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Pronoun CasePronoun Case
EE295: Chapter Presentation
Bedford Handbook p285-295
Thaweechai Ngamlertsirichai
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What is pronoun case?What is pronoun case?
Identify pronouns function in a sentence
Type of pronoun case
1. Subjective (nominative) case
2. Objective case
3. Possessive case
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Subjective Case PronounSubjective Case Pronoun
As a subject of sentence or As subject complement (predicate noun)
Subjective pronouns:
1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
Singular: I you he, she, it
Plural: we you they
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Examples:Examples:
Peter has tickets for the show.He (Subject)
The recipient of the award was Susan
(Subjectcomplement)
she
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Objective Case PronounObjective Case Pronoun
As a direct, an indirect object, or an objectof a preposition
Objective pronouns:
1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
Singular: me you him, her, it
Plural: us you them
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Examples:Examples:
I will visit Jane tomorrow.her
She gave Tom a rose.
him
(Direct object)
(Indirect object)
Jenny walks away from Rick.
him (Object ofpreposition)
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Possessive Case PronounPossessive Case Pronoun
Show ownership by replacing thepossessive adjective and the noun.
Possessive pronouns:
1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person
Singular: mine yours his, hers, its
Plural: ours yours theirs
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Examples:Examples:
That is her book.
hers
Your seat is on the right, but my seat ison the left.
mine
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Some problems with pronoun caseSome problems with pronoun case
Compound word groups1. Strip away the compound word group
2. Determine the compounds function
Example:
For their anniversary, we took Howard and(her, she) out to dinner.
Jim and (I, me) will go to a movie.
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Some problems with pronoun caseSome problems with pronoun case
Pronoun after linking verbs (is, are, was,and were)
Always use the subjective case
Example:
He can have whatever he wants, but what he
wants is (she, her).
It is (I, me).
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Some problems with pronoun caseSome problems with pronoun case
AppositivesStrip away word group then determine
appositives function.
Example:
The two people in charge of this room,
Mickey and he, will help you.
Renames the subject,
two people
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Some problems with pronoun caseSome problems with pronoun case
Pronoun is combined with other subjector object
Drop the noun or noun phase
Example: (We / Us) students can no longer use that
room.
The administration has given (we / us)students no alternative
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Some problems with pronoun caseSome problems with pronoun case
Pronoun before or after an infinitiveUse objective case
Example: The young boy want to help James and (I /
me) paint the fence.
The Supervisor told (he / him) to work late.
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ConclusionConclusion
Subjective case pronoun Subject of a sentence/subordinate clause.
Subject complement
After linking verb
In apposition to the subject
Subject of an elliptical clause (than/as)
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ConclusionConclusion
Objective case pronoun Direct/indirect object of a sentence
Before/after infinitive
Object of a preposition
In apposition to the object of a verb
Object of an elliptical clause (than/as)
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ConclusionConclusion
Possessive case pronoun As a noun in a sentence
Before gerund in a sentence
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