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

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

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.  Carly is the singer who sung the lead.  Who=he Whom=Him

8. How do you figure this out? 1. Pick out the subordinate clause 2. Decide how the relative pronoun is used in the clause 3. Determine the case of the pronoun according to the usual rules. 4. Select the correct form of the pronoun. Ex. Sharlene 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 Benita handed the exams was short.  It was Nat Baer who/whom was born on September 22nd.

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