personal pronouns nominative, objective, and possessive
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Personal Pronouns
Nominative, Objective, and Possessive
Nominative Personal Pronouns
Nominative pronouns are used for subjects and predicate nominatives (after a linking verb).
Subject Example: She wants to help the boss.Kathy and he went to work.
Predicate pronounsPredicate pronoun: a pronoun
that follows a linking verb. Linking verbs are forms of be:
am, is, was, were, be, will bePredicate pronouns are
nominative pronouns. The predicate pronouns is usually the same thing as the subject.
Predicate Nominative Examples: It is she who does not want
the pie. It was he knocking on my door.
Incorrect: The winners are Maria and her.
Correct: The winners are Maria and she.
Incorrect: This is her.Correct: This is she. Predicate Pronoun Tip: Reverse the
pronoun and the subject. The predicate pronouns is usually the same thing as the subject. Example:
He was the visitor.
The visitor was he.
Incorrect: He tried to squeeze in between you and I.
Correct: He tried to squeeze in between you and me.
Objective Personal Pronouns
Objective pronouns are used for objects of verbs
Example: Jane will lend him the book.
Example: Ms. Gumbs has given us a lot of homework. Yay!!
Possessive Personal Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership.
Example: His mother was not home. Example: That book is mine. Example: The cashier lost their
money.
Determine the pronoun case: 1. My book is on the shelf. 2. She did not go to after school help. 3. There is a lot of animosity between
Kevin and her.4. The college student influenced her
decision to apply to the school. 5. It is he on the phone.
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