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Pronouns<\/h1>\n

A pronoun<\/strong><\/abbr> names a person, place, thing, or abstraction by standing in for a specific noun. The specific noun that the pronoun replaces is called the antecedent.<\/strong><\/abbr><\/p>\n

Pronoun Case<\/h4>\n

Pronouns change form depending on how they are used in a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n Subjective<\/strong><\/td>\n Objective <\/strong><\/td>\n Possessive <\/strong><\/td>\n Reflexive <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singular <\/strong><\/td>\nI<\/td>\nme<\/td>\nmy, mine<\/td>\nmyself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
you<\/td>\nyou<\/td>\nyour, yours<\/td>\nyourself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
she, he, it<\/td>\nher, him, it<\/td>\nher, hers, his, its<\/td>\nherself, himself, itself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plural <\/strong><\/td>\nwe<\/td>\nus<\/td>\nour, ours<\/td>\nourselves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
you<\/td>\nyou<\/td>\nyour, yours<\/td>\nyourselves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
they<\/td>\nthem<\/td>\ntheir, theirs<\/td>\nthemselves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Use nominative<\/strong><\/abbr> (also called subjective<\/strong><\/abbr>) case pronouns for subjects and subject complements. Remember to use nominative case after a linking verb, when a pronoun is the predicate nominative. More on linking verbs later.<\/p>\n

I went to the roller rink.<\/p>\n

It was she who knew the secret code.<\/p>\n

The mysterious, black-clad man swept into the room and announced, “It is I.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nominative case pronouns get even more exciting when using them with compound nouns.<\/strong><\/abbr> Choose the pronoun based on its function in the sentence. Your own sixth-grade English teacher may have reminded you to cover up the extra noun and choose the pronoun that sounds right with the rest of the sentence.<\/p>\n

Becky and she flew to Alaska for the summer.<\/p>\n

It was Bruce and I who were knocking.<\/p>\n

The senator gave the bill to Grace and me to take to the printer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Use objective case pronouns<\/strong><\/abbr> for direct objects<\/strong><\/abbr>, indirect objects<\/strong><\/abbr>, or objects of prepositions<\/strong><\/abbr>. Pay attention to compound nouns <\/strong><\/abbr>here, too.<\/p>\n

The pterodactyl gave her a sarcastic look before flying away.<\/p>\n

The owner gave the extra zebra plant to him.<\/p>\n

Caroline took Jeremy and me to the natural history museum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Use the possessive<\/strong><\/abbr> pronoun to show ownership. Note that the possessive pronoun its does not have an apostrophe; it\u2019s with an apostrophe is reserved for the conjunction that stands for it is.,<\/p>\n

That lemon tart has my name on it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the label on the wine bottle that identifies its region of origin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Use a reflexive<\/strong><\/abbr> pronoun when the subject and direct object are the same person or entity.<\/p>\n

Jason dressed himself.<\/p>\n

They marched themselves down to the courthouse.<\/p>\n

The company threw itself a giant anniversary party.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Relative pronouns<\/strong><\/abbr> introduce subordinate clauses<\/strong><\/abbr>. Relative pronouns include: which, who, whom, whose, and that.<\/p>\n

The candy bar that looked like a car tasted good with milk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Question<\/h4>\n

Choose the sentence with a pronoun case error.<\/p>\n

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  1. Jared and he camped in a hammock tent suspended from two trees.<\/li>\n
  2. To whom did Melba give her bungee cords?<\/li>\n
  3. I\u2019m leaving my backpack at the ranger station for you and her.<\/li>\n
  4. That bicycle is their.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Reveal Answer <\/a><\/p>\n

    Choice D contains the error. The sentence calls for the possessive form theirs. Answer A correctly uses the singular subjective he in the compound noun. Choice B correctly uses the objective whom to inquire about the objective of a preposition. Answer C correctly uses the singular objective her in the compound object of a preposition.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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    \u2b05 Previous Lesson\u00a0Workshop Index\u00a0Next Lesson \u27a1 Pronouns A pronoun names a person, place, thing, or abstraction by standing in for a specific noun. The specific noun that the pronoun replaces is called the antecedent. Pronoun Case Pronouns change form depending on how they are used in a sentence. Subjective Objective Possessive Reflexive Singular I me […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-90","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanboard.org\/Subjects\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanboard.org\/Subjects\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanboard.org\/Subjects\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanboard.org\/Subjects\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americanboard.org\/Subjects\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/americanboard.org\/Subjects\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":465,"href":"https:\/\/americanboard.org\/Subjects\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions\/465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americanboard.org\/Subjects\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}