<p>NAME ______CLASS ______DATE ______for CHAPTER 8: USING PRONOUNS CORRECTLY pages 225–233 Subject Form and Object Form Pronouns B Use the subject form (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) for pronouns used as subjects or as predicate nominatives.</p><p>EXAMPLES Are you and I in charge of the party decorations? [subjects] The first fifth-grader to kick a home run was she. [predicate nominative]</p><p>Use the object form (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) for pronouns used as direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of prepositions.</p><p>EXAMPLES I am relieved that I finally found it. [direct object] I will give either Maria or her the humorous book. [indirect object] May I go with them to the movie tonight? [object of preposition]</p><p>EXERCISE For each of the following sentences, underline the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses. Then, above the pronoun, write SUB if it is used as a subject, PN if it is used as a predicate nominative, DO if it is used as a direct object, IO if it is used as an indirect object, or OP if it is used as an object of a preposition.</p><p>1. Example</p><p>1. After searching for five minutes, we found (he, him) in the literature section of the bookstore. 2. “Hello? Yes, this is (she, her).” 3. When Mia stole the ball, the crowd gave (she, her) a cheer. 4. It was an unknown scientist who discovered (they, them) in the ground. 5. Even Martina and (we, us) were surprised to hear about a special type of worm that lives in a cave and glows in the dark. 6. The drama club will be giving both Albert and (I, me) a prize for winning the dramatic interpretation contest. 7. The three of us who signed up for the computer class are Terry, Jen, and (I, me).</p><p>Underlying content Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the underlying content are the responsibility of the instructor. 239 8. According to (they, them), we will get more snow than we did last year. 9. In The Wizard of Oz, she and (they, them) will play the flying monkeys. 10. About an hour ago, Mr. Ochoa came in and asked (we, us) an important question.</p><p>Underlying content Copyright by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Additions and changes to the underlying content are the responsibility of the instructor. 240</p>