The following are the different forms of the Personal Pronouns:-
First Person ( Masculine or Feminine )
Singular Plural
Nominative I we
Possessive my, mine our, ours
Accusative me us
Second Person ( Masculine or Feminine )
Singular/Plural
Nominative you
Possessive your, yours
Accusative you
Third Person
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter All Genders
Nominative he she it they
Possessive his her, hers its their, theirs
Accusative him her it them
First Person ( Masculine or Feminine )
Singular Plural
Nominative I we
Possessive my, mine our, ours
Accusative me us
Second Person ( Masculine or Feminine )
Singular/Plural
Nominative you
Possessive your, yours
Accusative you
Third Person
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter All Genders
Nominative he she it they
Possessive his her, hers its their, theirs
Accusative him her it them
- It will be seen that the possessive cases of most of the Personal Pronouns have two forms. Of these the forms my, our, your, her, their are called Possessive Adjectives because they are used with nouns and do the work of adjectives; as This is my book. Those are your books. That is her book. Possessive Adjectives are sometimes called Pronominal Adjectives, as they are formed from pronouns.
- The word his is used both as an Adjective and as a Pronoun; as, This is his book ( Possessive Adjective ), This book is his ( Possessive Pronoun ). In the following sentences the words in italics are Possessive Pronouns:- This book is mine. That book is hers. That idea of yours is excellent.
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