Cases
Cases
AFTERNOON
OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the uses of pronoun cases,
2. Apply the correct pronoun cases in
sentence; and
3. Demonstrate the understanding of
pronoun case by writing critique/review.
CASES OF
PRONOUNS
CASE
- IS THE FORM THAT A NOUN
OR A PRONOUN TAKES TO
SHOW ITS RELATIONSHIP TO
OTHER WORDS IN A
SENTENCE.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
NOMINATIVE OBJECTIVE POSSESSIVE
I, YOU, ME, YOU MY, MINE
HE, SHE, HIM, HER YOUR, YOURS
SINGULAR
IT IT HIS, HER, HERS
ITS
WE US OUR, OURS
YOU YOU YOUR, YOURS
PLURAL
THEY THEM THEIR, THEIRS
NOMINATIVE CASE
- THE NOMINATIVE CASE PRONOUNS- I, YOU, HE,
SHE, IT, WE, AND THEY- ARE USED AS A
SUBJECTS OF VERBS AND AS PREDICATE
NOMINATIVE.
A. Subjects of Verbs
EX.
1. I like classical music.
2. Did he and she sell the tickets?
3. They called while we were away.
B. Predicate Nominative
- is a noun or pronoun that is in the predicate
and that identifies or refers to the subject of the
verb.
- follows a linking verbs, usually a form of the
verb be (am, is, are, was,were, be, or been)
Ex.
1. The last one to leave was he.
OBJECTIVE CASE
- ME, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, US , AND THEM- ARE
USED AS DIRECT OBJECTS, INDIRECT OBJECTS
AND OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS.
A. Direct Object
- a noun or pronoun, or group of words that tells who
or what recieves the action of the verb.
Ex.
1. Ryan surprised them.
2. Uncle Ramon took me to the Rodeo.
B. Indirect Object
1. His mother built him a bookcase.
2. The science teacher gave us posters of the solar
system.
C. Object of a Preposition
- a noun or pronoun that follows a preposition is
called the object of a preposition. Together, the
preposition, its object and any modifiers of that
object make a prepositional phrase.
Ex.
near her next to us
without me for him
EX.
1. When did you mail the package to them?
2. Are you still planning to go to the movie with
us?
POSSESSIVE CASE
- THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS IN THE
POSSESSIVE CASE- MY, MINE, YOUR, YOURS,
HIS, HER, HERS, ITS, OUR, OURS, THEIR,
THEIRS- ARE USE TO SHOW OWNERSHIP OR
POSSESSION.
- THE USES OF POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS ARE
BEFORE NOUN, BEFORE GERUNDS, ALONE
A. BEFORE NOUNS
Ex.
1. Have you found your keys?
P N
2. Jared has not chosen his courses yet.
P N
B. BEFORE NOUN
THE PRONOUN APPEAR BEFORE GERUNDS
Ex.
1. All of the other students admired her writing.
P G
2. His whinning annoyed all of us.
P G
C. ALONE
Ex.
1. The sweater on yard chair is hers not
his.
2. is that desk yours or mine.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct
pronoun then identify whether it is nominative,
objective or possessive.
1. This is mine not _____ .
2. Luis and Ben know the best route to take, so let
____ lead us out the forest.
3. Auntie Cecil muted my sister and ____.
4. ____ went to the market.
5. ____ voted to changed the plans.
6. Annie is gorgeous ____ dresses elegantly.
7. you may return the book to Mr. Arnold or ____.
8. We have know Ramon longer than ____.
9. Ana is religious lady. ____ prays solemnly
everyday.
10. ____ never seen each other.
B. Write TRUE if the statement is correct;
check FALSE if the statement is incorrect.