Pronouns and Nominative Case Writing Lab Pronouns and Nominative Case

What is a nominative case pronoun? Nominative case pronouns can be the subject of a sentence, can come after “be” verbs, and can be an appositive for a subject.

Examples As the subject After a “be” verb Both the professor and I called Jane. After a “be” verb This is she. When “to be” has no subject and is followed by a pronoun The caller was thought to be I. (I renames the caller.) As an appositive for a subject We women must stick together.

Editing Trick If the subject of a sentence is compound, delete the word “and” and the other subject to determine which pronoun to use. I have gone fishing. Mike and I have gone fishing.

That’s all, folks! This lesson is part of the UWF Writing Lab Grammar Mini-Lesson Series Lessons adapted from Real Good Grammar, Too by Mamie Webb Hixon To find out more, visit the Writing Lab’s website where you can take a self-scoring quiz corresponding to this lesson