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PRONOUNS

PRONOUNS. And how to use them correctly. Pronouns Part 1. Nominative Objective Possesive. Pronoun Nominative Case. Singular Plural First Person I we Second Person you you Third Person he, she, it they. Nominative Pronouns - Subject. I went on a trip. He came along.

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PRONOUNS

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  1. PRONOUNS And how to use them correctly

  2. Pronouns Part 1 • Nominative • Objective • Possesive

  3. Pronoun Nominative Case • SingularPlural • First Person I we • Second Person you you • Third Person he, she, it they

  4. Nominative Pronouns - Subject • I went on a trip. • He came along. • When the pronoun follows a “to be” verb, use the nominative form. • It was she. • It is I. • This is she.

  5. Pronoun OBJECtive Case • SingularPlural • First Person me us • Second Person you you • Third Person him, her, it them

  6. Objective Pronouns • The group found me after a long search. • The stranger gave us a treasure map. • I climbed the mountain with him.

  7. Objective test • Substitute • Ben and (I, me) explored the outback. • I explored or me explored • Erin went with Ben and (I or me). • Erin went with Ior Erin went with me.

  8. Pronoun POSSESIVE Case • SingularPlural • First Person my, mine our, ours • Second Person your, your your, yours • Third Person his, her, hers, its their, theirs

  9. POSSESsIVE PRONOUNS vs. Noun and Verb • Its – possessive • It’s – It is • Their – possessive • They’re – They are

  10. PRONOUNS Part 2 • Who and Whom

  11. Who and whom • Nominative who, whoever • Objective whom, whomever

  12. Who and whom • Nominative who, whoever • If the pronoun is the subject or refers to the subject, use who

  13. Who and whom • Objective whom, whomever • If the pronoun is the object or refers to the object, use whom

  14. Who or Whom in a question • Determine if the pronoun is the subject or object of the sentence. • Subject – who • Object - whom

  15. PRONOUNS Part 3 • Agreement with Antecedents

  16. Pronoun antecedent agreement • Number – if the antecedent is singular, the pronoun is singular • Joe bought the books and threw (it or them) under his bed. • Gender – if the antecedent is masculine, the pronoun is masculine • Joe bought the books because (he or she)needed them for class.

  17. PRONOUNS Part 4 • Indefinite Pronouns

  18. Indefinite pronouns • Always singular: • another each everything one • anybody either neither somebody • anyone everybody nobody someone • anything everyone no one

  19. Indefinite pronouns • Always plural: • both few many several

  20. Indefinite pronouns • Singular or plural: • all most none some any

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