5.3 Choice Between Subjective Case and Objective Case
Subjuective case--subject
Objective case--object
Genitive case--show possession
Choice between subjective case and objective case
In minor sentence without a predicate or with only a nonfinite verb as the predicator, the pronoun usually occurs in the objective case.
Comparative sentence
In comparative clauses, the choice between subjective and objective case follows the general rule. That is, subject, subjective case; object, obbjective case.
Objective case appears especially when the pronoun is followed by such items as all/both as appositive.
In SVC construction
In an SVC construction where the subject
complement is a personal pronoun, the objective case is more naturally used.
In a cleft-sentence where the focal element is a personal pronoun, the subject than the objective case though it is permissible to use the objective case in informal style.
When the subject of a sentence is the construction of“everybody/ nobody + but/except"if prepositional phraseappears in the subject area, the pronoun should besubjective case. lf it is shifted to the end of the sentencethe pronoun usually occurs in the objective case.
5.1 Classification of Pronouns
Pronoun
A pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase.
Every pronoun (except inddefinite pronoun) must have a clear antecedent (the word for which the pronoun stands)
Types of Pron.
1. Personal pronoun
2. Possessive pronoun
3. Refilexive pronoun
4.Reciprocal pronoun
5.Demonstrative pronoun
6.Interrogative pronoun
7.Relative pronoun
8.Indefinite pronoun
Kinds of pronoun
1. personal pronoun
1) three persons(point of view)
2) three genders
feminine(she her)
masculine(he him)
neuter(it they them)
3) two numbers
singular
plural
4) two cases---subjective case,objective case
2.Possessive Pronouns
3.Reflexive Pronouns/Self pronouns
4.Reciprocal Pron.
each other,one another
5.Demonstraive Pron.
this,that,these,those,such
6.Interrogative Pron.
Who,which,what,whose,whom
7.Relative Pron.
wich,that,who,whom,whose
8.Indefinite Pron.
Some indefinite pronouns may also be used as determiners.