Using Pronouns

                              Using Pronouns

I. Cases of Pronouns

   A. Nominative: used when the pronoun is the subject or predicate nominative 

               I, we, you, he, she, it, they

   B. Objective: used when the pronoun is the direct object, indirect object or object of the preposition

               me, us, you, him, her, it, them

   C. Possessive: used to show ownership or possession

               my, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, their, theirs

II. Who/Whom

   A. Use who in the following situations:

       1. subject of an independent clause
       2. subject of a subordinate clause

   B. Use whom in the following situations:

       1. direct object
       2. object of the preposition 

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