Pronoun and Objective Cases

1. Pronoun and Objective Cases Why not just learn this once and for all? I know this review helps me every year.

2. Nominative Case I You He, she, it Plural We You They Objective Case Me You Him her it Us You Them Nominative and Objective Case (note: possessive case not included, see 170)

3. Nominative Case • Actually does the action: • I, he, she, we, they

4. Objective Case • Receiving action of a verb, follows prepositions • Me, him, her ,us, them.

5. The Nominative Case • The subject of a verb is the nominative case. Examples: • Both he and I solved the problem. • Her brothers and she argued constantly.

6. The Objective Case • Receives the verb • The pronouns me, him, her, us, and them are objective. • The object of the verb is the objective case. • Ms. Goler has been teaching us. • I paid him a compliment.

7. Special Problems with Pronoun Usage. • Who and Whom-Don’t you want to learn this once and for all? p. 181 • The use of who and whom in a subordinate clause is determined by the pronoun’s function in the clause. • Alanna is the singer who sung the lead.

8. How do you figure this out? • Pick out the subordinate clause • Decide how the relative pronoun is used in the clause • Determine the case of the pronoun according to the usual rules. • Select the correct form of the pronoun. Ex. Katie is the singer who sung the lead.

9. Random Sentences to master. . . • The people who/whom live in BH are often from Iran. • The person to who/whom Simona handed the exams was short. • It was Shely who/whom was born on November 24th.

10. Homework Due Monday • Page 189-191 Posttest 1 • Page 191 Posttest 2