Grammar Notes
Personal pronouns and possessive pronouns
Subject | Object | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronoun |
I | me | my | mine |
you | you | your | yours |
he | him | his | his |
she | her | her | hers |
it | it | its | its |
we | us | our | ours |
you | you | your | yours |
they | them | their | theirs |
Personal pronouns
1. Personal pronouns can be used as subject or object in a sentence or clause.
Examples :
a. I
ask her.
b. We know him.
c. He invited me
to dinner.
d. She see them
often.
Possessive pronouns
Examples :
a. These books are
yours. They are your books.
b. This camera is mine. That camera is his.
c. These photographs are mine. Those are
hers.
d. Is this their picnic? No, it is ours.
e. I think this is your passport. Yes, it is yours.
Possessive adjectives
Examples :
Mary's brother is married
to Peter's sister.
Her brother is married to his
sister.