Pronoun Agreement Nominative vs. Objective vs. Possessive Cases.
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Pronoun Agreement
Nominative vs. Objective vs. Possessive Cases
Nominative Pronouns
Singular Plural
1st Person I We
2nd Person You You
3rd Person He
She
It
They
Objective Pronouns
Singular Plural
1st person Me Us
2nd person You You
3rd person Him
Her
It
Them
Possessive PronounsSingular Plural
1st person My
Mine
Our
Ours
2nd person Your
Yours
Your
Yours
3rd person His
Her
Hers
Its
Their
Theirs
When do I use what case?
Nominative When pronoun is subject or a predicate nominative
Carlos and he planned the trip. (subject) It was she who led the expedition. (pn)
Objective When pronoun is direct object, indirect object, or the
object of a preposition The group found me after a day-long search. (do) The stranger gave us the treasure map. (io) Midori climbed the mountain with them. (op)
When do I use what case? Con’t
Possessive Case To show ownership or relationship can be used in place of a noun Can also be used to modify a a noun or gerund
Our searching the area led to their recovery. No one objected to his climbing the mountain.
NEVER use a possessive pronoun to modify a participial!
We saw (his/him) climbing the mountain.
