Personal pronouns

Pronouns - personal pronouns (I, me, you etc)

Pronouns are words we use in the place of a full noun.
We have both subject and object pronouns:

Subject

Object

me

you

you

he

him

she

her

it

it

we

us

you

you

they

them

We use he/him to refer to men, and she/her to refer to women. When we are not sure
if we are talking about a man or a woman we use they/them.
This is Jack. Hes my brother. I dont think you have met him.
This is Angela. Shes my sister. Have you met her before?
Talk to a friend. Ask them to help you.
You could go to a doctor. They might help you.

Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns refer to something which belongs to someone or something. They
can take the place of both the pronoun and the noun which is possessed, and theyre
generally found at the end of the clause or sentence. The possessive pronouns are mine,
yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs and whose.
The green shirt is mine ; the red one is his .
The first clause mentions the subject (the green shirt), and the possessive pronoun mine
makes it clear that the speaker owns the shirt; the second clause uses the pronoun one to
replace shirt, and the pronoun his to show the red shirt belongs to some man who has
been previously mentioned (or otherwise clarified: the speaker could be pointing to him).
The green shirt is mine ; the red is his .
This sentence is a little more informal, but its still perfectly clear.
After the hurricane, the survivors rescued whatever was theirs .
That house is ours .
Whose pen is this?
Possessive determiners
Possessive determiners replace just the person who owns the item. They must always be
followed by a noun. The possessive determiners are my, your, his, her, its, our,
your, andtheir.
My house or yours?
My is the possessive determiner, which is followed by the noun house.
The woman fluffed up her hair.
The bird added a small stick to its nest.

Where did your brother get to now?

Did they get their tax-return yet?