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Saturday, February 2, 2013
What are the Three Cases of Pronoun?
They may refer to the nominative, the possessive and the objective
pronouns that have the same form and structure.
Nominative pronouns are pronouns that are usually the subject of the sentence and they do the action in the sentence. Possessive pronouns are pronouns that shows ownership. Objective pronouns, when a pronoun is the object of the verb or preposition.
Nominative means they act as the subject of independent or dependent clauses, possessive means they show possession of something else, or objective which means they function as the recipient of action or are the object of a preposition.
Nouns and pronouns in English are said to display case according to their function in the sentence. They can be subjective or nominative (which means they act as the subject of independent or dependent clauses), possessive (which means they show possession of something else), or objective (which means they function as the recipient of action or are the object of a preposition).
Nominative pronouns are often used as subject,possessive shows possession or ownership while objective functions or used as object of a preposition or recipient.
There are three cases of pronoun the nominative pronoun refers to I,you,he,she, it,they,and we mostly it is used as the subject of the sentence. On the other hand Possessive pronouns are pronouns that demonstrate ownerships (my,mine,our, ours,its,his,her,hers,their,theirs,your,yours,whose,and one's - all words that demonstrate ownership.And an object pronoun is a personal pronoun that is used typically as a grammatical object: the direct or indirect object of a verb, or the object of a preposition.
The three cases of the personal pronoun are: Nominative (or subjective), for the subject of a verb; Genitive (or possessive) to show possession or relation; Objective (or dative/accusative), for the object of a verb or a preposition.
Nominatives are: I, you, he, she and it in the singular; we, you and they in the plural. Genitives are: my, your, his, her and its in the singular; our, your and their in the plural. Objectives are: me, you, him, her and it in the singular; us, you and them in the plural.
Nouns and pronouns in English are said to display case according to their function in the sentence. They can be subjective or nominative (which means they act as the subject of independent or dependent clauses), possessive (which means they show possession of something else), or objective (which means they function as the recipient of action or are the object of a preposition).
Case refers to the form a word takes and its function in a sentence. The English language has just three cases: subjective, possessive and objective. Most nouns, many indefinite pronouns and “it” and“you” have distinctive forms only for the possessive case. For most nouns and indefinite pronouns, that form usually is indicated by an apostrophe: John's coat; states' powers; someone's house; another's task. For “it.” the possessive is formed by adding “s”; for “you” the possessive is formed by adding “r” or “rs” to the word.
(Never use an apostrophe to form a possessive for it, you or the personal pronouns noted below.)
Six personal pronouns have a distinctive form for each of the three cases:
Subjective “I,” “we,” “he,” “she,”“who” and “they” are the forms used for subjects and subject complements.
Examples: Subjects — He and I were great friends. We grew uptogether. They lived next door. Who teaches that course? Complements of the subject — The ones responsible are Joe and she. It is I. Joe Smith, that's who.
Possessive “My/mine,” “our/ours,” “his,” “her/hers,” “their/theirs and “whose” are the formsused to show ownership.
Examples: Before noun — My car broke down. Our boat leaks.His dog is ugly. Her back is wet. Their name is Mudd. Whose job is that?
Possessors in the noun position — Mine is green. Ours is over there.His looks heavy. Hers was last inline. Theirs sank yesterday.Whosewill be chosen?
Objective “Me,” “us,” “him,” “her,” “them” and “whom” are the forms reserved for use as objectsof verbs or prepositions.
Examples: Sue likes me. Elaine drove to the airport to meet us. For him this is no problem. Sam wanted her to leave. Jim was introduced to them. Finding whom I was looking for, I returned to my favorite pastime.
Nominative pronouns are pronouns that are usually the subject of the sentence and they do the action in the sentence. Possessive pronouns are pronouns that shows ownership. Objective pronouns, when a pronoun is the object of the verb or preposition.
ReplyDeleteNominative means they act as the subject of independent or dependent clauses, possessive means they show possession of something else, or objective which means they function as the recipient of action or are the object of a preposition.
ReplyDeleteNouns and pronouns in English are said to display case according to their function in the sentence. They can be subjective or nominative (which means they act as the subject of independent or dependent clauses), possessive (which means they show possession of something else), or objective (which means they function as the recipient of action or are the object of a preposition).
ReplyDeleteNominative pronouns are often used as subject,possessive shows possession or ownership while objective functions or used as object of a preposition or recipient.
ReplyDeleteThere are three cases of pronoun the nominative pronoun refers to I,you,he,she, it,they,and we mostly it is used as the subject of the sentence. On the other hand Possessive pronouns are pronouns that demonstrate ownerships (my,mine,our, ours,its,his,her,hers,their,theirs,your,yours,whose,and one's - all words that demonstrate ownership.And an object pronoun is a personal pronoun that is used typically as a grammatical object: the direct or indirect object of a verb, or the object of a preposition.
ReplyDeleteThe three cases of the personal pronoun are:
ReplyDeleteNominative (or subjective), for the subject of a verb;
Genitive (or possessive) to show possession or relation;
Objective (or dative/accusative), for the object of a verb or a preposition.
Nominatives are: I, you, he, she and it in the singular; we, you and they in the plural.
Genitives are: my, your, his, her and its in the singular; our, your and their in the plural.
Objectives are: me, you, him, her and it in the singular; us, you and them in the plural.
This three cases has a big help in every grammar lessons.
DeleteNouns and pronouns in English are said to display case according to their function in the sentence. They can be subjective or nominative (which means they act as the subject of independent or dependent clauses), possessive (which means they show possession of something else), or objective (which means they function as the recipient of action or are the object of a preposition).
ReplyDeleteCase refers to the form a word takes and its function in a sentence. The English language has just three cases: subjective, possessive and objective.
ReplyDeleteMost nouns, many indefinite pronouns and “it” and“you” have distinctive forms only for the possessive case. For most nouns and indefinite pronouns, that form usually is indicated by an apostrophe: John's coat; states' powers; someone's house; another's task. For “it.” the possessive is formed by adding “s”; for “you” the possessive is formed by adding “r” or “rs” to the word.
(Never use an apostrophe to form a possessive for it, you or the personal pronouns noted below.)
Six personal pronouns have a distinctive form for each of the three cases:
Subjective
“I,” “we,” “he,” “she,”“who” and “they” are the forms used for subjects and subject complements.
Examples:
Subjects — He and I were great friends. We grew uptogether. They lived next door. Who teaches that course?
Complements of the subject — The ones responsible are Joe and she. It is I. Joe Smith, that's who.
Possessive
“My/mine,” “our/ours,” “his,” “her/hers,” “their/theirs and “whose” are the formsused to show ownership.
Examples:
Before noun — My car broke down. Our boat leaks.His dog is ugly. Her back is wet. Their name is Mudd. Whose job is that?
Possessors in the noun position — Mine is green. Ours is over there.His looks heavy. Hers was last inline. Theirs sank yesterday.Whosewill be chosen?
Objective
“Me,” “us,” “him,” “her,” “them” and “whom” are the forms reserved for use as objectsof verbs or prepositions.
Examples:
Sue likes me. Elaine drove to the airport to meet us. For him this is no problem. Sam wanted her to leave. Jim was introduced to them. Finding whom I was looking for, I returned to my favorite pastime.
The thee cases of pronoun are the Possessive, objective, and the subjective. It very important in the usage of grammar...
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