logging in or signing up Pronoun Case mleggs13 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 9869 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: September 30, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Pronoun Case Power Point Presentation Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Case is the form a pronoun takes as it fills a position in a sentence. Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case There are three cases: 1. Subjective case: pronouns used as subject.2. Objective case: pronouns that function as the recipient of action or are the object of a preposition. 3. Possessive case: pronouns that show possession of something else. Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Some problems of case: In compound structures: Example: Bob and me travel a good deal. Correct: Bob and I travel a good deal. Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Some problems of case: In compound structures: Example: Bob and me travel a good deal. (Would you say, "me travel"?) Revised: Bob and I travel a good deal. Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Some problems of case: In Comparisons. Comparisons usually follow than or as: Example: He is taller than me. Revised: He is taller than I (am tall). Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Formal vs. Informal: Example: Mike: “Who’s there?” Sue: “It’s me.” In formal usage, Sue should use the subjective form after the verb to be. Her reply should have been: “It is I.” Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Formal vs. Informal: Example: Formal: To whom am I talking? Informal: Who am I talking to? Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Formal vs. Informal: Formal: “Do you know with whom You are dealing?” Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Formal vs. Informal: Informal: “Do you know who you’re dealing with?” Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Michael’s PET PEEVE: Incorrect Substitution of Reflexive Pronouns When an Objective Case Pronoun will Do: Example: If you have any questions, ask Jim or myself. Correct Way: If you have any questions, ask Jim or me. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Pronoun Case mleggs13 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 9869 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (1) Dislike it (0) Added: September 30, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Pronoun Case Power Point Presentation Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Case is the form a pronoun takes as it fills a position in a sentence. Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case There are three cases: 1. Subjective case: pronouns used as subject.2. Objective case: pronouns that function as the recipient of action or are the object of a preposition. 3. Possessive case: pronouns that show possession of something else. Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Some problems of case: In compound structures: Example: Bob and me travel a good deal. Correct: Bob and I travel a good deal. Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Some problems of case: In compound structures: Example: Bob and me travel a good deal. (Would you say, "me travel"?) Revised: Bob and I travel a good deal. Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Some problems of case: In Comparisons. Comparisons usually follow than or as: Example: He is taller than me. Revised: He is taller than I (am tall). Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Formal vs. Informal: Example: Mike: “Who’s there?” Sue: “It’s me.” In formal usage, Sue should use the subjective form after the verb to be. Her reply should have been: “It is I.” Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Formal vs. Informal: Example: Formal: To whom am I talking? Informal: Who am I talking to? Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Formal vs. Informal: Formal: “Do you know with whom You are dealing?” Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Formal vs. Informal: Informal: “Do you know who you’re dealing with?” Pronoun Case : Pronoun Case Michael’s PET PEEVE: Incorrect Substitution of Reflexive Pronouns When an Objective Case Pronoun will Do: Example: If you have any questions, ask Jim or myself. Correct Way: If you have any questions, ask Jim or me.