Personal Pronouns

Nominative, Objective, and Possessive

Nominative Personal Pronouns

Nominative pronouns are used for subjects and predicate nominatives (after a linking verb).

Subject Example: She wants to help the boss.Kathy and he went to work.

Predicate pronounsPredicate pronoun: a pronoun

that follows a linking verb. Linking verbs are forms of be:

am, is, was, were, be, will bePredicate pronouns are

nominative pronouns. The predicate pronouns is usually the same thing as the subject.

Predicate Nominative Examples: It is she who does not want

the pie. It was he knocking on my door.

Incorrect: The winners are Maria and her.

Correct: The winners are Maria and she.

Incorrect: This is her.Correct: This is she. Predicate Pronoun Tip: Reverse the

pronoun and the subject. The predicate pronouns is usually the same thing as the subject. Example:

He was the visitor.

The visitor was he.

Incorrect: He tried to squeeze in between you and I.

Correct: He tried to squeeze in between you and me.

Objective Personal Pronouns

Objective pronouns are used for objects of verbs

Example: Jane will lend him the book.

Example: Ms. Gumbs has given us a lot of homework. Yay!!

Possessive Personal Pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to show ownership.

Example: His mother was not home. Example: That book is mine. Example: The cashier lost their

money.

Determine the pronoun case: 1. My book is on the shelf. 2. She did not go to after school help. 3. There is a lot of animosity between

Kevin and her.4. The college student influenced her

decision to apply to the school. 5. It is he on the phone.