Pronouns+*+Chapter+8


 * Subjective Pronouns:**

Pronouns that work subjects.


 * || Singular  ||  Plural  ||
 * First Person ||  I  ||  We  ||
 * Second Person ||  You  ||  You (all)  ||
 * Third Person ||  He, She, It  ||  They  ||
 * who ||

I came. I saw. I conquered. YOU conquered. SHE saw. THEY left. IT came back! WE were amazed.


 * Objective Pronouns:**

Pronouns that work as objects.


 * || Singular  ||  Plural  ||
 * First Person ||  Me  ||  Us  ||
 * Second Person ||  You  ||  You (all)  ||
 * Third Person ||  Him, Her, It  ||  Them  ||
 * whom ||

Tom and Juan lifted IT. Maria put HER in IT.


 * Examples: **

In compound structures, where there are two pronouns or a noun and a pronoun, drop the other noun for a moment. Then you can see which case you want:

Not: Bob and me travel a good deal.  (Would you say, "me travel"?) Not: He gave the flowers to Jane and I.  (Would you say, "he gave the flowers to I"?) Not: Us men like the coach. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (Would you say, "us like the coach"?)


 * Who and Whom:**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WHO is the subjective form, and WHOM is the objective form.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The trick to determining which to use is to remember: **WHO equals HE, and WHOM equals HIM**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The m's on 'whom' and 'him' is your key. Whenever you would use the pronoun 'he' you would use 'who,' and whenever you would use the pronoun 'him' you would use 'whom.' For instance, if you would say:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"You are speaking to hiM," then you would say, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"You are speaking to whoM?" If you would say, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"He went to the store," then you would say, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Who went to the store?" If you would say, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Maria gave hiM a ring," then you would say, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Maria gave whoM a ring?"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*There are more techniques to determine case on page 155-6 of your textbook.


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