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Pronoun Usage

Pronoun Usage. Test over subject/verb agreement and pronoun usage on Thursday. Pronoun Usage. Rule: Use nominative case pronouns for subjects and predicate nominatives . These are the nominative case pronouns: SINGULAR I you he she it PLURAL we you they.

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Pronoun Usage

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  1. Pronoun Usage

  2. Test over subject/verb agreement and pronoun usage on Thursday

  3. Pronoun Usage • Rule: Use nominative case pronouns for subjects and predicate nominatives. • These are the nominative case pronouns: • SINGULAR I you he she it • PLURAL we you they

  4. Practice • 1 2 • 1. Matt and (he, him) are taking trumpet lessons. • Matt is taking trumpet lessons. • He is taking trumpet lessons. • 1 2 • 2. Susan and (she, her) were living in New York City. • Susan was living in New York City. • She was living in New York City. • 3. (She, Her) and (I, me) will be moving soon. • 4. (He, Him) and (I, me) are going.

  5.  Nominative Case Pronouns Used as Predicate Pronouns: • Notice that the predicate pronouns point out the person or persons being discussed. • 1. That was (she, her) on the phone. (_______ was the one on the phone.) •  • 2. The winner must have been (he, him). (___ must have been the winner.) •  • 3. The award winners were Tracy and (they, them).  • (Leave out Tracy and . (________ were the award winners.) • 4. The members not voting will be Paul and (she, her).  • (Leave out Paul and. (______ will be the member not voting.) • 5. Was it (he, him) who called last night?  • (_____ was it who called last night.) • 6. That’s (she, her) over there. (______ is [the one] over there.)  • 7. It’s (we, us) who will decide.  • (Change the verb to plural are. _____ are [the ones] who will decide.)

  6. Nominative Case Pronouns Used with Appositives • Sometimes, we or us comes before the name of a group. To determine the correct pronoun, read the sentence omitting the name of the group. • 1. (We, Us) sophomores will hold a fund-raising drive. • name of group • 2. This sentence has a nominative case pronoun used as a • predicate pronoun. Remember to read the sentence backwards without the name of the group. • The highest scorers in basketball were (we, us) girls. • group • (_______ were the highest scorers in basketball.)

  7. Rule: Use objective case pronouns for direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions. • These are the objective case pronouns: • me you him her it us them • When you have two objects, try each object by itself to determine the correct pronoun.

  8. Direct Objects • 1 2 • 1. Carlos wants Todd and (they, them) to visit. • 1 2 • 2. Show Dad and (she, her) through the house. • 1 2 • 3. Did you see Joel and (she, her) last night? • 1 2 • 4. I thought I saw (he, him) and (she, her) yesterday.

  9. Indirect Objects • 1 2 • 1. Show Jessica and (we, us) the new schedule. • 1 2 • 2. Carl gave Lisa and (she, her) a program for the play. • 1 2 • 3. Gwen showed Mrs. Franklin and (I, me) a magic trick.

  10. Objects of the Preposition • 1 2 • 1. The neighbors dog always barks at Linda and (he, him). • 1 2 • 2. Keep the secret BETWEEN you and (I, me). • 1 2 • 3. Everyone wanted to go except Shannon and (she, her).

  11. Rule: Use the possessive case of pronouns to show ownership or to show possession before a gerund. • These are the possessive case pronouns: • my, mine your, yours • his her, hers • its our, ours • their, theirs • Notice there are NO apostrophes on the above words.

  12. Possessive Case Before a Gerund • A gerund always ends in –ing, and it is the name of an activity. • Someone owns the activity, so choose the pronoun that shows ownership. • 1. Everyone likes (him, his) singing. • 2. The doctor is proud of (me, my) dieting and exercising. • 3. Ralph was pleased with (us, our) cleaning up the block. • 4. Let’s get together to stop (them, their) polluting our lake.

  13. Possessive Case to Show Ownership • 1. (Their, They’re) car has been repainted. • 2. This clue contains a hint about (its, it’s) solution. • 3. (Your, You’re) sister called and left a message. • 4. Are these papers (theirs, their’s, there’s)? • 5. No, the papers are (hers, her’s). • 6. The books on the desk are (their’s, theirs, there’s). • 7. The largest donation was (ours, our’s).

  14. Pronouns after THANor AS • In an elliptical adverb clause introduced by than or as, choose the case of the pronoun you would use if the missing words were present. • Examples: • A. Karen scored more points than (he, him). • Karen scored more points thanhe scored. • B. The team appreciated Karen as much as (she, her). • The team appreciated Karen as much asthe team appreciated her

  15. Practice sentences: • 1. Dogs have better senses of smell than (we, us). • 2. You can draw much better than (I, me). • 3. The concert was enjoyed more by Jennifer than (he, him). • 4. I learned to walk earlier than (she, her). • 5. Did the special assembly interest you as much as (I, me)? • 6. Daryl is better at balancing chemical equations than (she, her). • 7. The stories of Dr. Seuss delight my sister as much as (they, them). • 8. The thought of shaking the governor’s hand • excited Anna as much as (I, me).

  16. Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement • Rule: A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in number. • The word or the word group that a pronoun stands for is called the antecedent. • A singular antecedent requires a singular verb. • A plural antecedent requires a plural verb.

  17. Practice • 1. Either Claude or Bart will sell us (his, their) drums. • 2. Neither Sam nor Bill has seen (his, their) counselor. • 3. Every member must turn in (his, their) consent form. • 4. Each of the teachers has earned (his or her, their) advanced degree. • 5. Is Mary or Freida going to present (her, their) project? • 6. Neither of the principals attended (his, their) conference. • 7. One of the girls has left (her, their) purse. • 8. Everyone should bring (his or her, their) books. • 9. Either of the students could sing (his or her, their) song in the play. • 10. Everyone in the women’s conference will be given (her, their) room assignment.

  18. Practice • NONE SOME ANY ALL MOST • 11. None of the students have turned in (his or her, their) permission slips. • 12. None of the sugar has spilled from (its, their) container. • 13. Some of the cars will need (its, their) bumpers replaced. • 14. Some of the milk has overflowed (its, their) carton.

  19. Using Who / Whoever and Whom / Whomever • Use substitution to help determine which pronoun to use: • Substitute HE in place of WHO / WHOEVER. • Substitute HIM in place of WHOM / WHOMEVER.

  20. IN QUESTIONS • (He, Him) • 1. (Who, Whom) will drive me to school? • (He, Him) • 2. (Who, Whom) did you invite? You did invite (Who, Whom)? • (He, Him) • 4. (Who, Whom) announced the winners? • 5. For (who, whom) is this package intended? • 6. (Who, Whom) did you choose as your lab partner? • 7. (Who, Whom) are you going with? • 8. (Who, Whom) should be the recipient of the prize? • 9. (Who, Whom) did you ask to the dance?

  21. IN ADJECTIVE or NOUN CLAUSES • (he, him) • 10. He is the man (who, whom) fixed the roof • (he, him) • 11. A woman (who, whom) we met in Maine is going to visit us soon. • (he, him) • 12. This is Mrs. Brooks, with (who, whom) I work. • (he, him) • 13. Show your pass to (whoever, whomever) stops you. • (he, him) • 14. I don’t know (who, whom) my counselor is. • (he, him) • 15. Take (whoever, whomever) you want to the party.

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