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English Grammar Lesson by Afolearning(m): 2:02pm On Feb 11, 2018 |
ENGLISH GRAMMAR CASE OF PRONOUNS -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pronouns are words used instead of nouns, that is, they are used to replace nouns in sentences. The prominent advantage of pronouns is that it helps prevent unnecessary repetition of nouns in sentences. On the other hand, CASE of PRONOUNS is the FORMS and FUNCTIONS of pronouns in sentences. We have the following case of pronouns in English: SUBJECTIVE CASE : it is used in subject position and often comes before the verb in a sentence, e.g. SHE, HE, IT, YOU, THEY and I. ----------------------------------------------------------------- OBJECTIVE CASE : it is comes after the verb ,that is, it is the element that receives the action performed by the subject, e.g ME, HER, HIM, THEM, YOU, and US. ------------------------------------------------------------------- POSSESSIVE CASE: It is used to show possession or ownership, e.g. MINE, OURS, HIS, HERS, THEIRS and ITS. -------------------------------------------------------------------- REFLEXIVE CASE: It is used to mark a reference back to the subject, and it often ends with the suffix 'self or selves'. Here are examples: MYSELF, HIMSELF, YOURSELF/VES, THEMSELVES, HERSELF and ITSELF. ------------------------------------------------------------------ #READ, LEARN, AND SHARE THIS POST, IT DOESN'T COST A THING TO SHARE; JUST CLICK THE SHARE ICON. #THANKS. Do you have any problem with the use of pronouns in English: feel free to drop your question, rest assured of a resourceful response. COMMON MISTAKES IN THE USE OF PRONOUNS They fought themselves. ❌ They fought each other. ✔ She sings better than me. ❌ She sings better than I. ✔ One should not behave as if he knows it all. ❌ One should not behave as if one knows it all ✔ The questions are directed to we girls. ❌ The questions are directed to us girls. ✔ She meant Bola and I. ❌ She meant Bola and me. ✔ Everybody love watching American movies. ❌ Everybody loves watching American movies. ✔ To learn more you can always follow me on this platform. You can also visit, like and follow me on Facebook and Instagram on Afolearning English. #THANKS. 52 Likes 15 Shares |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by chukxie(m): 3:31pm On Feb 11, 2018 |
Nice one. Could you explain why "She sings better than me" is grammatically wrong while " She sings better than I" is right? Considering 'me' is an objective pronoun that usually comes after the main verb in a sentence, it would make more sense that the first sentence is correct. 'She sings better than I do' is correct, too. 17 Likes 1 Share |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Afolearning(m): 4:30pm On Feb 11, 2018 |
When you say 'You sing better than I' , the complete sentence is 'you sing better than I do. ' Obviously, you can't say YOU SING BETTER THAN ME DO. THAT WILL BE GRAMMATICALLY WRONG. WHEN 'THAN' is used in a sentence, it means the other part of the sentence is ellipted(deliberately) left out, and to start the other part of the sentence, you can start with an objective case of pronoun. 42 Likes 1 Share |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by cinoedhunter: 6:51am On Feb 12, 2018 |
English hard o ![]() ![]() 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Fanatique: 6:51am On Feb 12, 2018 |
This is a brief but concise explanatory inquisition. We should not also Ignore the fact that good English have not taken this country anywhere. Sometimes I see some dullards call a man illiterates Because he can't communicate fluently with English and I shake my head. Watch Indian professors and scientist and witness their poor command of the English language firsthand. Despite this they are still the one producing over 80% of pharmacological products that we use so that we won't die of disease while speaking big English, they are still the most recent country to launch a moon mission, their president is now a... In fact their advancements in tech is beginning to rival that of the western world. Please visit https://runmyresearch.com/hire-a-researcher/ to get a professional researcher to handle your Bsc, Msc, PhD projects. We write plagiarism free papers 42 Likes 1 Share |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by timwudz(m): 6:51am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Kini English? ede kede, oro koro...ti iya mi o gbo, ti baba o gbo ton fi tipa tipa komi... OP, ye kanra momi 8 Likes |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by BlvckSoul(m): 6:51am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Baba, you don get your voters card? 8 Likes |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by damilare442: 6:51am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Nice.. Waiting for Pronouns in Nigerian Languages 1 Like |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Offpoint: 6:52am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Lol, no matter how wrong the English is... someone will definitely understand what what I'm saying... which is the purpose of communication. abeg make we lif English alone and gather head bring idea wey go save Nigeria from her doom... nobi big grammar make America great 6 Likes |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Ekiseme(m): 6:52am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Ok, I'll be writing names of noise makers in this class. 1 Like |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by faith551(m): 6:52am On Feb 12, 2018 |
So most of us wey dey form phonetics dey actually fall hands eeh 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Histrings08(m): 6:53am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Lemme go nd read it now |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Yoshy: 6:53am On Feb 12, 2018 |
chukxie: ![]() ![]() |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Jeezuzpick(m): 6:54am On Feb 12, 2018 |
The OP was not right. In fact, it write his own opinion. I dont cares, English is no my fada's language. I beg, who have pin-mouth charger to borrow I? 1 Like |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by toby2(m): 6:54am On Feb 12, 2018 |
thanks |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Holywizard: 6:54am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Thanks. Most of our graduates don't know the rules of concord in English language. 1 Like |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Ekiseme(m): 6:55am On Feb 12, 2018 |
BlvckSoul:wetin happen? |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by nony43(m): 6:55am On Feb 12, 2018 |
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Re: English Grammar Lesson by clitlicker: 6:55am On Feb 12, 2018 |
was 2face right when he sang... --you and i are meant to be together baby-- |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Ekiseme(m): 6:55am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Jeezuzpick:see this one ![]() Iti boribo |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by noble2faith(m): 6:56am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Lemme spice it up. The SUBJECTIVE CASE OF PRONOUN should be used after the verb "TO BE (is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being)" e.g. It was me who called you yesterday. ✖ It was I who called you yesterday. ✔ The men arrested in China were them. ✖ The men arrested in China were they. ✔ 3 Likes |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by sirugos(m): 6:56am On Feb 12, 2018 |
English hard |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by kenny2u(m): 6:57am On Feb 12, 2018 |
English Sha! 2 Likes
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Re: English Grammar Lesson by clitlicker: 6:58am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Holywizard:most of our graduates do not...correction for mr rules of concord 5 Likes |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Hasheem1hash(m): 6:58am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Such an educative post.. |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by mayorall(m): 6:59am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Afolearning: Are you sure of this?... 2 Likes
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Re: English Grammar Lesson by SweetyMarvel00(m): 7:00am On Feb 12, 2018 |
nice one |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Holywizard: 7:00am On Feb 12, 2018 |
![]() clitlicker: |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by oyeludef(m): 7:00am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Nice |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Ghnaija(m): 7:01am On Feb 12, 2018 |
What about you and I will marry eachother |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Nobody: 7:01am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Afolearning: Kindly recommend any sunitsble text book on this subject matter. Another on literary devices and the use of diction will be appreciated. Thanks.. 1 Like |
Re: English Grammar Lesson by Epositive(m): 7:02am On Feb 12, 2018 |
Hasheem1hash:It's "such an educative post". ![]() 2 Likes |
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