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Pronoun: Subjective and Objective Cases

For a basic illustration, lets say youre referring to yourself and your ownership of a book. You might say
I own that book or
That book belongs to me or
That book is mine.
In those three sentences we used the first-person singular pronouns I, me, and mine. In each instance, of
course, youre referring to yourself, but the form of the pronoun you use to do it changes.
In the first sentence, I own that book, you are the subject of the sentence and identified by the pronoun I. I is the
subjective case.
In the second sentence, That book belongs to me, the subject is that book, and you, the owner, are now the object
of the preposition to, and youre identified by the pronoun me. Me is the objective case.
And in the third sentence, That book is mine, you, the owner, have an adjectival role indicated by the pronoun
mine. Mine is the possessive case.
Personal Pronoun case forms

Personal Pronouns

Subjective

Objective

Possessive

ME

MY, MINE

YOU

YOU

YOUR, YOURS

HE

HIM

HIS

SHE

HER

HER, HERS

IT

IT

ITS

WE

US

OUR, OURS

THEY

THEM

THEIR, THIERS

Relative Pronouns case forms

Relative Pronouns

Subjective

Objective

Possessive

WHO

WHOM

WHOSE

WHOEVER

WHOMEVER

WHOSEVER

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Please circle the correct choice.

1. It was (I, me) who ate the entire bag of potato chips while you were out.
2. Aunt Dorothy left her collection of wrestling memorabilia to David and (I, me).
3. Between you and (I, me), Angelas grammar leaves a great deal to be desired.
4. Allan was having lunch with Anne and (I, me) when he heard the news.
5. Warren and (I, me) havent spoken since our argument 10 years ago.
6. They gave Adam and (I, me) heavy-duty umbrellas when we moved to Seattle.
7. He isnt picky; hes dating not only Jill, but also Frederika, Caroline, and (I, me).
8. The agency prizes Carol, (who, whom) can type at least 60 words per minute.
9. These are the people among (who, whom) you will be living next semester.
10. I asked her (who, whom) she meant to marry after she dumped Alfred.
11. The man (who, whom) Gloria thought was the waiter proved to be the company president.
12. The lawyers, (who, whom) we havent spoken to in months, submitted an itemized bill this morning.
13. The woman (who, whom) hed said was his wife proved to be his accountant.
14. (Whoever, Whomever) is hiding under the bed had better come out this minute.
15. Hell send candy to (whoever, whomever) he likes best.
16. Cats attach themselves to (whoever, whomever) is allergic to them.
17. They gave a bag of bonbons to (whoever, whomever) showed up at the door.
18. Hubert announced hed fight (whoever, whomever) took up his challenge.
19. Ill talk to (whoever, whomever) you think I should.
20. (He, him) and (I, me) were hired as short-order cooks, but were promoted to vice presidents in charge of culinary
arts.
21. I gave Bill and (she, her) detailed directions, but they still got lost.
22. It is (she, her) who owns the car, but it was (he, him) who crashed it into a tree.
23. Something is going on between (she, her) and (he, him).
24. The bees attacked Karen and (he, him) while they were contemplating the sunset.
25. Have you ever met Julia? This is (she, her).
26. This isnt (he, him); this is his brother. May I ask whos calling?

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Answer Key: Subjective and Objective Cases

1. I. Subjective case after the verb was, a finite form of to be.
2. me. Indirect object of left.
3. me. Object of preposition between.
4. me. Object of preposition with.
5. I. Subject of the verb havent.
6. me. Indirect object of gave.
7. me. Direct object of dating.
8. who. Subject of can.
9. whom. Object of the preposition among.
10. whom. Object of the verb marry. If we were using a personal pronoun, wed say she meant to marry him (not
he).
11. who. Subject of the verb was. Gloria thought he (not him) was the waiter.
12. whom. Object of the preposition to. We havent spoken to them (not they).
13. who. Subject of the verb was: hed said she (not her) was his wife.
14. Whoever. Subject of the verb is hiding.
15. whomever. Direct object of likes. Note that the pronoun takes its case from the clause in which it plays a
grammatical roleand thats not necessarily the first clause in the sentence. Here, the entire second clause,
whomever he likes best, is the indirect object of send. But within that clause, whomever is the object of
likes; if we were using a personal pronoun, wed say he likes them best.
16. whoever. Subject of the verb is. This ones tricky. You might have thought the pronoun was the object of to,
but again, as in 15, its the entire second clause, whoever is allergic to them, thats the object of to. Within that
clause, whoever is the subject of is; if we were using a personal pronoun, wed say she is allergic to them.
17. Whoever. Subject of the verb showed up. Same principle as 16.
18. whoever. Subject of the verb took up. Same principle as 16 and 17.
19. whomever. Object of a second understood talk to: Ill talk to whomever you think I should talk to. This one is
also tricky. In this case, whomever does not play a part in the clauses that follow it; when we try substituting a
personal pronoun such as he or she, theres no place to put it (He you think I should? You think he should I? You
think I should he?). The only way to substitute a personal pronoun is to put it in the talk to clause: you think I
should talk to him.
20. he, I. Subjects of the verb were hired.
21. her. Indirect object of the verb gave.
22. she, he. Subjective case following is, a finite form of the verb to be.
23. her, him. Objects of the preposition between.
24. him. Object of the verb attacked.
25. she. Subjective case following is, a finite form of the verb to be.
26. he. Subjective case following isnt, a finite form of the verb to be.