Personal and possesive pronoun
English personal pronouns are a type of pronoun that change form according to number, person, gender, or function in the sentence (case). Although today's English has fewer changes to words (inflection) than Old English, personal pronouns still have kept many forms from Old English.
| Personal pronouns | Possessives | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| as subject (nominative) | as object (accusative and dative) | Determiners | Pronouns |
| 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 |
| We have some books. | The books are for us. | These are our books. | The books are ours. |
Note: his and its can be possessive determiners or possessive pronouns. Look at the complete sentences to find out which function the pronoun has.