1. PRONOUN USAGE
C. S. Lewis
AH English I

2. PRONOUN CASE Nominative: subject of sentence or clause
Objective: predicate of sentence or clause
Possessive: denotes ownership
EXAMPLE: I (nominative) forgot to bring my (possessive) notebook with me (objective).

3. THE CASE FORMS OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Nominative:
First Person: I, we
Second Person: you
Third Person: he, she, it, they
Objective:
First Person: me, us
Third Person: him, her, it, them
Possessive:
First Person:
my, mine, our, ours
Second Person:
your, yours
Third Person:
his, her, hers, its, their, theirs

4. NOMINATIVE CASE I told Phillip that we would win.
I= nominative (1st person singular)
We=nominative (1st person plural)
Were Ronald and he on time?
NOTE: Make the question into a statement first. If subject is compound, separate it.
he=nominative (3rd person singular)

5. NOMINATIVE CASE (continued)
A predicate nominative should be in the nominative case (because the sentence can be reversed).
EXAMPLES:
This is he.
Did you know that the pitcher was she?

6. OBJECTIVE CASE
These pronouns are used as direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.
DIRECT OBJECT:
Phil called her last night.
INDIRECT OBJECT:
Molly made me a tape.
OBJECT OF PREPOSITION:
with me; before her; next to them; for us

7. POSSESSIVE CASE
MINE, YOURS, HIS, HERS, ITS, OURS, & THEIRS are used as parts of a sentence.
SUBJECT: Your car and mine need tune-ups.
PRED. NOM.: This backpack is hers.
DIR. OBJ.: We finished ours yesterday.
IND. OBJ.: Ms. Kwan gave theirs a quick review.
OBJ. OF PREP.: Next to yours, my cat looks puny.

8. POSSESSIVE CASE (continued)
MY, YOUR, HIS, HER, ITS, OUR, & THEIR are used as adjectives before nouns.
EXAMPLES:
My alarm clock is broken.
Do you know their address?

9. SPECIAL PRONOUNS: WHO & WHOM
Nominative: who, whoever
Objective: whom, whomever
The use of who or whom in a dependent clause depends on how the pronoun functions in the clause.

10. WHO/WHOM EXAMPLES EXAMPLE: Do you know who she is?
She is who (Who is a predicate nominative here.)
Susan B. Anthony, about whom Sam reported, championed women’s right to vote.
about whom (Whom is the object of the preposition.)

11. APPOSITIVES
A pronoun used as an appositive is in the same case as the word to which it refers.
EXAMPLE: The teacher introduced the speakers, Lauren and me.
Sometimes a pronoun is followed by an appositive that identifies or describes the pronoun.
EXAMPLES: We soloists will rehearse next week.
Give us girls a turn to bat.

12. INCOMPLETE CONSTRUCTION
After than and as introducing an incomplete construction, use the form of the pronoun that would be correct if the construction were completed.
EXAMPLES:
Everyone knows that you like Joan much better than I (DO).
The story mystified him as much as (IT MYSTIFIED) us.