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2. CHAPTER 26: USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY: CONSISTENCY AND CASE
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3. CHAPTER OUTLINE AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES
In this chapter, you will be learn to:
 recognize first-, second-, and third-person points of
view,
 correct errors in pronoun inconsistency, and
 use appropriate pronoun cases in their writing.
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4. POINTS OF VIEW AND PRONOUN CONSISTENCY
 When you write from a point of view, each point of
view gets its own form.
 First-person point of view
 Pronouns are in the I (singular) or we (plural) forms.
 Second-person point of view
 Pronouns are in the you forms, whether they are singular
or plural.
 Third-person point of view
 Pronouns are in the he, she, or it (singular) or the they
(plural) forms.
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5. CHOOSING THE CASE OF PRONOUNS
 Pronouns have forms that show number and person,
and they also have forms that show case.
 The rules for choosing the case of pronouns are
simple:
1. When a pronoun is used as a subject, use the
subjective case.
2. When a pronoun is used as the object of a verb or
the object of a preposition, use the objective case.
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6. CHOOSING THE CASE OF PRONOUNS
Plural Subjective Objective Possessive
Pronouns Case Case Case
1st person we us our
2nd person you you your
3rd person they, them, their
who, whom, whose
whoever whomever
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7. CHOOSING THE CASE OF PRONOUNS
3. When a pronoun is used to show ownership, use
the possessive case.
Singular Subjective Objective Possessive
Pronouns Case Case Case
1st person I me my
2nd person you you your
3rd person he,she,it, him,her,it his,her,its
who, whom, whose
whoever whomever
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8. CHOOSING THE CASE OF PRONOUNS
 If the pronoun is part of a related group of words,
isolate the pronoun.
 Next, try out the pronoun choices.
 Then decide which pronoun is correct and write the
correct sentence.
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9. COMMON ERRORS WITH CASE OF PRONOUNS
 Be careful to avoid these common errors:
1. Between is a preposition, so the pronouns that
follow it are objects of the preposition.
2. Never use myself as a replacement for I or me.
3. The possessive pronoun its has no apostrophe.
4. Pronouns that complete comparisons can be in
the subjective, objective, or possessive case.
5. Who and whoever are in the subjective case.
Whom and whomever are in the objective case.
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10. FIRST-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW USES
A. pronouns in the you form.
B. pronouns I or we.
C. pronouns he, she, it, or they.
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11. FIRST-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW USES
A. pronouns in the you form.
B. pronouns I or we.
C. pronouns he, she, it, or they.
recognize first-, second-, and third-person points of
view
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12. SECOND-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW USES
A. pronouns in the you form.
B. pronouns I or we.
C. pronouns he, she, it, or they.
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13. SECOND-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW USES
A. pronouns in the you form.
B. pronouns I or we.
C. pronouns he, she, it, or they.
recognize first-, second-, and third-person points of
view
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14. THIRD-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW USES
A. pronouns in the you form.
B. pronouns I or we.
C. pronouns he, she, it, or they.
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15. THIRD-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW USES
A. pronouns in the you form.
B. pronouns I or we.
C. pronouns he, she, it, or they.
recognize first-, second-, and third-person points of
view
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