Question

exercise 1 identifying personal pronouns and their cases
on the line before each sentence below, identify the case of the italicized pronoun by writing n for nominative, o for objective, or p for possessive.
ex. p our class studied the athabaskan people of the yukon.

1. ms. schultz, the social studies teacher, told us that many native americans live in alaska.
2. i was fascinated by the athabaskans, many of whom live along the yukon river.
3. their language is related to both navajo and apache.
4. my friend kele is navajo.
5. he also became interested in the athabaskans when i told him about the similarity of the languages.
6. to refer to the athabaskans in their native language, you would call them dene, which means \the people.\
7. dene make their livings in traditional ways, by hunting and fishing, but they also work in nontraditional jobs, such as oil drilling.
8. many dene try to live their lives in harmony with nature.
9. never in my life have i grown food or fished for my dinner.
10. we could learn much from the athabaskans, or dene.

Explanation:

1. Ms. Schultz, the social studies teacher, told us that many Native Americans live in Alaska.

• The pronoun "us" is the object of the verb "told", so it is objective.

1. I was fascinated by the Athabaskans, many of whom live along the Yukon River.

• The pronoun "I" is the subject of the verb "was fascinated", so it is nominative.

1. Their language is related to both Navajo and Apache.

• The pronoun "Their" shows possession of the language, so it is possessive.

1. My friend Kele is Navajo.

• The pronoun "My" shows possession of the friend, so it is possessive.

1. He also became interested in the Athabaskans when I told him about the similarity of the languages.

• The pronoun "He" is the subject of the verb "became", so it is nominative. The pronoun "him" is the object of the verb "told", so it is objective.

1. To refer to the Athabaskans in their native language, you would call them Dene, which means “the people.”

• The pronoun "their" shows possession of the native language, so it is possessive. The pronoun "them" is the object of the verb "call", so it is objective.

1. Dene make their livings in traditional ways, by hunting and fishing, but they also work in nontraditional jobs, such as oil drilling.

• The pronoun "their" shows possession of the livings, so it is possessive. The pronoun "they" is the subject of the verb "work", so it is nominative.

1. Many Dene try to live their lives in harmony with nature.

• The pronoun "their" shows possession of the lives, so it is possessive.

1. Never in my life have I grown food or fished for my dinner.

• The pronoun "my" shows possession of the life and dinner, so it is possessive. The pronoun "I" is the subject of the verb "have grown" and "fished", so it is nominative.

1. We could learn much from the Athabaskans, or Dene.

• The pronoun "We" is the subject of the verb "could learn", so it is nominative.

Answer:

1. \( O \)
2. \( N \)
3. \( P \)
4. \( P \)
5. \( N \); \( O \)
6. \( P \); \( O \)
7. \( P \); \( N \)
8. \( P \)
9. \( P \); \( N \)
10. \( N \)