 PERSONAL PRONOUNSA personal pronoun must agree in gender and number with its noun referent. Pronouns function as subjects, objects, and possessive markers. Therefore, we say that pronouns have subjective, objective, and possessive case. Note the forms in the table below. |
| Subject Pronouns | Object Pronouns | Possessive Adjectives | Possessive Pronouns |
| I | me | my | mine |
| you (sg. / pl.) | you | your | yours |
| he, she, it | him, her, it | his, her, its | his, hers |
| we | us | our | ours |
| they | them | their | theirs |
| Write the PERSONAL PRONOUN that agrees with the noun referent. Then indicate the pronoun's case within the sentence. Use a capital letter only where necessary. | |
| 1.The Jacksons were suddenly awakened by a loud crash. car had been hit by a speeding motorist. | |
| 2. Fortunately, had car insurance because the drunk driver didn't. | |
| 3. Andy's dog hurt paw. | |
| 4. Have you seen the Franklin boys? Their mother is looking for . | |
| 5. Someone's at the door. I think 's John. | |
| 6. Someone just called to play a joke on me, and I still can't figure out who was. NoteNote the special usage when someone is knocking at the door or calling on the phone: Who's at the door? I don't know who IT is. Someone just called you. Who was IT? | |
| 7. Would you please help lift this heavy package? | |
| 8.We don't like it when telemarketers call on the phone. | |
| 9. We also don't like it when they knock on door. | |
| 10. You claim that those dictionaries are yours, but Alec and George say they're . | |
| 11. Marie, why do you bite nails? | |
| 12. My parents gave me their 2005 Lexus, and now it's all . | |
| 13. Why do you have my jacket? Do you really believe it's ? | |
| 14. I can't find glasses. | |
| 15. The Wilsons are very happy that the police have arrested the boys who broke all of windows. |