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When using compound pronouns an easy way to determine which case use is to?

When using compound pronouns, you can determine the correct case (nominative, objective, or possessive) by focusing on the last word of the compound pronoun.

Here's why this works:

* Compound pronouns are formed by combining a pronoun with "-self" or "-selves".

* The case of the entire compound pronoun is determined by the case of the final pronoun ("self" or "selves").

* "Self" and "selves" don't change their form based on case.

Example:

* "Myself" - This is a nominative case pronoun because "myself" acts as the subject.

* "Yourself" - This is an objective case pronoun because "yourself" acts as the object.

* "Ourselves" - This is a possessive case pronoun because "ourselves" shows possession.

To sum up: To determine the case of a compound pronoun, simply look at the final word ("self" or "selves"). The case of the entire compound pronoun will match the case of the final word.

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