is he on the phone.

1. My