Using Pronouns Correctly
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The nominative case
The objective case
The possessive case
Review A
Review B
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
A pronoun takes the place of a noun and its
modifiers, if any.
Justin
He walks the dog.
Justin takes theitblack-and-white
to the park.
dog to the park.
Is the dog Justin’s?
his
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
Case is the form that a pronoun takes to show its
job in a sentence.
Nominative
Objective
Possessive
Singular
First person
I
me
my, mine
Second person
you
you
your, yours
Third person
he, she, it
him, her, it
his, her, hers,
its
Plural
First person
we
us
our, ours
Second person
you
you
your, yours
Third person
they
them
their, theirs
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The nominative case
Pronouns in the nominative case are used as
subjects and as predicate nominatives.
Nominative Case Pronouns
Singular
Plural
First person
I
we
Second person
you
you
Third person
he, she, it
they
Subject
We went scuba diving.
Predicate nominative
Our instructor was she.
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The nominative case
Make sure the subject of a verb is in the
nominative case.
Subject
Sue and her
herthey
friends
friends enjoyed the field trip.
they
Nominative
them case
?
?
Subject
Then Mindy
she told her family all about the llama farm.
Nominative
her case
?
she
?
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The nominative case
Make sure a predicate nominative is in the
nominative case.
Predicate nominative
The hardest workers were Van
Vanthey
and
and Ty
Ty .
they
them case
?Nominative
?
Predicate nominative
The crew leader is usually Paul
Paul
he .
Nominative
him case?
he
?
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The nominative case
On Your Own
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form
of the pronoun in parentheses.
1. José and (me, I) are the only candidates for treasurer.
2. Maura and (he, him) will move to Puerto Rico.
3. How did you know the mystery guest was (her, she)?
4. You and (we, us) were the first visitors.
5. The youngest tour guides were (they, them).
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What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The objective case
Pronouns in the objective case are used as direct
objects, indirect objects, and objects of
prepositions.
Objective case
pronouns
First
person
me, us
Second you, you
person
Third
person
him, her,
it, them
Direct object
Dad drove us to the store.
Indirect object
The clerk showed them the bicycle.
Object of preposition
The red ten-speed is perfect for her.
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The objective case
A direct object should be in the objective case.
Direct object
Mrs. Polk took ______
us to the crafts fair.
we
Objective
case
?
us
?
Direct object
Liang saw Jorge and ______
them there.
them
they case
? Objective
?
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The objective case
An indirect object should be in the objective case.
Indirect object
Sheryl gave _____
them a new bed.
them
they case
? Objective
?
Indirect object
Show Terence and _____
her the cute puppies.
Objective
she case
?
her
?
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The objective case
An object of a preposition should be in the
objective case.
Object of preposition
The coach chose Roberto instead of ______.
him
Objective
case
he
?
him
?
Object of preposition
Between you and ______,
me
I think it was a good choice.
me
I case?
?Objective
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The objective case
On Your Own
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form
of the pronoun in parentheses.
1. I found Nina and (she, her) on the soccer field.
2. The newest members of the team are (they, them).
3. Will Keith and (he, him) enter the art contest?
4. Mr. Cruz sent (I, me) a postcard from Peru.
5. Would you like to play a word game with Fred and (I,
me)?
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What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The possessive case
Pronouns in the possessive case are used to show
ownership or possession.
Possessive case pronouns
First person
my, mine, our, ours
Second person
your, yours
Third person
his, her, hers, its, their, theirs
My alarm clock is broken.
May I please borrow yours?
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The possessive case
The possessive pronouns mine, yours, his, hers,
ours, and theirs are used in the same ways that
pronouns in the nominative and objective cases
are used.
Subject
Predicate nominative
Direct object
Indirect object
Object of preposition
His bicycle and mine need repairs.
This dictionary is hers.
We finished ours yesterday.
The judge gave theirs a close look.
Next to yours, my gerbil seems big.
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The possessive case
The possessive pronouns my, your, his, her, its,
and their are used as adjectives before nouns.
Does your aquarium need frequent cleaning?
Manuel buys most of his tropical fish at Aqua World.
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The possessive case
On Your Own
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct
form of the pronoun in parentheses.
1. Ken admires (him, his) baseball coach.
2. (They, Them) ate some cheese and grapes.
3. The server brought some pepper for (we, us).
4. Leave (your, yours) suitcase in the hallway.
5. Martin has already finished his project, but we haven’t
finished (our, ours) yet.
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Review A
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form
of the pronoun in parentheses.
1. The most improved player on the team is (he, him).
2. The coach asked Paula and (they, them) for help with the
equipment.
3. Nobody except Josh and (she, her) finished the marathon.
4. Heather and (he, him) live on a blueberry farm.
5. At the head of the parade were (us, we) Girl Scouts.
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Review B
If a sentence has an incorrect pronoun, supply the correct
pronoun form. If a sentence is already correct, identify it
with a C.
_____ 1. I was standing in line behind Dave and him.
_____ 2. Her and Mr. Wendell have written a play.
_____ 3. The drama club will put on the play for they.
_____ 4. Two of the actors will be Alisha and him.
_____ 5. The audience might give them a standing ovation.
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