Nominative & Objective Nominative & Objective CasesCases

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The Nominative CaseThe Nominative CaseNominative = S, PA or PNNominative = S, PA or PN

The nominative form of a personal pronoun is The nominative form of a personal pronoun is used when a pronoun functions as a subject used when a pronoun functions as a subject or predicate nominative. or predicate nominative.

Nominative Pronoun FormsNominative Pronoun FormsII youyou he, she, ithe, she, itwewe youyou theythey

To determine which case to use, try the To determine which case to use, try the pronoun alone in the sentence.pronoun alone in the sentence.

Arloe and (I, me) sang a song.Arloe and (I, me) sang a song.

Nominative Case Pronouns—Nominative Case Pronouns—Subjects, PA’s and PN’s are Subjects, PA’s and PN’s are

always nominative case always nominative case pronouns!pronouns!

A predicate nominative is a word in the A predicate nominative is a word in the predicate that renames the subject predicate that renames the subject (follows a linking verb).(follows a linking verb).

When a nominative pronoun is used as a When a nominative pronoun is used as a predicate nominative, it is called a predicate nominative, it is called a predicate pronounpredicate pronoun. .

It was It was theythey who stood up and cheered. who stood up and cheered.

The Objective Case- DO, IO and The Objective Case- DO, IO and OPOP

The objective form of a personal The objective form of a personal pronoun is used when the pronoun pronoun is used when the pronoun functions as a direct object, an indirect functions as a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition.object, or an object of a preposition.

Objective Pronoun FormsObjective Pronoun Formsmeme youyou him, her, ithim, her, itusus youyou themthem

Direct objects are always Direct objects are always objective case pronouns…objective case pronouns…

Direct objects follow action verbs and Direct objects follow action verbs and answer the questions answer the questions whatwhat or or whomwhom..

Rena Rena calledcalled her. her. (Rena called whom?)(Rena called whom?)

The truck The truck pulledpulled usus. (Truck pulled . (Truck pulled whom?)whom?)

The dog The dog bitbit the child and the child and me. me. (Bit (Bit whom?)whom?)

Indirect objects are also always Indirect objects are also always objective case pronounsobjective case pronouns

Indirect objects come between action Indirect objects come between action verbs and their direct objects. They verbs and their direct objects. They answer the questions answer the questions to whomto whom or or for for whomwhom..

Rena Rena lentlent meme the CD. (Lent it to whom?) the CD. (Lent it to whom?)

Mother Mother boughtbought usus sundaes. (Bought for sundaes. (Bought for whom?)whom?)

Object of a Preposition-guess Object of a Preposition-guess what case these are???what case these are???That’s right--OBJECTIVE!That’s right--OBJECTIVE!

The The object object of a preposition is the noun of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows a preposition.or pronoun that follows a preposition.

Rena gave the poster Rena gave the poster toto usus. .

I bought the gift I bought the gift forfor him.him.

We went We went withwith themthem to the game. to the game.

Practice & Apply p. 181Practice & Apply p. 181

For # 1-5, write the correct pronoun For # 1-5, write the correct pronoun from those in parentheses. Then, from those in parentheses. Then, identify each as objective or identify each as objective or nominative.nominative.