Pronouns

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Pronouns
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Personal Pronouns

• A pronoun is a word that takes the place of one
  or more nouns.
• The most frequently used pronouns are called
  personal pronouns. They refer to people or
  things.

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Pronouns have a Case

• Case function of the pronoun in the sentence
• There are 3 cases.

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Subject Case

• A Subject Case is used as
• Subject of a sentence (Independent Clause)
• Subject of a dependent clause
• Subject Complement
• She is my best friend.
• It is my dog.
• Does he know the answer?
• You and I will meet later.

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Subject Case Pronouns

• I We You
• He She they
• Who

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Subject of a Sentence

• She is my best friend.
• It is my dog.
• Does he know the answer?
• Who will eat the last piece of cake?
• You and I will meet later.

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Subject of a Clause

• When they go to the game, have the girls dress
  warmly.
• Although he was tired, John walked to school.

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Subject of a complement

• It was she that left the light on.
• Who was he to get in line first?

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Object Case

• An object pronoun is used as the
• Object of the verb
• Object of a preposition
• Object of a verbal phrase
• Subject of an infinitive

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Object Case Pronouns

• Me Us You
• Him Her Them
• Whom

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Object of a Verb in a Sentence

• An object pronoun is used as the
• Direct object.
• He hugged her with sympathy.
• The squad lunched him forward.

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Object of a Verb in a Sentence

• An object pronoun is used as the
• Indirect object.
• The teacher gave her a reprimand.
• I will tell you a story.
• Susan read her the book.

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Object of a Preposition

• An object pronoun is used as the
• Object of a Preposition.
• He went with her to the store.
• That book was meant for him.

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Object of Verbal Phrase

• An object pronoun is used as the
• Object of a Verbal Phrase.
• Choosing her for the team was a good move.
• Keeping them involved in the class is getting
  easier to do.

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Possessive Case Pronouns

• A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that
  shows who or what has something. A possessive
  pronoun may take the place of a possessive noun.

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Possessive Pronouns

• Possessive pronouns have two forms. One form is
  used before a noun. The other form is used alone.

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Possessive Case Pronouns

• His story is famous.
• This story is his.
• Whose car is that?
• The keys are in your pocket.

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PRACTICE

• Complete 1-10 on page 55 to practice subjective,
  objective, and possessive case.