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PART V. 
The Pronoun. 
There are three main classes of pronouns: Personal (posses 
sive, objective), relative and interrogative. 
Personal Pronouns: 
Nominative: First person. Second person. Third person. 
Singular: I you, (IhoiC) he, she, it. one 
Plural: we you they 
The indefinite personal pronoun one is not so frequently 
used as the German man; people, we, you and they are used 
instead. 
One says that the Steamer is lost. 
People say that the steamer is lost. 
Posses sive: 
Singular: my, mine, your (-s), his, her (-s), its 
(thy, thine) 
Plural: our (-s), your (-s), their (-s). 
The possessive pronouns my, our, your, his, her, its, their 
are plaeed before a noun and are’therefore called possessive adjec- 
tive pronouns. 
Nouns and pronouns in the possessive case are governed 
by the nouns which they possess: 
his father her brother their uncle (uncles) 
his mother her sister their sister (sisters) 
his dog her book their pen (pens). 
Mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, theirs are used as a noun, but 
cannot be preceded by an article: 
This book is mine, that is yours. Iiis office is as large as ours. 
The possessive pronouns my etc. are used in English where 
in German the definite article is used; as: I paid the rnoney to 
my banker. Pie put the cheque into his pochet. 
Objective: 
Singular: me you (thee) Mm her it 
Plural: us you them 
Note: 1. The third person plural they, their (-s), them is 
used for things as well as for persons. 
thou, thy, thine, thee are not longer used m Standard 
English except in prayers. 
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Relative Pronouns: 
Who, which, that.