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Subjective: He and I We They Who I

The document discusses three types of pronouns: subjective, objective, and possessive. Subjective pronouns are used as subjects, such as "I" and "he". Objective pronouns are used as objects, such as "me" and "them". Possessive pronouns indicate ownership, and can be used before nouns like "my" and "their", or alone like "mine" and "theirs". Examples are provided to illustrate the different uses of each pronoun type.

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Subjective: He and I We They Who I

The document discusses three types of pronouns: subjective, objective, and possessive. Subjective pronouns are used as subjects, such as "I" and "he". Objective pronouns are used as objects, such as "me" and "them". Possessive pronouns indicate ownership, and can be used before nouns like "my" and "their", or alone like "mine" and "theirs". Examples are provided to illustrate the different uses of each pronoun type.

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Subjective

    “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? 

    Possessors in the noun position — Mine is green.  Ours is over there.His looks


heavy.  Hers was last inline.  Theirs sank yesterday.Whosewill be chosen? 

      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:

I have a big chocolate bar.

You have some ice cream.

He has a cake.

We could have a party.

They could come, too.

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:

Give the chocolate to me , please.

Why should I give it to you ?

You could give it to him , instead.

Please share it with all of us .

Do we have to share it with them ?


Possessive Pronouns

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.

That shirt is mine.

The house is theirs.

It’s their house.

The dog is scratching its ear.

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