Pronoun Agreement & Case
📋 What it is
A pronoun must match its noun in number, and use the right case (I/me, she/her, they/them).
🗣️ Coach says
A pronoun stands in for a noun and must agree with it. BOLT writes “Each student brought their book” inconsistently, or mixes up “me and him went”. Match the pronoun to its noun, and pick I vs me by the job it does.
🧠 Memory hook
Pronoun matches its noun in number; subject → I/she/they, object → me/her/them.
😂 Giggle
What's an editor's favorite kind of music?
Anything with a good draft-beat!
😲 Whoa!
English lost its formal "thou/you" split centuries ago — most languages still keep a polite vs casual "you".
🖍️ Grade BOLT-3000's pronouns.
You're the teacher — mark BOLT-3000's work, then reveal how you did. (Grading a robot: all the skill, none of the sting.)
BOLT wrote: “Me and Sam finished the essay.”
✗ Needs a fix — it's the subject: “Sam and I finished the essay.”
As the subject, use "I" (and put the other person first): "Sam and I".
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Say “___ and I” vs “me and ___” — decide which fits “___ went to the park”.