| 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.