A nominative pronoun (Select all that apply)
A) Can be used as the subject of a sentence
B) Can be used as the predicate of a sentence
C) Can be “I,” “you,” “he,” “she,” “it,” “we,” “they,” “who”
D) Can be “me,” “you,” “him,” “her,” “it,” “we,” “them,” “who”
E) Can be “I,” “you,” “he,” “she,” “it,” “us,” “they,” “whom”
OK so this is tricky,
answers A, C, E
A and C are correct. E is not because there are some objective pronouns in that list.
However, nominative pronouns can be used in the predicate when they follow a linking verb.
Example: When someone on the phone asks to speak to Sue, I answer, "This is she."
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To determine the correct answer, let's break down each option and analyze them.
A) Can be used as the subject of a sentence.
For a pronoun to be nominative, it must be able to serve as the subject of a sentence. This means that it can perform the action or be associated with the verb in the sentence. Examples of pronouns that can function as the subject are "I," "you," "he," "she," "it," "we," and "they."
B) Can be used as the predicate of a sentence.
A predicate is the part of a sentence that provides information about the subject. Nominative pronouns cannot be part of the predicate. Therefore, option B is not correct.
C) Can be “I,” “you,” “he,” “she,” “it,” “we,” “they,” “who.”
This option lists pronouns that can be considered nominative. Upon inspecting the pronouns, we can see that all of them can be used as the subject of a sentence. Therefore, option C is correct.
D) Can be “me,” “you,” “him,” “her,” “it,” “we,” “them,” “who.”
This option lists pronouns that are not nominative. These pronouns are typically used as the object of a verb or a preposition, not as the subject. Therefore, option D is not correct.
E) Can be “I,” “you,” “he,” “she,” “it,” “us,” “they,” “whom.”
This option includes pronouns that are not all nominative. While most of the pronouns listed can be used as nominatives, “us” and “whom” are not nominative pronouns. They are objective pronouns used as the object of a verb or preposition. Therefore, option E is not entirely correct.
Based on the analysis above, the correct answers are A) Can be used as the subject of a sentence, C) Can be "I," "you," "he," "she," "it," "we," "they," "who," and E) Can be "I," "you," "he," "she," "it," "us," "they," "whom."