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he, him, his,                 she, her, hers             it
               Third Person
                                      they, them, theirs            they, them, theirs         they, them, theirs


             Pronouns – Case
             Case in personal pronouns can be nominative           , accusative   or possessive .


                                       Nominative Case               Accusative Case            Possessive Case

               First Person                   I, we                       me, us                    mine, ours

               Second Person                   you                          you                        yours

               Third Person             he, she, it, they           him, her, it, them           his, hers, theirs


             Always  keep  in  mind  that  if  we  use  a  personal
             pronoun  as  the  object  of  a  preposition,  we  must
             use its accusative or objective form.
                                                                               Although ‘it’ is a neuter gender,
             Read the following examples:
                                                                              but it is also used for small children
                   1.  My father has given pocket money to  . us                         and animals.

                   2.  I give a glass of water to him     .                  E.g., The baby is crying. It is hungry.










             A.  Fill in the blanks with we        or us .
                   1.    ___________ must save water and electricity.

                   2.    They should have treated ___________ politely. ___________ were their guests.
                   3.    Can you drop ___________ at the airport? ___________ are getting late.

                   4.    Let ___________ hope for the best.
                   5.    They do not work as hard as ___________ do.

             B.    Fill in the blanks with first person personal pronouns as directed.

                   1.    She told _________ the secret. (singular)

                   2.    _________ smiled at him. (singular)
                   3.    _________ should plant more trees. (plural)

                   4.    Our father dropped _________ to the school. (plural)
                   5.    This book is _________. (singular)

                   6.    Can _________ leave? (plural)


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