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MicroHelp Library
Mastery Learning
CASE/PRONOUNS
(c) 1989 by
Allen Hackworth
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CASE/PRONOUNS
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1. CASE: An Explanation
2. A Test for
3. Main Menu
Dear
Notice these uses of the word CASE.
"In CASE your contact lense CASE is not found, the
CASE will still go to court. But first, we will CASE
Mark's apartment. His CASE (situation) is so unique that
I suspect it's HIM. Oh, I just used the wrong CASE."
My last use of CASE refers to the word "HIM." I should
have said, "I suspect it's HE."
As you can see, the word CASE has several meanings. Let's
consider the meaning that relates to grammar. In grammar
case describes the form changes of some pronouns depending
on how these pronouns are used in the sentence.
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English has three cases:
(1) subjective
" (2) objective
The subjective case is
(3) possessive
also called nominative.
The SUBJECTive case includes SUBJECTs and
predicate nouns. (A common term for a predicate
noun is subject complement.)
The OBJECTive case includes all OBJECTs,
direct, indirect, objects of preposition, in-
finitives, and gerunds.
The POSSESSIVE case includes those few pronouns
which show POSSESION.
SIX PRONOUNS, EACH HAVING THREE FORMS, HAVE CASE
I WE HE SHE THEY WHO
subjective
SHE
THEY
objective
ME
HIM
HER
THEM
WHOM
possessive
MY
OUR
HIS
HER
THEIR
WHOSE
(mine) (ours)
(hers) (theirs)
The subjective pronouns are all used as subjects or predicate nouns.
The objective pronouns are all used as objects.
The possessive pronouns are all used to show possession.
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Subjective Case
Study the following examples.
SUE and I traveled together to
The pronoun ``I'' is used as a subject.
We, Sue and I, swam and fished at Lake Powell.
The appositions, Sue and I, take the same case as the word
to which they refer, "we." You would not say "Sue and me."
Is that
Yes, it is I.
The predicate noun takes the subjective case.
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Objective Case
Study the following examples.
My grandparents,
Here "ME" is used as the object of the preposition "for."
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Before we
continue,
let's review.
Answer a few
questions.
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Which case will be used as a subject
Which case will be used as an object
Which case shows possession
Now I will
show you some
pronouns. Depend-
ing on the case,
press s, o, or p.
s = subjective
o = objective
p = possessive
Press s, o, or p.
s = subjective
o = objective
p = possessive
answer
Look at a few more examples:
Brother Hackworth will award an
A grade to WHOEVER is willing
to work.
WHOEVER is the subject of ``is
willing to work.''
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Also notice that ``whoever is
willing to work'' is the object
of the preposition ``to.''
The case of who, whom, whoever,
whomever will be determined by
the way the word is used in the
clause or phrase. For subjects
use who; for objects use whom.
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Study another example:
Loni is the girl for whom I built
the house.
Here WHOM is the object of the
preposition ``for.''
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Consider if the pronoun is the
subject or object of an implied
verb.
He is older than I [am].
He is as fast as they [are].
He loves you as much as I [love].
He loves you better than [he
loves] me.
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Use objective case for the subject or object of an infinitive.
I EXPECTED HER TO WIN. ``Her'' is the subject of the infinitive
``to win.''
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I EXPECTED HER TO BEAT HIM.
``Her'' is the subject of the infinitive ``to beat.''
``Him'' is the object of the infinitive ``to beat.''
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SUE ASKED ME TO HELP HER.
``Me'' is the subject of the infinitive ``to help.''
``Her'' is the object of the infinitive ``to help.''
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This completes
the CASE tutor-
ial. Be sure
to go through
it several times
if your score
on the drill is
low.
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One minute
please . . .
I'm building
your test.