Personal Pronouns Nominative Objective and Possessive Nominative Personal

Personal Pronouns Nominative, Objective, and Possessive

Nominative Personal Pronouns u. Nominative pronouns are used for subjects and predicate nominatives (after a linking verb). u. Subject Example: n She wants to help the boss. n Kathy and he went to work.

Predicate pronouns u. Predicate pronoun: a pronoun that follows a linking verb. n Linking verbs are forms of be: am, is, was, were, be, will be u. Predicate pronouns are nominative pronouns. The predicate pronouns is usually the same thing as the subject.

u. Predicate Nominative Examples: n It is she who does not want the pie. u. It was he knocking on my door. u Incorrect: The winners are Maria and her. u. Correct: The winners are Maria and she.

u Incorrect: This is her. u Correct: This is she. u Predicate Pronoun Tip: Reverse the pronoun and the subject. The predicate pronouns is usually the same thing as the subject. n Example: u He was the visitor. u The visitor was he.

u. Incorrect: He tried to squeeze in between you and I. u. Correct: He tried to squeeze in between you and me.

Objective Personal Pronouns u. Objective pronouns are used for objects of verbs u. Example: Jane will lend him the book. u. Example: Ms. Gumbs has given us a lot of homework. Yay!!

Possessive Personal Pronouns u. Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership. u. Example: His mother was not home. u. Example: That book is mine. u. Example: The cashier lost their money.

Determine the pronoun case: book is on the shelf. u 2. She did not go to after school help. u 3. There is a lot of animosity between Kevin and her. u 4. The college student influenced her decision to apply to the school. u 5. It is he on the phone. u 1. My