Pronouns take the place of nouns. Personal pronouns have what is called case.
Case means that a different form of a pronoun is used for different parts
of the sentence. There are three cases: nominative, objective, and
possessive. Many mistakes are made in the use of nominative and objective
case pronouns. Memorizing each list will help you use them correctly.
Nominative case pronouns are I, she, he, we, they, and who.
They are used as subjects, predicate nominatives, and appositives when
used with a subject or predicate nominative.
Objective case pronouns are me, her, him, us, them, and whom.
They are used as direct objects, indirect objects, objects of the preposition, and appositives when used with one of the objects. (We will learn about indirect objects and objects of the preposition in later lessons.) (You and it are both nominative and objective case.)
Possessive case pronouns are my, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, your, yours, their, and theirs. They are used to show ownership.
Possessive pronouns never have apostrophes, but possessive nouns do. Do not confuse the possessive personal pronouns its, your, and their with the contractions it's (it is, it has), you're (you are), and they're (they are).
Instructions: Choose the correct form of the pronoun.
1. Mom thinks this book must be (yours, your's). (Its, It's) not mine.
2. Is that (your, you're) car or (theirs, their's)?
3. (Its, It's) their turn, not (ours, our's).
4. Take all the clothes that are (yours, your's), but do not touch (theirs,
their's).
5. (Its, It's) (hers, her's) not (ours, our's).
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Answers:
1. Mom thinks this book must be yours. It's (It is) not mine.
2. Is that your car or theirs?
3. It's (It is) their turn, not ours.
4. Take all the clothes that are yours, but do not touch theirs.
5. It's (It is) hers not ours.
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