PPT-The Case of the Pronoun

The Most Famous or Infamous Split Infinitive The Most Famous or Infamous Split Infinitive To boldly go where no one has gone before Johnny threw the ball to Frank HE threw the ball to HIM As a Subject. Objective and Subjective Case. Alejandro, Malika. Christopher, Julia. Lesson 11. Objective Case. . Use the objective form of a personal pronoun when the pronoun functions as a direct object, indirect object or object of preposition. Also use the objective form when the pronoun is a part of a compound object.. Words that take the place of a noun. Personal Pronouns. Personal Pronouns take the place of nouns according to gender, number, case, and person. Personal pronouns have to agree with the noun they are replacing – this noun is called the . 9/14. /2015. Housekeeping- place homework on the right corner, sharpen your pencils, dispose of any trash etc.. Distribute Vocabulary and AOW. Complete the Warm . Up and SSR. Review the Objectives. Grammar- Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers. By Mrs. Ball and Ms. Jenkins. Pronoun. Review. What is a . pronoun. ?. Pronouns. Pronouns. are a very useful part of language. They save us from having to repeat saying the same word over and over. . Grade Eight. Definition. Pronouns are one of the eight parts of speech.. Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun.. There are many types of pronouns:. p. ersonal. p. ossessive. compound personal. Chapter 17 pg 547-571. Case Forms. Practice: Ex 1 pg 548 . Identify personal pronouns and give person, number, and case. Jeffery mentioned your interest in African art and Francine’s interest in modern art.. Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns. . As with verbs, there are three types of errors that a pronoun can have:. Agreement. Ambiguity. Case. AGREEMENT. Pronouns must agree in number with the nouns they replace.. From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #79. Within a given sentence, nominative case pronouns (. I, we, he, she,. and . they. ) take the place of a noun.. Nominative case pronouns occur in the following positions:. From the UWF Writing Lab’s . 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #78. In sentences containing a clause preceded by “as” or “than,” choose the pronoun based on the intended meaning. That is, consider the intended meaning and mentally insert the missing pronoun.. Subjects . and . Objects. Nouns. that take verbs are . subjects. Nouns. that do not take verbs are . objects. Captain Jones . waved . around . his . saber. . and . threatened. . the. landlubbers. Pronouns are words that substitute for nouns or pronouns.. Personal Pronouns. Personal pronouns refer to specific people or things. . These pronouns can take different cases (or forms), as they perform different jobs in a sentence. . Andrea A. Lunsford. Pronoun case . Pronouns acting as subjects are in the subjective case; those acting as objects are in the objective case; those acting as possessives are in the possessive case.. She . The Dirty Dozen of the SAT SAT/Keystone Exam Preparation What is the “Dirty Dozen?” Twelve language skills and/or errors commonly tested on the SAT exam. Which Skills are Included? The Run-on Sentence RELATIVE PRONOUNS.  . RULE 1. : A relative pronoun agrees with its antecedent in number and gender, but . not. case; it derives its case from its use in its own clause. . Grammar. This lesson centers on the relative pronoun, a form you've used all your life but may not have thought about how it really functions. .