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Today’s Agenda • Daily Starter • Understanding Pronouns • Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case • Homework • Write a paragraph describing how you and another person worked together on some project. Use as many of the following pronouns as you can: I/me, he/him, she/her, we/us, they/them. Circle these pronouns and apply today’s lesson to ensure you are using the appropriate case. Daily Starter Essential Vocabulary • Subject: topic of an independent clause • Verb: reports actions and states; introduces predicates 1. Write a sentence with a single subject 2. Write a sentence beginning with “there is” or “there was” 3. Write a sentence with a compound subjects 4. Add an introductory phrase (dependent clause!) to one of these sentences Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case Essential Vocabulary • Form/Case: indicates a the grammatical function of a noun or pronoun in a phrase, clause, or sentence • Subjective/Nominative: pronoun acts as the subject • Objective/Accusative: pronoun is the recipient of action; object of verb or of preposition Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case Singular Pronouns Subjective I you he she it Objective you him her it Subjective we you they they they Objective you them them them me Plural Pronouns us Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case Most pronoun case errors occur in two places: • Pronouns in compounds • Whether the pronoun is in the subjective or objective case depends entirely on how the compound is used – as subject or object. • Lois and I are going out tonight • They left a note for Lois and me • Subjective pronouns in object positions • Difficult to understand why this error occurs. Some evidence suggests people assume the subjective case is more formal. • They went paint shopping with we. [error!] • The paint store matched the sample for he. [error!] • The girls sat down next to I. [error!] Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case • Plural Pronoun Tip: Replace compounds with a plural pronoun and test for grammatical correctness. If a plural subject pronoun such as they is correct, use the subjective case. If a plural object pronoun such as them is correct, use the objective case. • Error: Jennifer Wong and me both took the same art class. • Tip applied: [We/Us] both took the same art class. • Correction: Jennifer Wong and I both took the same art class. Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case • No Verb, No Subject Tip: Use the objective case for every pronoun unless there is a verb right after it that enters into a subject-verb relationship with that pronoun. • Error: They sang a song just for she. • Tip applied: Is there a verb after the pronoun? No. • Correction: They sang a song just for her. Let’s Practice! The pronouns in the following sentences are used in compounds. Underline both elements of the compound. Replace the compound with the appropriate plural pronoun. If the original pronoun is grammatical, write OK above it. If the original pronoun is wrong, replace it with the correct one. 1. They ordered it specially for my mother and I. 2. The manager asked Harriet and she to trade assignments. 3. Several of their friends and they are planning a vacation in Hawaii. 4. I hesitated to ask Alicia and she such a big favor. 5. Roberta and him will graduate next spring. Homework • Write a paragraph describing how you and another person worked together on some project. Use as many of the following pronouns as you can: I/me, he/him, she/her, we/us, they/them. Circle these pronouns and apply today’s lesson to ensure you are using the appropriate form.