7.10: Pronoun
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Practice 1
Nominative (Subject) Case | Objective Case | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
1st Person | I | we | me | us |
2nd Person | you | you | you | you |
3rd Person | he, she, it, who |
they who |
him, her, it whom |
them |
- The nominative case is used when the pronoun is the subject of a verb.
- Also, use a subject pronoun after any form of the verb "to be."
- The objective case is used when the pronoun is the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition.
Choose the correct case for each pronoun in the sentences below.
- Maria and (her, she) laughed and talked well into the night.
- (Him, He) and I just don't seem to get along very well these days.
- It was (her, she) who tied up the computer for three hours.
- Cora handed Tom and (I, me) the employment applications.
- Between you and (I, me), pronoun case can be very confusing.
- Among the applicants were Tom and (me, I).
- It was (he, him) and Colleen who solved the problem with my scanner.
- The vice president will select (you or I, you or me) to serve as acting chair.
- Between Joseph and (him, he), there really isn't much of a choice.
- As for my cousin and (I, me), we will not be attending the dinner.
- That certainly is not (he, him) sitting in the first row of the theater.
- I gave the note to Laura, (who, whom) gave it to Phil.
- I gave the left over fudge to Tom and (she, her).
- Leonardo wrongly believed that (she and Tom, her and Tom) would take the blame for him.
- (Whom, Who) did you say would be attending in my place?
Practice 2
Choose the correct case for each pronoun in the sentences below.
- My sister is taller than (I, me).
- After hearing his sister explain the fight she had had with husband, Jim exclaimed, "the person who should apologize is (him, he)!"
- The winner of last night's raffle was (her, she).
- My long-time friend went to dinner with my husband and (I, me).
- (Her, She) and her friends went to see Hamlet on Landis Green.
- The teacher gave (we, us) students extra credit for an optional term paper.
- Between you and (I, me), that outfit looks ridiculous on her.
- He was not as angry as (them, they).
- Please give the leftovers to Paul and (she, her).
- My sister Lisa and (me, I) take a trip to Panama City every spring.
- Lisa enjoys shopping more than (me, I).
- The child Laura was most concerned about was (her, she).
- When will you start listening to your mother and (I, me)?
- I think that (you and him, you and he) are more similar than you think.
- She selected Troy (who, whom) she thought could do the job right the first time.
References
- Dr. Mary Nielsen, Dean of the Dalton State College School of Liberal Arts.