PERSONAL PRONOUNS

                                       Subject Case            Possessive Case             Objective Case

(1st person singular)

                                              I                                  my                                    me

(1st person plural)
                                            We                               our                                     us

( 2nd person singular
&plural)
                                           You                               your                                     you

(3rd person singular)
                                           He                                 his                                       him

(3rd person singular)
                                          She                                her                                        her

3rd person singualr)
                                           It                                     its                                          it

(3rd person plural)
                                         They                                their                                     them

Now we see the three cases of all the personal pronouns with examples.

• I am an Indian. "I" in this sentence is in subjective case.

• This is my bag. "my" in this sentence is in possessive case.

• They offered me a new job. "me" in this sentence is in objective case.

• We are the foot ball players. "We" -subjective.

• Alcohol is not prohibited in our state. "our" - possessive.

• Lalitha invited us for dinner today. "us" - objective.

• You are no longer a miner because you are eighteen by now. "you" - subjective

• What is your email address? "your" - possessive

• I want you to to finish this work by next week. "you" - objective.

• He has a car besides two bikes. "he" - subjective.

• Where is his house? "his" - possessive.

• Call him immediately. "him" - objective.

• She wants to join a new college? "she" - subjective.

• I think it is her camcorder. "her" - possessive.

• Will you meet her this evening? "her" - objective.

• It is my pet dog, Tom "it" - subjective.

• The bird is hurt and its wings are broken."its" - possessive.

• I want it to buy right now. "it" - objective.

• They have a big bungalow in the outskirts. "they" -subjective.

• They don't want to leave their work now. "their' - possessive

• Can you pass this news to them tomorrow? "them" - objective.

EXERCISE

1. This is ___ new post on this blog. (I/my/me)
2. My colleague and ___ went to a film last night. (I/my/me)
3. Would you kindly inform ____ a little earlier. (I/my/me)
4. Please find ____ this new venture here. (we/our/us)
5. ____ couldn't finish the work in time. (we/our/us)
6. Please pay a visit to _____ home next Sunday.(we/our/us)
7. Can ____ kindly show me the way? (you/your/you)
8. I hope ____ mother can understand me. (you/your/you)
9. Harish will advise ____ on this matter. (you/your/you)
10. It is ___ opinion on the debate. (he/his/him)
11. Catch ____, he is running away.(he/his/him)
12. Sonu has studied Political Science. ____ want to succeed in civil services exam.(he/his/him)
13. This is _____ last chance to win the race.(he/his/him)
14. _____ is the first person to cast the vote in the PS.(she/her/her)
15. I think you meet _____ now. (he/his/him)
16. Saritha is her real name. But ___ nick name is Sathi.(he/his/him)
17. Keep ___ aside and get up for dinner. (it/its/it)
18. The tree in the backyard has grown tall but ____ branches are very small.(it/its/it)
19. Buy that small book. ____ is small but very informative.(it/its/it)
20. ____ are going to participate in the national level games. (they/their/them)
21. ____ objective is social service. (they/their/them)
22. I am in no hurry to call _____ up. (they/their/them)

KEY : 1) my 2) I 3) me 4) us 5) We 6) our 7) you 8) your 9) you 10) his 11) him 12) He 13) She 14) him 15) her 16) it 17) its 18) It 19) They 20) Their 21) them