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The three cases of pronouns  case ✘is a form of noun or pronoun that indicates its use in the sentence  1. The nominative case  Nominative case ✘Use the nominative case for the subject of a verb and for a predicate nominative. Subject Examples: 1.She is the co...

The three cases of pronouns  case ✘is a form of noun or pronoun that indicates its use in the sentence  1. The nominative case  Nominative case ✘Use the nominative case for the subject of a verb and for a predicate nominative. Subject Examples: 1.She is the conductor of the band. 2.I will wait only a few minutes. 3.They danced while we sat. Predicate nominative Examples: 1.The conductor is she. 2.It is I. 3.Our delegates have always been they.  2. The object case  objective case ✘Use the objective case for the object of any verb, preposition, or verbal. Direct Object Examples: 1.Larry saw me in town yesterday. 2.Our teacher praised her. Indirect Object Examples: 1.Give him the good news. 2.Alice gave us the tickets. Object of the preposition Examples: 1.Between us, there are no secrets. 2.Walk beside them. Object of Participle Examples: 1.Racing her, he crashed into a fence. 2.The girl chasing them was her sister. Object of Gerund Examples: 1.Dad likes helping me with my homework. 2.Warning them was my primary Object of Infinitive Examples: 1.To tell her clearly, he had to shout. 2.He wants to ask me about the party.  3. The Possessive case  possessive case ✘Use the possessive case before nouns to show ownership. Before nouns Examples: 1.My shoes do not fit properly. 2.The principal visited our class. Before gerunds Examples: 1.Your complaining bothers all of us. 2.We did not like his chattering in the theater.  4. Reflexive pronouns  Pronouns such as myself, yourself, himself, herself, yourselves, ourselves, and themselves Refer back to the subject of the sentence  Can be used as the direct object (when the verb is transitive), indirect object (when the verb is intransitive), or object of the preposition in the sentence Examples: Mr. Angeles balanced himself on his toes. The children gave themselves some time to relax. The female guest had to cook for  Are also used with the preposition by to indicate that the subject performed as action alone and without assistance Examples: The little girl was proud that she brushed her teeth by herself. The crippled man drives to work by himself.  It is important to know the use of reflexive pronouns in order to avoid repetition of noun antecedents. Reflexive pronouns should not be used as the subject or direct object (when the subject differs from the object) of the sentence. Examples: Tessie and myself directed the group to the auditorium. Tessie and I directed the group to the auditorium.  When used as direct object (subject differs from the object) The chief executive officer commended my partner and myself for a job well done. The chief executive officer commended my partner and me for a