Pronouns Part 1

What is a Pronoun? A pronoun is a word that stands in place of a noun. With pronouns: Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he. He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, and he called for his fiddlers three. Without pronouns: Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was Old King Cole. Old King Cole called for Old King Cole’s pipe, and Old King Cole called for Old King Cole’s bowl, and Old King Cole called for Old King Cole’s fiddlers three.

Pronouns and Antecedents All pronouns have an antecedent – the noun they are standing in place of. Sometimes the antecedent will be stated: Nancy loves her little sister. The dog chased his tail. Catherine told her father that she would be late. Sometimes the antecedent will not be stated: I am happy. She is sitting at that table. You can’t sleep now.

Nominative Pronouns The nominative case represents the subject of a sentence. The noun/pronoun that does the action. The nominative case represents the predicate of a sentence. The noun/pronoun that renames the subject. Nominative Pronouns I we you y’all he/she they it who

Objective Pronouns The accusative case represents the direct object. The noun/pronoun that receives the action of the verb. The dative case represents the indirect object. The noun/pronoun that receives the direct object. Objective Pronouns me us you y’all him/her them it whom

Genitive Pronouns The genitive case shows possession/ownership. The something belongs to it. Nominative Pronouns my / mine our / ours your / yours y’all’s his/her / hers their / theirs its whose