This document discusses pronoun usage and case. It covers recognizing first, second and third person points of view. First person uses I/we, second person uses you, and third person uses he/she/it/they. The document also discusses choosing the correct case for pronouns based on their usage as subjects, objects of verbs or prepositions, or for possession. Common errors with pronoun case are also addressed. The overall goal is to help readers use pronouns correctly and consistently in their writing.

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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
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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
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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
Pronouns
1st person
Subjective Objective
Case
Case
we
us
Possessiv
e Case
our
2nd person
you
you
your
3rd person
they,
who,
whoever
them,
whom,
whomever
their
whose
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7. CHOOSING THE CASE OF PRONOUNS
3.
When a pronoun is used to show
ownership, use the possessive case.
Singular
Pronouns
1st person
Subjective Objective
Case
Case
I
me
Possessiv
e Case
my
2nd person
you
you
your
3rd person
he, she, it,
who,
whoever
him, her, it
whom,
whomever
his, her, its
whose
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8. CHOOSING THE CASE OF PRONOUNS
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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
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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.
B.
C.
pronouns in the you form.
pronouns I or we.
pronouns he, she, it, or they.
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11. FIRST-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW USES
A.
B.
C.
pronouns in the you form.
pronouns I or we.
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.
B.
C.
pronouns in the you form.
pronouns I or we.
pronouns he, she, it, or they.
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13. SECOND-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW USES
A.
B.
C.
pronouns in the you form.
pronouns I or we.
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.
B.
C.
pronouns in the you form.
pronouns I or we.
pronouns he, she, it, or they.
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15. THIRD-PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW USES
A.
B.
C.
pronouns in the you form.
pronouns I or we.
pronouns he, she, it, or they.
recognize first-, second-, and third-person points of
view
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