Today’s Notes: Nov. 12, 2010

• IV. Subject and object pronouns. A. Subject pronouns:

1. In the nominative case2. Used as the subject of a sentence. 3. she, he, I, You, it, they, we

B. Object Pronouns1. In the objective case2. Used as the object of a verb or

preposition.3. me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them

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Earlier…• We talked about pronouns.• What are pronouns like? • What are personal pronouns? • What is an antecedent?

Today…• We are going to look at some different

types of pronouns.

• How do we know when to use I and when to use me? They or them? We or us? He or him?

• We have to look at the case!

Subject Pronouns• Subject pronouns are pronouns

that are in the nominative case (That means they are the subject!)

• They are used as the subject of the sentence! (WOW!)

• It’s “The Doer!”

Subject Pronouns!• Example:

– Rita likes books! She loves them so much!

• In this case SHE is the subject pronoun. It replaces Rita.

Subject Pronouns• Here are the

common subject pronouns:

• Memorize these and you shouldn’t have any trouble picking out subject pronouns!

Singular Plural

IYou

He, SheIt

WeYou They

Let’s find some subject pronouns! (And ONLY the

subject pronouns!)1. Gwendolyn Brooks writes poems

about everyday life; she is very famous.

2. She was born in Topeka, Kansas but grew up in Chicago.

3. In 1949 she wrote a poetry collection called Annie Allen.

4. I have read the book and the poems fascinate me.

Object Pronouns• An object pronoun is a pronoun in the

objective case of a verb or a preposition.

• It’s “The Receiver” of the action• This means two things:

– It is in the predicate of the sentence.– It is either the OBJECT of the preposition or

the direct OBJECT.

Object Pronouns• Example:

– The burning potato chip truck amuses Olivia. The potatoes flying everywhere amuse her, too.

• In this case her is the object pronoun. Her replaces Olivia.

Object Pronouns• Here are the

common object pronouns.

• You should memorize these, too.

Singular Plural

MeYou

Him, herIt

UsYou

Them

Let’s find some object pronouns! (AND ONLY

THE OBJECT PRONOUNS!)1. Slang and rhythms of jazz and blues

are important to her.2. The poet Langston Hughes gave her

literary advice. 3. Brooks taught poetry to student, she

was a role model for them.4. Brooks’s poems fascinate me.

Remember…• Some personal pronouns are used

as the subjects of sentences.• Some personal pronouns are used

as the objects of verbs (direct objects!) or prepositions!