1. Unit 7: Ch. 23 Pronouns
7th English

2. -Pronouns have 3 cases:
Nominative
Objective
Possessive
-A pronoun’s “case” refers to its use in a sentence

3. Pronoun Case Use in Sentence
Nominative—
I, we, you, he, she, it, they
Subject of a Verb
Predicative Nominative
Objective—
Me, us, you, him, her, it, them
Direct Object
Indirect object
Object of a Preposition
Possessive—
My, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs
To show ownership

4. Nominative Case The nominative case has 2 uses:
Use the nominative case for the subject of verbs.
Ex: I collect baseballs.
Ex: She wrote a letter to the President.
Use the nominative case when a pronoun is used as a predicate nominative.
Ex: It is she.
Ex: It might have been they.
REMEMBER: A predicate nominative renames the subject and follows a linking verb (form of the verb “be”)

5. Nominative Case
-To make sure you are using the correct case of a personal pronoun in a compound subject, use just the pronoun with the verb.
Ex: Incorrect: Gina and me collect stamps.
Ex: Correct: Gina and I collect stamps.

6. Objective Case Use the objective case for direct objects.
-Remember: Find direct objects by finding the subject and verb and ask “what?”
Ex: Kate invited me to the game.
Use the objective case for indirect objects.
- Remember: Find the indirect objects by finding the d.o. and then asking “to/for whom/what?”
Ex: Diego wrote her a letter.
Use the objective case for the object of a preposition. (list of prepositions on p. 246)
Ex: Were they talking to me?

7. Possessive Case
Use the possessive case before nouns to show possession
Ex: The bat found its target.
Ex: Have you seen their gloves?
Use some personal pronouns by themselves to show possession.
Ex: Is this hat yours or his?

8. Possessive Case
-Remember: Personal pronouns ending in “s” are never written with an apostrophe
Ex: Incorrect—Our’s is the last seat in the row.
Ex: Correct: Ours is the last seat in the row.
-Remember: The possessive form of “it” is “its.” “It’s” is a contraction for meaning “it is.”
Ex: Incorrect: A team is only as good as it’s players.
Ex: Correct: A team is only as good as its players.