Here we speak of the sun as though it were a man or possessing the qualities of a man and use the pronoun his. Then we speak of the moon and nature as though they were women and use the pronoun in the feminine form.
REMEMBER
227. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent.
Use the subject form of the pronoun if the pronoun is the subject of the sentence.
Use the object form when the pronoun is the object of a verb or a preposition.
Use the compound personal pronouns only in their reflexive or emphatic use.
With all forms of the verb be, use the subject form of the pronouns.
SUMMARY
| SUBJECT | POSSESSIVE | OBJECT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First person | (Singular | I | my (mine) | me |
| (Plural | we | our (ours) | us | |
| Second person | (Singular | you | your (yours) | you |
| (Plural | ||||
| Third person | (Sing. Masc. | he | his | him |
| (Sing. Fem. | she | her (hers) | her | |
| (Sing. Neut. | it | its | it | |
| (Plural | they | their (theirs) | them | |