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“I,” “we,” “he,” “she,”“who” and “they” are the forms used for subjects and subject
complements.
Examples:
Subjects — He and I were great friends. We grew uptogether. They lived next
door. Who teaches that course?
Complements of the subject — The ones responsible are Joe and she. It is I. Joe
Smith, that's who.
Possessive
“My/mine,” “our/ours,” “his,” “her/hers,” “their/theirs and “whose” are the
formsused to show ownership.
Examples:
Before noun — My car broke down. Our boat leaks.His dog is ugly. Her back is
wet. Their name is Mudd. Whose job is that?
Objective
“Me,” “us,” “him,” “her,” “them” and “whom” are the forms reserved for use as
objectsof verbs or prepositions.
Examples:
Sue likes me. Elaine drove to the airport to meet us. For him this is no problem.
Sam wanted her to leave. Jim was introduced to them. Finding whom I was looking
for, I returned to my favorite pastime.
Subjective Pronouns
The subjective (or nominative) pronouns are I, you (singular), he/she/it, we, you
(plural), they and who. A subjective pronoun acts as a subject in a sentence. See the
sentences below for illustration:
He has a cake.
Who should be invited?
Objective Pronouns
The objective (or accusative) case pronouns are me, you (singular), him/her/it, us, you
(plural), them and whom. (Notice that form of you and it does not change.) The
objective case is used when something is being done to (or given to, etc.) someone.
The sentences below show this use of the objective case:
There are two types of possessive pronouns. The first type is used with nouns my,
your (singular), his, her, your (plural), its, their, our. The other type of pronouns are
sometimes called independent possessive pronouns, because they can stand alone.
They are mine, yours (singular), his, hers, ours, yours (plural) and theirs. The
possessive pronouns show that something (or someone) belongs to someone (or
something).
That’s my shirt.
It’s their house.