Pronoun Case - 295-02 Thaweechai Ngamlertsirichai

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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:


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:


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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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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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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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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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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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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Possessive case pronoun As a noun in a sentence

Before gerund in a sentence


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