CASES OF

PRONOUNS
ENGLISH 7

PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Personal pronouns refer to a
person speaking (first person),
the person spoken to (second
person),
and
the
persons
spoken about (third person).
Like nouns, they also have

NOMINATI
POSSESSIV
OBJECTIVE
VE
E
1st Person
Singular
2nd Person
Singular
3rd Person
Singular
1st Person
Plural
2nd Person
Plural
3rd Person
Plural

me

my, mine

You

you

your, yours

He, She, It

him, her, it his, hers, its

We

us

Our, ours

You

You

Your, yours

They

them

Their, theirs

CASES OF
PERSONAL
PRONOUNS

NOMINATIVE CASE
Pronouns as subject or subject
complement in a sentence.
It is obvious in athletics.
This is you to be a man, or to be
a woman.

OBJECTIVE CASE
Pronouns as direct object or the
object of the preposition in a
sentence.
The nun does not stay in the
convent because she doesnt like
it.
Will power gives them the

POSSESSIVE CASE
Pronouns showing ownership or
possession.
He bowed his head.
Her
performance
outstanding.

is

really

TIPS
The possessive form of
the pronoun does not
have an apostrophe and
s. It is NOT its but its.

EXERCISE #1
Underline the pronouns in each
of the following sentences and
identify the case (NOMINATIVE,
POSSESSIVE,
OBJECTIVE).
(Copy and Answer)

1.She held her breath for fifty

seconds.
2.I sent him a birthday card.
3.Mrs. Dela Cruz gave them a
challenging project.
4.My uncle restored an ancestral

6. Are these her socks?

7. The dog gnawed its bone
contentedly.
8. Andy makes picture frames
and sells them.
9. The pleasure was mine.

EXERCISE #2
Choose the correct
pronoun. Encircle
your answer.

1.It was (he, him) who suggested the

venue.
2.Rommel took Yoly and (I, me) to a
theater.
3.Did Michael and (she, her) take
karate lessons?
4.A big ball landed on (him, his)

6. (We, Us) conducted an

interview.
7. The ball nearly hit (us, we).
8. Braille is used by (we, us) blind
people.
9. None of (we, us) caught a fish.