1. Three Types: 1. Subjective 2. Objective- Part 2! 3. Possessive Making a Case for Nouns & Pronouns

2. A Quick Review of the Objective Case Identify the objective noun or pronoun (direct object). Remember: first, identify the action verb, then think whom or what? I sent my birthday party invitations to my friends. Carmen invited me to see the play. My father drove us to the game. Mr. Smith chose John and Amy to be the leads in the play. Because the engine was running poorly, the mechanic gave it a tune-up. Does a virus cause the common cold? I miss you.

3. Nouns as Object of Prepositions Who remembers what a prepositional phrase is? A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence.

4. Remember these? AboardAboutAboveAcross AfterAgainstAlongAmong AboundAsAtBefore BehindBelowBeneathBeside BesidesBetweenBeyondBut ByConcerningDespiteDown DuringExceptForFrom InInsideIntoLike NearOfOffOn OntoOppositeOutOutside OverPastSinceThrough ThroughoutTillToToward UnderUnderneathUntilUp UponWithWithinWithout

5. Nouns as Object of Prepositions A group of words that begins with a preposition always ends with a noun or pronoun That noun or pronoun is the object of preposition.

6. Nouns as Object of Prepositions David wrote poetry in the field. What is the prepositional phrase? What is the preposition? What is the object of preposition?

7. Nouns as Object of Prepositions Allie sat at the desk. What is the prepositional phrase? What is the preposition? What is the object of preposition?

8. Nouns as Object of Prepositions Ethan threw the ball to James. What is the prepositional phrase? What is the preposition? What is the object of preposition?

9. Practice! Writer’s Choice page 449 Exercise 1 #1-20 *Notice the list of prepositions on page 448

10. Pronouns as Object of Prepositions Allie sat at it until announcements were over. What is the prepositional phrase? What is the preposition? What is the object of preposition?

11. Pronouns as Object of Prepositions Ethan threw the ball to him. What is the prepositional phrase? What is the preposition? What is the object of preposition?

12. Be careful w/ compound object PNs! Use the same test we used for compound subject pronouns: Which is correct? Please buy a raffle ticket from Bobby or I. Please buy a raffle ticket from Bobby or me. Please buy a raffle ticket from I.  Please buy a raffle ticket from me. So the correct one is…“Please buy a raffle ticket from Bobby or me.”

13. Be careful w/ compound object PNs! Use the same test we used for compound subject pronouns: Which is correct? “The car sped by he and I going 90 mph,” the witness testified. “The car sped by him and me going 90 mph,” the witness testified.

14. Be careful w/ compound object PNs! Use the same test we used for compound subject pronouns: Which is correct? “The car sped by he going 90 mph,” the witness testified.  “The car sped by him going 90 mph,” the witness testified. “The car sped by I going 90 mph,” the witness testified.  “The car sped by me going 90 mph,” the witness testified. so…

15. Be careful w/ compound object PNs! The correct one is… “The car sped by him and me going 90 mph,” the witness testified.

16. Practice! Writer’s Choice page 451 Exercise 3 #1-20

17. Game Time! You will each write 2 sentences. Each sentences must have a prepositional phrase. The object of the prepositional phrase can be a noun or pronoun.

18. Homework Due next Wednesday, March 14 th