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?
Pronouns take the place of nouns. They take different forms to do different jobs.
Subject
She
Ming-na waits at the airport with flowers.
Direct object
She is holding the flowers and smiling.
them
Possessive
The flowers are for Ming-na’s aunt.
her

3. Nominative case (subject form) pronouns
The nominative case
Pronouns in the nominative case (or subject form) are most often used as subjects.
Nominative case (subject form) pronouns
First person
I, we
Second person
you, you
Third person
he, she, it, they
Subject
Subject
I enjoy water sports.
He was the best surfer.

4. The nominative case
Make sure the subject of a verb is in the nominative case.
Subject
They
My friends
My friends are thinking about summer jobs.
They ?
Nominative case
Them ?
Subject
Wendy and Jerome clean houses for money.
Jerome he
him ? he ?
Nominative case

5. The nominative case
It can be difficult to know which pronoun form to choose. Use a nominative form pronoun to replace one or both parts of a compound subject.
She and her cousins found the treasure.
Dori and her cousins found the treasure.
She is the nominative case pronoun that replaces Dori. But what pronoun should replace her cousins?
She and they found the treasure.
Dori and they found the treasure. Or
Her cousins is part of the compound subject. It should be in the nominative case.
Dori and them found the treasure.

6. The nominative case
How can you tell which pronoun to use? Here’s an easy way to check.
Sam and (I, me) went fishing.
Would you say I went fishing or
Me went fishing? ?
Sam and I went fishing.
I is in the nominative (subject) case, so it is the correct pronoun.

7. The nominative case
On Your Own
Supply pronouns to complete the following sentences. Use a variety of pronouns, but do not use you or it.
1. _______ used fresh tortillas for the burritos.
2. Eddie and _______ like fishing.
3. _______ must be the person in the gorilla suit.
_______ and I go to the movies often.
5. Were _______ at the door?
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8. Objective case (object form) pronouns
The objective case
Pronouns in the objective case (or object form) are used as direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.
Direct object
Objective case (object form) pronouns
First person
me, us
Second person
you, you
Third person
him, her, it, them
The answer surprised us.
Indirect object
Howie showed me a magic trick.
Object of preposition
We sat with them at the game.

9. The objective case A direct object should be in the objective case.
Mom helped ______ with our projects. us
Objective case we ? us ?
Direct object
She took Pete and ______ to the fabric store. me me ?
Objective case I ?

10. The objective case An indirect object should be in the objective case.
Grandma sent Joe and _____ tickets to a play.
him
him ?
Objective case he ?
Indirect object
An usher gave _____ tickets.
them
they ?
Objective case
them ?

11. The objective case
An object of a preposition should be in the objective case.
Object of preposition
Does her dog always go with ______?
her
Objective case
she ?
her ?
Object of preposition
A walk will be good for Fluffy and ______. me me ?
Objective case I ?

12. The objective case
To decide which pronoun to use with a compound object, try the sentence with just one pronoun.
Direct object
The teacher chose Josh and her.
The teacher chose Josh and (her, she).
Would you say The teacher chose her or The teacher chose she?
Object of a preposition
Maria sent a card to Dan and me.
Maria sent a card to Dan and (I, me).
Sent a card to I or sent a card to me?

13. The objective case
On Your Own
Supply pronouns to complete the following sentences. Use a variety of pronouns, but do not use you or it.
1. Ms. Suarez ordered sandwiches for _______.
2. The firefighters rescued _______ from the blaze.
3. A clown entertained the children and _______.
Please give _______ and _______ some apple juice.
5. Sam stood in front of Mr. Sweeney and _______.
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14. Possessive case 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
Is your homework finished?
I have done mine.

15. The possessive case
The possessive pronouns mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs can be used as subjects and objects.
Subject
Your coat is warm. Mine is too.
We made ours with soft yarn.
Direct object
Indirect object
Mother gave hers a quick glance.
Object of preposition
Next to yours, my gloves look dirty.

16. The possessive case
The possessive pronouns my, our, your, his, her, its, and their are used as adjectives before nouns.
Did you get your canary at a pet store?
My older sister raises zebra finches.
The bird fluttered its wings.

17. The possessive case
On Your Own
Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns.
1. _______ books are on the shelf.
2. Have you finished eating _______ breakfast yet?
3. Ms. Thomson graded Wayne’s paper, and then she gave _______ her complete attention.
I can’t remember _______ phone number.
5. Last weekend we raked _______ front yard and swept _____ sidewalk.
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18. Review A
For each of the following sentences, choose the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses.
(He, Him) has promised to me.
The lead role will be played by (she, her).
(Your, Yours) is the ham sandwich.
Zack and (she, her) moved to San Diego last year.
5. We warned Paul and (they, them) about the wind.
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19. Review B
Proofread the following sentences for correct pronoun forms. Correct any errors you find. If a sentence is correct, label it C.
1. Lucy told Karen and I a funny story.
2. Does she know the answer to that riddle?
3. Him and the bus driver are good friends.
4. Uncle Jared made lunch for Mark and she.
5. I was not the person in the costume.

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