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Pronoun Case
Her smacked he.
Her smacked he.
Determining which form of a pronoun to use is a matter
of determining how the pronoun is functioning in the
sentence and then putting it in the proper form. Is it a
subject? An object? Indicating possession?
Subject: Who/what is doing the action?
Object: Who/what is being acted upon?
(this can be direct or indirect object or the object of a
preposition)
Finding subjects and objects
Her smacked he.
Subject:
The one
doing the
action.
Verb:
Object:
The
action
The one
being
acted
upon.
Next…
Once you have determined whether a pronoun is
functioning as a subject or an object, put it in the
proper form.
Her smacked he.
Becomes…
She smacked him.
Subject--
Object--
Nominative
Form
Objective
Form
Pronoun Forms
Nominative or Subjective: Used when pronoun is a
subject.
Objective: Used when pronoun is an object.
Possessive: Used when the pronoun is indicating
possession.
Reflexive: Used in place of the objective when subject
and object are identical.
Examples
Nominative:
Al and I are going to the circus.
Objective:
The bus will take Al and me to the circus.
Possessive:
My friend Al is going to the circus. (before noun)
That Eggo is mine. (used alone)
Reflexive:
I brought myself to the circus.
Singular Pronoun Forms
First Person: (n, o, pn pa, r)
I, me, my mine, myself
Second Person:
You, you, your yours, yourself
Third Person:
He, him, his his, himself
She, her, her hers, herself
It, it, its its, itself
Plural Pronoun Forms
First Person:
We, us, our ours, ourselves
Second Person:
You, you, your yours, yourselves
Third Person:
They, them, their theirs, themselves
Special Cases
Interrogative Pronoun: WHO
Nominative: Who is going to the circus?
Objective: With whom are you going?
Possessive: Whose circus is better? (noun)
Those pies are whose? (alone)
Special Cases
Use the possessive form of a pronoun before a
gerund.
Gerund: Verb ending in –ing that functions as a
noun
Her juggling is masterful.
She didn’t mind my asking about her training.
Incomplete Constructions
A pronoun following than or as in an incomplete
construction is the same case as it would be if the
construction were completed.
Examples:
Inc: Jeff is better at baking than (she, her).
Comp: Jeff is better at baking than (she, her) is.
Inc: The odor upset me as much as (he, him).
Comp: The odor upset me as much as it upset (he, him).
Practice
Using different pronouns for each, write three sentences
for each of the pronoun cases:
Nominative
Objective
Possessive
Reflexive
In your sentences be sure to demonstrate your
understanding of gerunds and who/whom.