Case
1.
Definition: the function of pronoun
in a sentence is shown by the case form of the pronoun.
2.
Kinds of Pronouns
There are three forms of pronouns:
nominative, objective, and possessive.
3.
The Nominative Forms: I, we, they, he,
she, it, you, who.
The nominative care are used as:
§ a subject of a sentence:
·
He is
meeting a good friends
·
Who left his
book here?
§ When the pronoun is used with a noun:
·
We boys will
do the job.
§ a predicate nominative which refers
to the same thing as the subject of the sentence.
·
It might
have been they.
·
This may be
he coming up the walk.
4.
The Objective Forms: me, us, them,
him, her, it, you, whom.
The objective
case is used:
§ as an object of a sentence
·
I saw her.
·
Whom did I see?
§ after a preposition
·
I am waiting
for her.
§ after or before to infinitive
·
I wanted him to help Ima.
·
I believed
it to trust him.
5.
The Possesive Forms: my, our, their,
his, her, your, whose.
The
possesive case is used:
§ before a noun
·
I will
borrow your book.
·
Whose book I will borrow?
§ before a gerund
·
I like your singing a song.
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