ACT Prep Chavannie gave the hamsters to her and I Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me Chavannie gave the hamsters to her and me Which objects are in the correct case ID: 482006
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Subjects, Objects, and Agreement
ACT PrepSlide2
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I.
Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.Chavannie gave the hamsters to her and me.
Which objects are in the correct case
?Slide3
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I.
Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.Chavannie gave the hamsters to her and me.
You could memorize the objective-case pronouns:
me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom
Which objects are in the correct case?Slide4
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I.
Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.Chavannie gave the hamsters to her and me.
You could memorize the objective-case pronouns:
me, you, him, her, it, us, them, whom
OR
Which objects are in the correct case?Slide5
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I.
Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.Chavannie gave the hamsters to her and me.
You could simply test the sentences
by dropping one of the objects.
Which objects are in the correct case?Slide6
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her
and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and me.You could simply test the sentences
by dropping one of the objects.
Which objects are in the correct case?Slide7
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to
her and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and me.You could simply test the sentences
by dropping one of the objects.
Which objects are in the correct case?
Drop one of the compound objects to find out.Slide8
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I
.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and me.
You could simply test the sentences
by dropping one of the objects.
Which objects are in the correct case?
Drop one of the compound objects to find out.Slide9
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I
.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and me.You could simply test the sentences
by dropping one of the objects.
Which objects are in the correct case?
Drop one of the compound objects to find out.Slide10
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I
.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and me.
You could simply test the sentences
by dropping one of the objects.
Which objects are in the correct case?
Drop one of the compound objects to find out.Slide11
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I
.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and me.
You could simply test the sentences
by dropping one of the objects.
Which objects are in the correct case?
Drop one of the compound objects to find out.Slide12
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I
.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and me.
You could simply test the sentences
by dropping one of the objects.
Which objects are in the correct case?
Drop one of the compound objects to find out.Slide13
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and I
.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and I.Chavannie gave the hamsters to she and me.
Chavannie
gave the hamsters to her and me.
Check that compound objects are
in the correct case by dropping one of them.
Which objects are in the correct case?
Drop one of the compound objects to find out.Slide14
Objects of the verb
to be
usually take the subjective case (the form of the pronoun usually used for the subject):One exception you have to memorize:Slide15
Objects of the verb
to be
usually take the subjective case (the form of the pronoun usually used for the subject):I am here. Here am I.She is the teacher. The teacher is she.
One exception you have to memorize:Slide16
Remember that, if you knock on your English teacher’s door, and she asks, “Who’s there?” she will expect you to answer,
One exception you have to memorize:Slide17
Remember that, if you knock on your English teacher’s door, and she asks, “Who’s there?” she will expect you to answer,
It is I.
(No matter how silly you’ll feel.)One exception you have to memorize:Slide18
Long sentences can be tricky:
The feline leukemia virus, characterized by a loss of appetite, weight loss, poor coat condition, and other debilitating losses, are rampant among cats on the island.
Make sure verbs and pronouns
agree
with the subject!Slide19
Long sentences can be tricky:
The feline leukemia
virus, characterized by a loss of appetite, weight loss, poor coat condition, and other debilitating losses, are rampant among cats on the island.
Make sure verbs and pronouns
agree with the subject!Slide20
Long sentences can be tricky:
The feline leukemia
virus, characterized by a loss of appetite, weight loss, poor coat condition, and other debilitating losses, is rampant among cats on the island.
Make sure verbs and pronouns
agree with the subject!Slide21
Long sentences can be tricky:
The Supreme Court’s rulings on assisted suicide, which overturned two previous decisions by a United States Circuit Court, dictates that any health care official involved can be held responsible.
Make sure verbs and pronouns agree with the subject!Slide22
Long sentences can be tricky:
The Supreme Court’s
rulings on assisted suicide, which overturned two previous decisions by a United States Circuit Court, dictates that any health care official involved can be held responsible.
Make sure verbs and pronouns
agree with the subject!Slide23
The
wind in
Melbourne is so loud that I'm using my noise canceling headphones to do the audio editing on my podcast today.Hyphenating Compound AdjectivesSlide24
The wind in Melbourne is so loud that I'm using my
noise canceling
headphones to do the audio editing on my podcast today.The wind in Melbourne is so loud that I'm using my noise-canceling headphones to do the audio editing on my podcast today.
Hyphenating Compound AdjectivesSlide25
Hyphenate two or more words when they come before
the
noun they modify and act as a single idea. They had a long-term relationship.The fire-proof vest proved to be a great life saver for Santa Claus.When a compound adjective follows a noun, a hyphen is usually not necessary
.
Their relationship was long term. Santa’s new vest is fire proof
Hyphenating Compound AdjectivesSlide26
Hyphenating Compound AdjectivesSlide27
They had a long-term relationship.The fire-proof vest proved to be a great life saver for Santa Claus.
If
the adjectives come after the noun, they don’t need a hyphen. For example,Their relationship was long term. Santa’s new vest is fire proofHyphenating Compound Adjectives