Troublesome Pronouns

Troublesome Pronouns Unit 16

Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns Personal Pronouns • After Verb To Be • As Part of Compound Subjects • After Prepositions • As Objects of Verbs • After As or Than Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Personal Pronouns after Verb To Be When one or more personal pronouns follow a form of the verb to be (am, are, is, was, were), use the following pronouns: • Singular: I, you, he, she it • Plural: we, you, they • It was I. • The drivers are he and they. Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Tryout Sentences • Unfortunately, it is (she, her) who is ill. • Didn’t you know that it was (I, me) who called? • The person who won the award should have been (he, him). • We learned that it was (they, them) who broke the window. • If it were (I, me), no reply would be necessary. Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Personal Pronouns As Part ofCompound Subjects When a personal pronoun is part of a compound subject (two or more subjects joined by and), use the following pronouns: • Singular: I, you, he, she, it • Plural: we, you, they • Roxanne and he are friends. • My friend and I went shopping. Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Tryout Sentences • Bert and (I, me) are traveling together this summer. • Did you know that Mel and (she, her) bought a dog? • (We, Us) and the other women are forming a bowling team. • I just learned that Una and (he, him) are engaged. • (He, Him) and (she, her) are the team leaders. Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Personal Pronouns after Prepositions A preposition is a word that connects a noun or pronoun with the body of the sentence. When one or more personal pronouns follow a preposition, use the following pronouns: • Singular: me, you, him, her, it • Plural: us, you, them Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Personal Pronouns after Prepositions (cont) • Mick went with us. • Mick went with us and them. • You will hear from me. • You will hear from me and him. Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Tryout Sentences • Rolf refused to go with Suzette and (I, me). • The bus left without Ramie and (she, her). • J. R.’s pet monkey runs behind (he, him) and Mandy. • Please stand between (we, us) and (they, them). • The firefighter ran through the smoke toward Jeremiah and (I, me). Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Personal Pronouns as Objects of Verbs When a personal pronoun is the object of the verb, use the following pronouns: • Singular: me, you, him, her, it • Plural: us, you, them • Give Nellie and me the flag. • Rosangela brought Mitch and her a gift. Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Tryout Sentences • Cora is taking her sister and (we, us) to the park. • Nettie, please drive Luke and (I, me) to the airport. • The police are seeking Lionel and (he, him), who are lost. • Did you know that Tetsuya invited Geneva and (she, her) to his graduation? • Our grocer gave Salim and (I, me) some fruit. Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Personal Pronouns after As or Than When a personal pronoun follows the words as or than, determine the pronoun by mentally inserting the omitted words. • Would you prefer to speak to Janelle rather than (to) him? • Do you like Zachary as well as (you like) her? Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Tryout Sentences • Genaro earns more money than (he, him). • Their cat likes Chloe better than (I, me). • Maribel enjoys doing the same things as (I, me). • I would rather give my vote to Richard than (she, her). • Rusty is not as curious about the stranger as (we, us). Unit 16 Troublesome Pronouns

Troublesome Pronouns