1. Using Pronouns Correctly
What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The nominative case
The objective case
The possessive case
Review A
Review B

2. What are the cases of personal pronouns?
A pronoun takes the place of a noun and its modifiers, if any. He
Justin walks the dog.
Justin takes to the park.
Justin takes the black-and-white
dog to the park. it
Is the dog Justin’s?
his

3. What are the cases of personal pronouns?
Case is the form that a pronoun takes to show its job in a sentence.
Nominative
Objective
Possessive
Singular
First person I me
my, mine
Second person
you
your, yours
Third person
he, she, it
him, her, it
his, her, hers, its
Plural we us
our, ours
they
them
their, theirs

4. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The nominative case
Pronouns in the nominative case are used as subjects and as predicate nominatives.
Nominative Case Pronouns
Singular
Plural
First person I we
Second person
you
Third person
he, she, it
they
Subject
We went scuba diving.
Predicate nominative
Our instructor was she.

5. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The nominative case
Make sure the subject of a verb is in the nominative case.
Subject
Sue and her friends enjoyed the field trip.
they
her friends
they ?
Nominative case
them ?
Subject
Then Mindy told her family all about the llama farm.
she
Mindy
Nominative case
her ?
she ?

6. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The nominative case
Make sure a predicate nominative is in the nominative case.
Predicate nominative
The hardest workers were Van and Ty .
they
Van and Ty
they ?
Nominative case
them ?
Predicate nominative
The crew leader is usually Paul . he
Paul
Nominative case
him ? he ?

7. What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The nominative case
On Your Own
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses.
1. José and (me, I) are the only candidates for treasurer.
2. Maura and (he, him) will move to Puerto Rico.
3. How did you know the mystery guest was (her, she)?
You and (we, us) were the first visitors.
5. The youngest tour guides were (they, them).
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8. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The objective case
Pronouns in the objective case are used as direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.
Direct object
Objective case pronouns
First person
me, us
Second person
you, you
Third person
him, her, it, them
Dad drove us to the store.
Indirect object
The clerk showed them the bicycle.
Object of preposition
The red ten-speed is perfect for her.

9. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The objective case
A direct object should be in the objective case.
Direct object
Mrs. Polk took ______ to the crafts fair. us
Objective case we ? us ?
Direct object
Liang saw Jorge and ______ there.
them
them ?
Objective case
they ?

10. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The objective case
An indirect object should be in the objective case.
Indirect object
Sheryl gave _____ a new bed.
them
them ?
Objective case
they ?
Indirect object
Show Terence and _____ the cute puppies.
her
Objective case
she ?
her ?

11. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The objective case
An object of a preposition should be in the objective case.
Object of preposition
The coach chose Roberto instead of ______.
him
Objective case he ?
him ?
Object of preposition
Between you and ______, I think it was a good choice. me me ?
Objective case I ?

12. What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The objective case
On Your Own
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses.
1. I found Nina and (she, her) on the soccer field.
2. The newest members of the team are (they, them).
3. Will Keith and (he, him) enter the art contest?
4. Mr. Cruz sent (I, me) a postcard from Peru.
5. Would you like to play a word game with Fred and (I, me)?
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13. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The possessive case
Pronouns in the possessive case are used to show ownership or possession.
Possessive case pronouns
First person
my, mine, our, ours
Second person
your, yours
Third person
his, her, hers, its, their, theirs
My alarm clock is broken.
May I please borrow yours?

14. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The possessive case
The possessive pronouns mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs are used in the same ways that pronouns in the nominative and objective cases are used.
Subject
His bicycle and mine need repairs.
Predicate nominative
This dictionary is hers.
We finished ours yesterday.
Direct object
Indirect object
The judge gave theirs a close look.
Object of preposition
Next to yours, my gerbil seems big.

15. What are the cases of personal pronouns? The possessive case
The possessive pronouns my, your, his, her, its, and their are used as adjectives before nouns.
Does your aquarium need frequent cleaning?
Manuel buys most of his tropical fish at Aqua World.

16. What are the cases of personal pronouns?
The possessive case
On Your Own
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses.
1. Ken admires (him, his) baseball coach.
2. (They, Them) ate some cheese and grapes.
3. The server brought some pepper for (we, us).
Leave (your, yours) suitcase in the hallway.
5. Martin has already finished his project, but we haven’t finished (our, ours) yet.
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17. Review A
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses.
The most improved player on the team is (he, him).
The coach asked Paula and (they, them) for help with the equipment.
Nobody except Josh and (she, her) finished the marathon.
Heather and (he, him) live on a blueberry farm.
5. At the head of the parade were (us, we) Girl Scouts.
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18. Review B
If a sentence has an incorrect pronoun, supply the correct pronoun form. If a sentence is already correct, identify it with a C.
_____ 1. I was standing in line behind Dave and him.
_____ 2. Her and Mr. Wendell have written a play.
_____ 3. The drama club will put on the play for they.
_____ 4. Two of the actors will be Alisha and him.
_____ 5. The audience might give them a standing ovation.

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