LESSON XXII.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

Name the pronouns in the following sentences, and state which denote the speaker, which the person spoken to, and which the person or thing spoken of:—

1.	He asked me to go with him.
2.	You will be sorry when you see it.
3.	I asked her to come with us.

A pronoun that shows by its form whether it denotes the speaker, the person spoken to, or the person spoken of, is called a personal pronoun.

A pronoun that denotes the speaker or any company of whom the speaker is one, is in the first person; as, I am here. We are going soon.

A pronoun that denotes a person spoken to, is in the second person; as, You look well.

A pronoun that denotes the person or thing spoken of, is in the third person; as, I found it.

THE DECLENSION OF THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS.

First Person.
	Singular.			Plural.
Nom.	Poss.	Obj.	Nom.	Poss.	Obj.
I,	mine, or my,	me.	we,	ours, or our,	us.

Second Person.
	Singular.			Plural.
Nom.	Poss.	Obj.	Nom.	Poss.	Obj.
thou,	thine, or thy,	thee.	you, or ye,	yours, or your,	you.

The second person singular is used now chiefly in prayer and poetry.

The second person plural is used now in common speech in addressing one person.


			Third Person.
		Singular.			Plural.
	Nom.	Poss.	Obj.	Nom.	Poss.	Obj.
Masc.	he,	his,	him.	they,	theirs, or their,	them.
Fem.	she,	hers, or her,	her.	they,	theirs, or their,	them.
Neut.	it,	its,	it.	they,	theirs, or their,	them.

EXERCISE.

Select the personal pronouns in the following sentences, state the person of each, and the noun to which each pronoun of the third person refers:—

1.	I visited my friend and helped him with his work.
2.	We bought some nuts and gave them to the children.
3.	This woman has lost her purse.
4.	I met two boys and they told me where to find you.
5.	I had a little daughter,
	And she was given to me
	To lead me gently backward
	To the Heavenly Father’s knee.
	That I by the force of nature,
	Might in some dim wise divine
	The depths of His infinite patience
	To this wayward soul of mine.—Lowell.

Note.—The possessive forms my, thy, her, our, your and their are used with nouns, and the forms mine, thine, hers, ours, yours and theirs are used alone; as, That is my hat. That hat is mine.