CASE

I.) SUBJECT- THE KEY WORD (NOUN OR PRONOUN) IN THE SENTENCE

EXAMPLE: MS. JAMES LOVES HER NEW FRESHMAN CLASSES. OR…

Bob and I/NOT Bob and me went to the store.

II.) PREDICATE NOMINATIVE/SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS-FOLLOWS A LINKING VERB RENAMES THE SUBJECT

EXAMPLE: BEN FRANKLIN WAS AN INVENTOR OR…

This is she / It is I

III.) DIRECT OBJECT-ANSWERS WHO OR WHAT

EXAMPLE: THE TEAM SENT A TELEGRAM

IV.) INDIRECT OBJECT- ANSWERS TO WHO OR FOR WHOM

EXAMPLE: THE TEAM SENT THE COACH A TELEGRAM

V.) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION- A PREPOSITION IS A LITTLE WORD THAT CONNECTS THINGS IN THE SENTENCE (BY, OVER, INTO, ON). PREPOSITIONS NEVER APPEARS ALONE. IT IS FOLLOWED BY A WORD OR A GROUP OF WORDS. SO, THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION IS THE NOUN OR PRONOUN THAT FOLLOWS THE PREPOSITION WITH IN THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

EXAMPLE: THE MAN JUMPED (ONTO THE TRAIN).

NOT PAYING … ATTENTION

NOT FOLLOWING … DIRECTIONS

… OFF TASK

… PLAYING AROUND

NOT TURNING WORK IN ON…TIME