The Three Cases of Personal Pronouns

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23.1 The Three Cases of Personal Pronouns
• Practice 1
The Three Cases of Personal Pronouns Pronouns have three cases: nominative, objective, and
possessive.
CASE FORMS OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Case Use in Sentence Forms
Nominative Subject of a Verb I, we; you; he, she, it, they
Predicate Pronoun
Objective Direct Object me, us; you; him, her, it, them
Indirect Object
Object of a Preposition
Possessive To Show Ownership my, mine; our, ours; your, yours;
his, her, its, their, theirs
Exercise 1 Identifying Pronoun Case. Write the case of each underlined pronoun in the space
to the right.
EXAMPLE: The judges awarded her a blue ribbon. objective
1. The audience gave them a standing ovation.
2. As usual, the first one to finish was he.
3. The yellow house with the brown shutters is theirs.
4. They will probably need our help after all.
5. The notebook with the checkered cover is his.
6. This bike is Terry’s; mine is red and white.
7. If anyone deserves an apology, it is you.
8. Paul takes his radio with him everywhere.
9. Carla and I were born on the same day.
10. The speaker’s reply surprised us.
Exercise 2 Identifying Pronoun Case. Write the case of each underlined pronoun.
EXAMPLE: Mrs. Wang helped them with their makeup. objective
1. The tornado was heading right toward us.
2. Rachel and she have been friends since childhood.
3. The principal gave Tom and me a warning.
4. The players bring their own rackets.
5. I must write her a thank-you note.
6. Of course it was he who hid the birthday cake.
7. Ms. Sanchez took us on a tour of the automobile manufacturing plant.
8. Don’t forget to bring your camera along.
9. Linda and he are in charge of refreshments.
10. Dad will drive them to school tomorrow.
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