LITTLE OLD LADY WITH THE RED PURSE

A Free Grammar Lesson

Dear Readers ~ Say hello to The Little Old Lady With The Red Purse. She’s been my kooky English teacher friend for years. Lately, she’s been begging me to let her do some old-fashion grammar reviews here at That’s Good To Know — so I’ve finally relented. I hope I don’t regret this. Once a month or so this cranky old character is going to share a short video with you.

1.) Use the NOMINATIVE CASE pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, you they) as SUBJECTS or PREDICATE NOMINATIVES only.

Wrong: Him and me are going fishing today.

Right: He and I are going fishing to day.

2.)Use the OBJECTIVE CASE pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them) as DIRECT OBJECTS, INDIRECT OBJECTS or OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS only.

WRONG: There’s not a lot of difference between she and I.

RIGHT: There’s not a lot of difference between her and me.

3.) Use POSSESSIVE CASE pronouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their) as ADJECTIVES only.

Wrong: The cat hurt it’s paw.

Right: The cat hurt its paw.

Hope you learn to love this wacky friend of mine with the red purse (instead of a red pen) as she tries to save the English language one grammar lesson at a time. Ha!

It’ll Be OK.

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“When comforting the grammar police, I always say softly, “There, they're, they’re.” ~ The Type Set Co.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS: I’LL PASS THEM ALONG TO THE OLD LADY WITH THE RED PURSE. (Tell me what you think. Thanks!)