Pronoun case tells the reader or listener whether the pronoun is naming:

• The performer or subject of an action (called nominative case)
• The receiver or object of an action (called objective case)
• The owner of something in the sentence (called possessive case)

Before studying the rules that help you to choose the correct form of a pronoun for particular sentences, take a minute to review the table below, which shows the various pronouns and their nominative, objective, and possessive forms. While reviewing remember these terms:

• First person refers to the person speaking.
• Second person refers to the person being spoken to by the first person.
• Third person refers to the person being spoken about by the first and second persons.
• Singular means that just one person is involved.
• Plural means that more than one person is involved.

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