Pronoun Case

Pronoun Case

Let's review

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Pronoun: a word that replaces a noun

Examples: He, she, they, we, it, you, me, I​

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When we talk about pronoun case, we are referring to how it is being used in the sentence. ​

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Multiple Choice

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.
• A word that takes the place of verbs.
• A word that takes the place of adjectives.
• A word that takes the place of adverbs.

There are three types of case

Objective

Subjective/Nominative

​I, you, he, she, they, we, it, who

​Me, you, him, her, them, us, it, whom

Possessive

​My, mine, his, hers, your, yours, their, theirs, our, ours, its, whose

Multiple Choice

What are the three cases of pronouns?

• subjective, objective, plural
• objective, plural, possessive
• subjective, objective, possessive
• subjective, verb, objective

Multiple Choice

Just between you and me, Stevie shouldn’t give his speech with spinach in his teeth!
Is me objective or subjective form?

• Objective
• Subjective
• Neither 

Multiple Choice

Identify the case of the underlined word.

Stanley made his way to the back of the bus.

• nominative

• possessive

• objective

Multiple Choice

Identify the case of the underlined word.

We tried to get tickets for that concert.

• nominative

• possessive

• objective

Subjective case pronouns...

act as the subject of the sentence.

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She was taking notes.

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We ate icecream for dinner. ​

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Objective case pronouns...

act as a direct object, indirect object, or object of the preposition.

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I threw the ball to him.

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I gave them a cake.

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​Take her to the store.

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It can get a little tricky...

Sometimes the subject or object has two pronouns!

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She and I went to the store?

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She and me went to the store?​

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Here's a tip: Take the "She" out. What are you left with?​

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Multiple Choice

To complete our Egyptian mummy costumes, Lou Ellen and __________ bought a 12 pack of toilet paper.

• I
• me
• myself

Multiple Choice

Grandma asked my brother and __________ to buy cherry cough drops while we were at the drugstore. 

• I
• me
• myself

Multiple Choice

Loretta and __________ prefer plain cheese pizza.

• she
• her
• us
• them

Multiple Choice

Just between you and __________, Selena should dump Fred the nose picker and date that cute track star in our chemistry class.

• I
• me

Multiple Choice

On our afternoon walk at the lake, __________ met Jake, a bloodhound with droolsicles dripping from his jowls. 

• me and Oreo
• Oreo and I
• Oreo and her
• Oreo and myself

What is a direct/indirect object again?

​Direct and indirect objects receive the ACTION of verbs. They come AFTER action verbs.

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Indirect objects will come AFTER the action verb but BEFORE the direct object.

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​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFVmVwmP1oA

What about object of the preposition?

These are nouns or pronouns that follow a preposition.

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Prepositions are anywhere a mouse can go.​

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Open Ended

List 10 prepositions

Multiple Choice

Her friends and _________ are in the band.

• she

• her

Multiple Choice

After a year, Rosa and _________ were pretty good clarinet players.

• I

• me