PRONOUN

Case

If your instructor tells you that you have problems with pronoun case, that means
that you're using the incorrect forms of pronouns in sentences. In general, pronouns
have three cases: subjective, objective, and possessive.

• Use the subjective case when the pronoun is the subject of a verb (the person
or thing that is doing something).

• Use the objective case when the pronoun is the object of a verb (the person or
thing to which something is being done) or is the object of a preposition ( for,
to, about, etc.).

• Use the possessive case when the pronoun is the possessor of something.

PRONOUN CASE CHART

SUBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE POSSESSIVE

SINGULAR I Me My
You You Your
He/she/it Him/her/it His/her/its
PLURAL We Us Our
You You Your
They Them Their

Examples
• I told him that they were leaving their dog with her.
• She let them borrow it for him.
• He told me that your house is close to my school.
 Practice

Mark the pronoun case errors in the following sentences and correct them.

1. Laura bought he a present.

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2. She homework includes a lot of writing.

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3. Did Jack borrow you book?

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Your instructor or tutor has indicated pronoun case problems in your writing. Write
down some of the sentences below and correct them.

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