{"id":1084,"date":"2016-04-21T16:07:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T16:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1084"},"modified":"2016-07-15T20:18:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T20:18:01","slug":"text-pronoun-case-4-2-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/text-pronoun-case-4-2-2\/","title":{"raw":"Text: Pronoun Person, Number, and Case","rendered":"Text: Pronoun Person, Number, and Case"},"content":{"raw":"Personal pronouns may be classified by three categories: person, number, and case.\r\n<h2>Person<\/h2>\r\n<strong><img class=\"alignright wp-image-2299\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21154018\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-11.39.29-AM-300x284.png\" alt=\"Icon of a person\" width=\"159\" height=\"150\" \/>Person<\/strong> refers to the relationship that an author has with the text that he or she writes, and with the reader of that text.\u00a0English has three persons (first, second, and third).\r\n<h3>First<\/h3>\r\n<strong>First-person<\/strong> is the most informal. \u00a0The author is saying, this is about me and people I know.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>First-person pronouns include <em>I<\/em>, <em>me<\/em>, <em>we<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Second<\/h3>\r\n<strong>Second-person<\/strong>\u00a0is also informal, though slightly more formal than first-person. \u00a0The author is saying, this is about you, the reader.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>All\u00a0second-person pronouns are variations of\u00a0\u00a0<em>you<\/em>, which is both singular and plural<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Third<\/h3>\r\n<strong>Third-person<\/strong> is the most formal. \u00a0The author is saying, this is about other people.\r\n\r\nIn the third person singular there are distinct pronoun forms for male, female, and neutral\u00a0gender. Here is a short list of the most common pronouns and their gender:\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th colspan=\"2\" width=\"50%\">Person<\/th>\r\n<th width=\"50%\">Pronouns<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">First<\/td>\r\n<td>I, me,\u00a0we, us<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">Second<\/td>\r\n<td>you<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Third<\/td>\r\n<td>Male<\/td>\r\n<td>he, him<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Female<\/td>\r\n<td>she, her<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Neutral<\/td>\r\n<td>it, they, them<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\r\nSelect the response from the list that best completes the sentence.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>This is Theo. (He \/ She \/ It) has a nickname\u2014\"Fast Draw.\"<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Meet my parents. (He \/ It \/ They) don't understand me.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Luiza is an actress. Everybody knows (him \/ her \/ them).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>These flowers are for you and your family. I picked them for (them \/ you \/ yous).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look at these guys. Look at\u00a0(him \/ it \/ them).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"808310\"]<strong>Click to Show Answers<\/strong>[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"808310\"]\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>This is Theo. <strong>He<\/strong> has a nickname\u2014\"Fast Draw.\"<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Meet my parents. <strong>They<\/strong>\u00a0don't understand me.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Luiza is an actress. Everybody knows <strong>her<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>These flowers are for you and your family. I picked them for <strong>you<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look at these guys. Look at\u00a0<strong>them<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Number<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2301\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21154729\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-11.47.09-AM-272x300.png\" alt=\"Icon of hand with forefinger extended\" width=\"136\" height=\"150\" \/>There are\u00a0two numbers: singular and plural. The table below separates pronouns according to number. You may notice that the second person is the same for both singular and plural:\u00a0<em>you<\/em>.\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Person<\/th>\r\n<th>Number<\/th>\r\n<th>Pronouns<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan=\"2\">First<\/th>\r\n<td>Singular<\/td>\r\n<td>I,\u00a0me<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Plural<\/td>\r\n<td>we,\u00a0us<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan=\"2\">Second<\/th>\r\n<td>Singular<\/td>\r\n<td>you<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Plural<\/td>\r\n<td>you<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan=\"4\">Third<\/th>\r\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Singular<\/td>\r\n<td>he,\u00a0him<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>she,\u00a0her<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>it<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Plural<\/td>\r\n<td>they,\u00a0them<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2>Case<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2302\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21155224\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-11.52.03-AM-300x240.png\" alt=\"Suitcase icon\" width=\"188\" height=\"150\" \/>English personal pronouns have two cases: <strong>subject<\/strong> and <strong>object<\/strong> (there are also possessive pronouns, which we'll discuss next). <strong>Subject-case pronouns<\/strong> are used when the pronoun is doing the action. (I like to eat chips, but she does not). <strong>Object-case pronouns<\/strong> are used when something is being done to the pronoun (John likes me but not her). This video will further clarify\u00a0the difference between subject- and object-case:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/q5HmV3Czl6g\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\r\nSelect the response from the list that best completes the sentence.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>I don't know if I should talk to (he \/ him). (He \/ Him) looks really angry today.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enrico and Brenna\u00a0are coming over for dinner tomorrow night. (They \/\u00a0Them) will be here at 6:00.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Melissa loves music. (She \/ Her) listens to it when I drive (she \/ her) to work.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"387333\"]<strong>Click to Show Answer<\/strong>[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"387333\"]\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>I don't know if I should talk to <strong>him<\/strong>. <strong>He<\/strong>\u00a0looks really angry today.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enrico and Brenna are coming over for dinner tomorrow night. <strong>They<\/strong> will be here at 6:00.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Melissa loves music. <strong>She<\/strong> listens to it when I drive <strong>her<\/strong>\u00a0to work.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Possessive Pronouns<\/h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2307\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21160513\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-12.03.57-PM-300x287.png\" alt=\"Icon of woman with arm wrapped around man's arm\" width=\"157\" height=\"150\" \/>Possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession (in a broad sense). Some occur as independent phrases: <em>mine<\/em>, <em>yours<\/em>, <em>hers<\/em>, <em>ours<\/em>, <em>yours<\/em>, <em>theirs<\/em>. For example, \"Those clothes are <strong>mine<\/strong>.\"\u00a0Others must be accompanied by a noun: <em>my<\/em>, <em>your<\/em>, <em>her<\/em>, <em>our<\/em>, <em>your<\/em>, <em>their<\/em>, as in \"I lost <strong>my<\/strong> wallet.\"\u00a0<em>His<\/em> and <em>its<\/em> can fall into either category, although <em>its<\/em> is nearly always found in the second.\r\n\r\nBoth types replace possessive noun phrases. As an example, \"Their crusade to capture our attention\" could replace \"The advertisers' crusade to capture our attention.\"\r\n\r\nThis video provides another explanation of possessive pronouns:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/bhzh8VDykc4\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\r\nSelect the response from the list that best completes the sentence.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Hey, that's (my \/ mine)!<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Carla gave Peter\u00a0(her \/ hers) phone number.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Remember\u00a0to leave (their \/ theirs) papers on the table.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"685429\"]Click to Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"685429\"]\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Hey, that's <strong>mine<\/strong>!<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Carla gave Peter\u00a0<strong>her<\/strong> phone number.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Remember to leave <strong>their<\/strong>\u00a0papers on the table.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\r\nThe table below includes all of the personal pronouns in the English language. They are organized by person, number, and case.\r\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Person<\/th>\r\n<th>Number<\/th>\r\n<th>Subject<\/th>\r\n<th>Object<\/th>\r\n<th colspan=\"2\">Possessive<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan=\"2\">First<\/th>\r\n<td>Singular<\/td>\r\n<td>I<\/td>\r\n<td>me<\/td>\r\n<td>my<\/td>\r\n<td>mine<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Plural<\/td>\r\n<td>we<\/td>\r\n<td>us<\/td>\r\n<td>our<\/td>\r\n<td>ours<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan=\"2\">Second<\/th>\r\n<td>Singular<\/td>\r\n<td>you<\/td>\r\n<td>you<\/td>\r\n<td>your<\/td>\r\n<td>yours<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Plural<\/td>\r\n<td>you<\/td>\r\n<td>you<\/td>\r\n<td>your<\/td>\r\n<td>yours<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th rowspan=\"4\">Third<\/th>\r\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Singular<\/td>\r\n<td>he<\/td>\r\n<td>him<\/td>\r\n<td>his<\/td>\r\n<td>his<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>she<\/td>\r\n<td>her<\/td>\r\n<td>her<\/td>\r\n<td>hers<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>it<\/td>\r\n<td>it<\/td>\r\n<td>its<\/td>\r\n<td>its<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Plural<\/td>\r\n<td>they<\/td>\r\n<td>them<\/td>\r\n<td>their<\/td>\r\n<td>theirs<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10I3ebPrcwPrtUhgnM8gX1nOh67tUMH6GW7Qe7ZcEHmo\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>","rendered":"<p>Personal pronouns may be classified by three categories: person, number, and case.<\/p>\n<h2>Person<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2299\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21154018\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-11.39.29-AM-300x284.png\" alt=\"Icon of a person\" width=\"159\" height=\"150\" \/>Person<\/strong> refers to the relationship that an author has with the text that he or she writes, and with the reader of that text.\u00a0English has three persons (first, second, and third).<\/p>\n<h3>First<\/h3>\n<p><strong>First-person<\/strong> is the most informal. \u00a0The author is saying, this is about me and people I know.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First-person pronouns include <em>I<\/em>, <em>me<\/em>, <em>we<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Second<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Second-person<\/strong>\u00a0is also informal, though slightly more formal than first-person. \u00a0The author is saying, this is about you, the reader.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All\u00a0second-person pronouns are variations of\u00a0\u00a0<em>you<\/em>, which is both singular and plural<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Third<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Third-person<\/strong> is the most formal. \u00a0The author is saying, this is about other people.<\/p>\n<p>In the third person singular there are distinct pronoun forms for male, female, and neutral\u00a0gender. Here is a short list of the most common pronouns and their gender:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width: 50%;\">Person<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 50%;\">Pronouns<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">First<\/td>\n<td>I, me,\u00a0we, us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Second<\/td>\n<td>you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Third<\/td>\n<td>Male<\/td>\n<td>he, him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Female<\/td>\n<td>she, her<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Neutral<\/td>\n<td>it, they, them<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\n<p>Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>This is Theo. (He \/ She \/ It) has a nickname\u2014&#8221;Fast Draw.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Meet my parents. (He \/ It \/ They) don&#8217;t understand me.<\/li>\n<li>Luiza is an actress. Everybody knows (him \/ her \/ them).<\/li>\n<li>These flowers are for you and your family. I picked them for (them \/ you \/ yous).<\/li>\n<li>Look at these guys. Look at\u00a0(him \/ it \/ them).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q808310\"><strong>Click to Show Answers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q808310\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>This is Theo. <strong>He<\/strong> has a nickname\u2014&#8221;Fast Draw.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Meet my parents. <strong>They<\/strong>\u00a0don&#8217;t understand me.<\/li>\n<li>Luiza is an actress. Everybody knows <strong>her<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>These flowers are for you and your family. I picked them for <strong>you<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Look at these guys. Look at\u00a0<strong>them<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Number<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2301\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21154729\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-11.47.09-AM-272x300.png\" alt=\"Icon of hand with forefinger extended\" width=\"136\" height=\"150\" \/>There are\u00a0two numbers: singular and plural. The table below separates pronouns according to number. You may notice that the second person is the same for both singular and plural:\u00a0<em>you<\/em>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Person<\/th>\n<th>Number<\/th>\n<th>Pronouns<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">First<\/th>\n<td>Singular<\/td>\n<td>I,\u00a0me<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plural<\/td>\n<td>we,\u00a0us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">Second<\/th>\n<td>Singular<\/td>\n<td>you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plural<\/td>\n<td>you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"4\">Third<\/th>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Singular<\/td>\n<td>he,\u00a0him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>she,\u00a0her<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plural<\/td>\n<td>they,\u00a0them<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Case<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2302\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21155224\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-11.52.03-AM-300x240.png\" alt=\"Suitcase icon\" width=\"188\" height=\"150\" \/>English personal pronouns have two cases: <strong>subject<\/strong> and <strong>object<\/strong> (there are also possessive pronouns, which we&#8217;ll discuss next). <strong>Subject-case pronouns<\/strong> are used when the pronoun is doing the action. (I like to eat chips, but she does not). <strong>Object-case pronouns<\/strong> are used when something is being done to the pronoun (John likes me but not her). This video will further clarify\u00a0the difference between subject- and object-case:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Subject and object pronouns | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q5HmV3Czl6g?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\n<p>Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I don&#8217;t know if I should talk to (he \/ him). (He \/ Him) looks really angry today.<\/li>\n<li>Enrico and Brenna\u00a0are coming over for dinner tomorrow night. (They \/\u00a0Them) will be here at 6:00.<\/li>\n<li>Melissa loves music. (She \/ Her) listens to it when I drive (she \/ her) to work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q387333\"><strong>Click to Show Answer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q387333\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>I don&#8217;t know if I should talk to <strong>him<\/strong>. <strong>He<\/strong>\u00a0looks really angry today.<\/li>\n<li>Enrico and Brenna are coming over for dinner tomorrow night. <strong>They<\/strong> will be here at 6:00.<\/li>\n<li>Melissa loves music. <strong>She<\/strong> listens to it when I drive <strong>her<\/strong>\u00a0to work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Possessive Pronouns<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2307\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21160513\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-12.03.57-PM-300x287.png\" alt=\"Icon of woman with arm wrapped around man's arm\" width=\"157\" height=\"150\" \/>Possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession (in a broad sense). Some occur as independent phrases: <em>mine<\/em>, <em>yours<\/em>, <em>hers<\/em>, <em>ours<\/em>, <em>yours<\/em>, <em>theirs<\/em>. For example, &#8220;Those clothes are <strong>mine<\/strong>.&#8221;\u00a0Others must be accompanied by a noun: <em>my<\/em>, <em>your<\/em>, <em>her<\/em>, <em>our<\/em>, <em>your<\/em>, <em>their<\/em>, as in &#8220;I lost <strong>my<\/strong> wallet.&#8221;\u00a0<em>His<\/em> and <em>its<\/em> can fall into either category, although <em>its<\/em> is nearly always found in the second.<\/p>\n<p>Both types replace possessive noun phrases. As an example, &#8220;Their crusade to capture our attention&#8221; could replace &#8220;The advertisers&#8217; crusade to capture our attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This video provides another explanation of possessive pronouns:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-2\" title=\"Possessive pronouns | The parts of speech | Grammar | Khan Academy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bhzh8VDykc4?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\n<p>Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Hey, that&#8217;s (my \/ mine)!<\/li>\n<li>Carla gave Peter\u00a0(her \/ hers) phone number.<\/li>\n<li>Remember\u00a0to leave (their \/ theirs) papers on the table.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q685429\">Click to Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q685429\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Hey, that&#8217;s <strong>mine<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>Carla gave Peter\u00a0<strong>her<\/strong> phone number.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to leave <strong>their<\/strong>\u00a0papers on the table.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>The table below includes all of the personal pronouns in the English language. They are organized by person, number, and case.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Person<\/th>\n<th>Number<\/th>\n<th>Subject<\/th>\n<th>Object<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Possessive<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">First<\/th>\n<td>Singular<\/td>\n<td>I<\/td>\n<td>me<\/td>\n<td>my<\/td>\n<td>mine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plural<\/td>\n<td>we<\/td>\n<td>us<\/td>\n<td>our<\/td>\n<td>ours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">Second<\/th>\n<td>Singular<\/td>\n<td>you<\/td>\n<td>you<\/td>\n<td>your<\/td>\n<td>yours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plural<\/td>\n<td>you<\/td>\n<td>you<\/td>\n<td>your<\/td>\n<td>yours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"4\">Third<\/th>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Singular<\/td>\n<td>he<\/td>\n<td>him<\/td>\n<td>his<\/td>\n<td>his<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>she<\/td>\n<td>her<\/td>\n<td>her<\/td>\n<td>hers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>it<\/td>\n<td>it<\/td>\n<td>its<\/td>\n<td>its<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Plural<\/td>\n<td>they<\/td>\n<td>them<\/td>\n<td>their<\/td>\n<td>theirs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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