Pronouns: subjective, objective and possessive case. Ms. Morris

Subjective Case of Pronouns Pronouns are also used as subjects of verbs. Use the subjective case of pronouns when the pronoun is the subject of a verb. Examples: I drive to work. He enjoys dancing. We bought the lodge. They are fighting over the property line.

A subject case pronoun is a pronoun that acts as the subject of a sentence.

Objective Case Pronoun An objective case pronoun acts as an object of a sentence and therefore comes in the predicate part of the sentence. It takes the action of the verb. An object pronoun can be: *A direct object *An indirect object *Object of the preposition.

Examples: 1. Brandon’s mom gave him a cookie Examples: 1. Brandon’s mom gave him a cookie. Him is the pronoun which functions as an indirect object in the sentence. 2. Samantha spilled milk on Clara and me. Me is the pronoun which functions as an object of the preposition.

Possessive Pronoun Case Possessive case also refers to a type of pronoun (mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs) or (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) that indicates ownership, measurement, or source. Use possessive case pronouns to show ownership Possessive case pronouns do not use an apostrophe Example:The goldfish was ours, but Sam gave it to his cat. Mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs

Overall Pronoun Review: Pronoun – A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Subjective Pronoun – acts as the subject of a sentence – it performs the action of the verb. Objective Pronoun – acts as the object of a sentence – it receives the action of the verb. It can be a direct object, indirect object or object of the preposition. Possessive Pronoun – a possessive pronoun tells you who owns something.

Demonstrative Pronouns – points out a noun Demonstrative Pronouns – points out a noun. The demonstrative pronouns are that, this, these, and those. Interrogative Pronoun – is used in a question. The interrogative pronouns are what, which, who, whom and compounds ending in whatever, whichever, whoever, and whomever. An interrogative pronoun may look like an interrogative adjective, but is used differently in a sentence: it acts as a pronoun, taking the place of a noun.

Indefinite Pronoun – An indefinite pronoun refers to an indefinite, or general person or thing. Indefinite pronouns include all, any, both, each, everyone, few, many, neither, none, nothing, several, some, and somebody. An indefinite pronoun may look like an indefinite adjective, but it is used differently in a sentence: it acts as a pronoun, taking the place of a noun.

Reflexive Pronoun – refers back to the sbuject of a sentence Reflexive Pronoun – refers back to the sbuject of a sentence. The reflexive pronouns are hirself, himself, itself, myself, ourselves, themselves, and yourselves. Each of these words can also act as an intensive pronoun Intensive Pronoun – emphasizes its antecedent (the noun that comes before it). The intensive pronouns are herself, himself, itself, myself, ourselves, themselves, and yourselves. Each of these words can also act as a reflective pronoun.